Rey+Mysterio!!!!!!!!

Rey Mysterio! (born December 11, 1974)[|[3]] better known by his [|ring name] **Rey Mysterio**, is a [|Mexican American] [|professional wrestler] currently signed to [|World Wrestling Entertainment] (WWE) wrestling on its [|SmackDown] [|brand]. Mysterio trained in and started his career in the [|lucha libre] style of Mexico and has achieved success in the [|heavyweight], [|cruiserweight] and [|tag team] divisions throughout his career. Before wrestling with WWE, Mysterio had notable tenures in [|World Championship Wrestling] (WCW) from 1996 to 2001 as well as with [|Extreme Championship Wrestling] (ECW) from 1995 to 1996. 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. He has won the [|WWE Cruiserweight Championship] a record-setting eight times.In WWE, Mysterio has won the [|World Heavyweight Championship] once, the [|WWE Cruiserweight Championship] three times, the [|WWE Tag Team Championship] four times and the WWE Intercontinental Championship twice, making him the 21st person to win the [|Triple Crown Championship]. Mysterio was also the winner of [|2006 Royal Rumble].[|[11]] In WCW, Mysterio won the [|WCW Cruiserweight Championship] five times,[|[7]][|[9]] the [|WCW World Tag Team Championship] three times[|[9]][|[12]] and the last [|WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship] once with [|Billy Kidman] as part of the [|Filthy Animals].[|[9]][|[13]] hide] * [|1] [|Professional wrestling career]
 * ==Contents==
 * [|1.1] [|Early career]
 * [|1.2] [|World Championship Wrestling (1996–2001)]
 * [|1.2.1] [|Cruiserweight division (1996–1998)]
 * [|1.2.2] [|Latino World Order (1998–1999)]
 * [|1.2.3] [|Unmasking (1999)]
 * [|1.2.4] [|No Limit Soldiers; Filthy Animals (2000–2001)]
 * [|1.3] [|Independent circuit and Mexico (2001–2002)]
 * [|1.4] [|World Wrestling Entertainment (2002–present)]
 * [|1.4.1] [|Debut and Tag Team Champion (2002)]
 * [|1.4.2] [|Cruiserweight Champion (2003–2004)]
 * [|1.4.3] [|Return to the tag team division (2005)]
 * [|1.4.4] [|World Heavyweight Champion (2006)]
 * [|1.4.5] [|Sporadic feuds (2007–2008)]
 * [|1.4.6] [|Intercontinental Champion (2008–2009)]
 * [|1.4.7] [|Reuniting and feuding with Batista (2009–present)]
 * [|2] [|Other media]
 * [|3] [|Personal life]
 * [|4] [|In wrestling]
 * [|5] [|Championships and accomplishments]
 * [|6] [|Luchas de Apuestas record]
 * [|7] [|Notes and references]
 * [|8] [|External links] ||

Early career
Born in [|Chula Vista, California], Gutierrez was trained by his uncle, [|Rey Misterio, Sr.]. Gutierrez debuted as a wrestler on April 30, 1989 at the age of 14 in a small church in [|Tijuana, Baja California], [|Mexico].[|[3]] Technically, he was too young to receive a license, but enforcement was generally low. He began a [|feud] with [|Psicosis] using the [|ring name] Colibrí ([|Spanish] for [|hummingbird]). The feud lasted several years, continuing even after Mysterio's career moved to the United States of America.[|[14]] When Gutierrez turned 18, his uncle allowed him to use the ring name Rey Misterio, Jr. In [|Asistencia Asesoría y Administración] (AAA) he feuded with [|Juventud Guerrera], including a tag match with Misterio, Sr. and Misterio, Jr. taking on Juventud and his father [|Fuerza Guerrera].[|[15]] After AAA, Rey Mysterio Jr. along with Juventud Guerrera and Psicosis were contacted by [|Paul Heyman] to sign a contract for ECW in the states. Though Rey Mysterio Jr. only had a brief stint in ECW, he had a Mexican Death match with Psicosis that was ranked best match of the year 1995. Mysterio left ECW however to join World Championship Wrestling.

Cruiserweight division (1996–1998)
Misterio went on to gain fame in [|World Championship Wrestling] (WCW) in 1996, where he was the flagship of the new "Cruiserweight Revolution" in the United States. The spelling of his name was partially [|anglicized] as "Rey Mysterio, Jr." to further market him as a "mystery man". He debuted in WCW at [|The Great American Bash], challenging [|Dean Malenko] for the [|WCW Cruiserweight Championship], which Malenko retained by cheating to win.[|[16]] At [|Bash at the Beach], he defeated longtime rival Psycosis in a number one contender's match to earn a shot at the Cruiserweight Title.The next night on //[|WCW Monday Nitro]//, he defeated Malenko for his first Cruiserweight Championship, only three weeks after his debut. He reigned as champion for three months, which included title defenses against the likes of [|Ultimate Dragon], Malenko and [|Super Calo] before he lost the title to Malenko at [|Halloween Havoc]. After his first Cruiserweight title reign ended, Mysterio began a feud with Ultimate Dragon over Dragon's [|J-Crown] Championship, unsuccessfully challenging him at [|World War 3].In early 1997, he feuded with [|Prince Iaukea] over the [|WCW World Television Championship]. He challenged Iaukea for the title at [|SuperBrawl VII], which Mysterio lost after [|Lord Steven Regal] attacked him.[|[24]] Mysterio lost again in a rematch for the title at [|Uncensored].[|[25]] He had short feuds for the rest of the year before he began a feud with his real-life friend and Cruiserweight Champion [|Eddy Guerrero]. He defeated Guerrero in a [|Title vs. Mask match] at [|Halloween Havoc] for his second Cruiserweight Championship. On the November 10 edition of //Nitro//, he [|dropped] the title back to Guerrero.[|[26]] They had a rematch at [|World War 3], which Mysterio lost. On the January 15, 1998 edition of //[|WCW Thunder]//, Mysterio defeated Juventud for his third Cruiserweight Championship,which he lost only nine days later to [|Chris Jericho] at [|Souled Out].[|[28]] After the match, Jericho continued the beating by using a toolbox he found at ringside. This attack put Mysterio on the sidelines for six months[|[29]] before making his return at [|Bash at the Beach], where he defeated Jericho for the championship. The next night, however, the result was overturned and the belt returned to Jericho due to the interference by Dean Malenko.

[[|edit]] Latino World Order (1998–1999)
Main article: [|Latino World Order] Later that year, Eddie Guerrero formed a [|Mexican] [|stable] known as the Latino World Order (LWO) (a spin off of [|New World Order]) that included nearly every luchador in the promotion. Mysterio continually refused to join and feuded with Guerrero and the LWO members, including winning a match against long time rival and LWO member Psychosis in a match at [|Road Wild].[|[31]] He, however, was finally forced to join the group via a stipulation after losing a match to Eddy Guerrero.[|[29]] Mysterio and his on-and-off [|tag team] partner [|Billy Kidman] joined him during the feud with LWO despite Mysterio being a part of the group. His alliance with Kidman was formed after Mysterio helped Kidman defeat Juventud for the Cruiserweight Title at [|World War 3]. Mysterio feuded with Kidman over his Cruiserweight Championship being defeated at [|Starrcade] in a [|Triangle match] also involving Juventud and again at [|Souled Out] in a [|Fatal Four-Way match] also involving Psychosis and Juventud.[|[32]][|[33]] As the two factions of nWo reformed - nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac - they demanded the LWO's disbanding. Mysterio refused to take off his LWO colors and was physically beaten as a result.[|[34]]

[[|edit]] Unmasking (1999)
At [|SuperBrawl IX], Mysterio and tag partner Konnan lost a "Hair vs. Mask match" against [|Kevin Nash] and [|Scott Hall], forcing Mysterio to remove his mask.[|[34]] After the match, he phoned his uncle to tell him the news. Mysterio has publicly expressed his disappointment over being unmasked: Mysterio later became a "giant killer" by scoring upset victories over towering, powerhouse performers such as Kevin Nash,[|[36]] [|Bam Bam Bigelow],[|[34]] and [|Scott Norton].[|[37]] He faced Nash at [|Uncensored] in a match where [|Lex Luger] interfered and helped Nash in winning the match.[|[34]] Although he participated in several notable matches with some of the heavyweight top card wrestlers, it mas made very clear to him that he would never receive a [|push] to become a main eventer. This was due to [|Eric Bischoff] utilizing cruiserweights as [|comic relief] to the heavyweight wrestlers. As one of the top wrestlers in the cruiserweight division, Mysterio would go on to voice his [|disdain] in regards to not being pushed: The next night on //Nitro//, he defeated Billy Kidman to win his fourth Cruiserweight Championship.[|[7]] Two weeks later, both men teamed with each other and defeated [|Chris Benoit] and Dean Malenko to win the [|WCW World Tag Team Championship],[|[12]] making Mysterio a double champion. Mysterio successfully defended his Cruiserweight Title against his tag team partner Kidman at [|Spring Stampede][|[38]] before losing the title on April 19, 1999 edition of //Nitro// to Psychosis in a Fatal Four-Way match that also involved Juventud Guerrera and [|Blitzkrieg].[|[39]] On the following edition of //Nitro//, he defeated Psychosis to win his fifth Cruiserweight Championship.[|[7]] At [|Slamboree], Mysterio and Kidman lost the title to [|Raven] and [|Perry Saturn] in a Triangle match, also involving former champions Benoit and Malenko.[|[40]]
 * < “ || I was strongly against it! I don't think WCW understood what the mask meant to me, to my fans and to my family. It was a very bad move on their behalf. The fans wanted Rey Mysterio with the mask and losing it hurt me a lot. It was also frustrating that it didn't come as the climax to a feud with another masked wrestler, but in a throwaway match. The same thing happened to Juventud and Psicosis and [|psychologically] wise it was a bad move by [|Eric Bischoff]. I think the fans understand that I was in a position where I had no option. I either had to lose my mask or lose my job.[|[35]] ||> ” ||
 * < “ || The division kicked off to a certain point but they never put us on top, and when they unmasked us it all came tumbling down. Those in charge of WCW had the mindset that only big men could draw and didn't create new superstars. But wrestling now has changed so much. [|Chris Benoit], [|Eddie Guerrero] and [|Chris Jericho] have all been world champions, but back in WCW they were mainly cruiserweights. Also the top guys in WCW were scared that fans were more interested in watching luchadore action and high-flying moves than big men just going out there and stomping on each other for 10 minutes. The heavyweights were getting into Eric Bischoff's ear, saying: "We can't let these guys be on top. They're small and wrestling has never been about this, we've got to keep the tradition going." It was stupid for Eric Bischoff, who was running a huge company like WCW, to listen to other people. [|Vince McMahon] runs his own company and does what he wants to do, as did [|Paul Heyman]. Wrestling is about what the fans want, not what the boys want.[|[35]] ||> ” ||