Rey Mysterio
Óscar Gutiérrez (born December 11, 1974), better known by his ring names Rey Mysterio Jr, or simply Rey Mysterio, is a Mexican-American professional wrestler currently signed to Lucha Underground. He is best known for his long tenure in WWEfrom July 2002 to February 2015. He is also known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), AAA, and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Gutierrez was trained by his uncle Rey Misterio, Sr., learning the high-flying Lucha Libre style that has been his trademark.
"Rey Misterio" is Spanish for "King Mystery". He subsequently dropped the "Junior" from his name when he began working for WWE in July 2002.
Mysterio is known for having a high-flying style, which helped kick-start the cruiserweight wrestling revolution in the United States in the late 1990s during his time in WCW, and is often regarded as one of the greatest high-flyers in wrestling history. In WCW, he won the WCW World Tag Team Championship three times, and the WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship once with Billy Kidman as part of The Filthy Animals. In WWE, Mysterio is a three-time world champion, having held WWE's World Heavyweight Championship twice and the WWE Championship once. He has also held the WWE Tag Team Championship a record-tying four times, and the WWE Intercontinental Championship twice. All totaled, Mysterio has won 21 titles between WWE and WCW, including a record eight Cruiserweight Championships (five in WCW, three in WWE). He was the 21st person to complete the WWE Triple Crown, and was the winner of the 2006 Royal Rumble.
- Finishing moves
- 619 (Tiger feint kick to the head of an opponent draped over the second rope) – WWE; followed by
- Diving splash, sometimes while springboarding – WWE
- Droppin' Da Dime (Springboard leg drop, sometimes to the back of the opponent's head) – ECW/WCW/WWE
- Frankensteiner – WCW; used as a signature move on its own in WWE
- Flip piledriver – AAA
- Frog splash – WWE; adopted from and used as a tribute to Eddie Guerrero
- Springboard headbutt – ECW / WCW; sometimes used in WWE
- Springboard seated senton – ECW / WCW; used as a signature move on its own in WWE
- West Coast Pop (Springboard spike hurricanrana) – ECW / WCW / WWE
- 619 (Tiger feint kick to the head of an opponent draped over the second rope) – WWE; followed by
- Signature moves
- Armbar, often transitioned into a hammerlock
- Arm wrench inside cradle
- Baseball slide, sometimes transitioned into a headscissors takedown
- Bronco buster
- Bulldog, often used as a counter
- Diving hurricanrana, sometimes off the ring apron
- Dropkick, sometimes while springboarding or from the top rope
- Mysterio Express (Leg trap sunset flip powerbomb)
- Somersault seated senton to the outside of the ring, sometimes transitioned into a hurricanrana
- Split-legged moonsault
- Springboard moonsault
- Thesz press
- Tilt-a-whirl headscissors takedown
- Wheelbarrow bodyscissors transitioned into either an arm drag or a bulldog
- Managers
- Nicknames
- "El Super Duper Niño" ("The Super Duper Kid") (ECW)
- "The Giant Killer" (WCW/WWE)
- "The Master of the 619" (WWE)
- "The Biggest Little Man" (WWE)
- "The Ultimate Underdog" (WWE)
- Entrance themes
- "Sad but True" by Metallica (ECW; 1995 – 1996; as Rey Mysterio Jr.)
- "March of Death" by Jimmy Hart (ECW; 1995 – 1996 / WCW; June 16, 1996 – October 1998; as Rey Mysterio Jr.)
- "Rey Mysterio, Jr. Jam" by Ill Harmonics (WCW; November 1998 – February 1999; as Rey Mysterio Jr.)
- "Psycho" by Konnan and Madd One (WCW; February 1999 – January 2000, May 2000; as Rey Mysterio Jr.; used while part of the Filthy Animals)
- "Filthy, Dirty, Nasty" by The Filthy Animals (WCW; January 2000 – September 2000; as Rey Mysterio Jr.; used while part of the Filthy Animals)
- "The Reason" by Madd One (WCW; September 2000 – March 2001; as Rey Mysterio Jr.; used while part of the Filthy Animals)
- "619" by Jim Johnston and Chris Classic (WWE; July 25, 2002 – September 16, 2005)
- "Booyaka 619" by Rey Mysterio and Madd One (WWE; September 23, 2005 – April 28, 2006; August 26, 2007 / AAA; March 3, 2015; as Rey Mysterio Jr.)
- "Booyaka 619" by P.O.D. (WWE; April 2, 2006; May 5, 2006 – February 26, 2015; from May 12, 2006 the original "Booyaka" intro was used, but was then replaced with the P.O.D. intro on August 31, 2007)
- "Bow Wow Wow" by Konnan and Madd One (AAA; March 18, 2015 – June 5, 2016)
This is one of his entrance video:
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