“This is the closest we are to San Diego and Tijuana, two cities that witnessed my birth in real life, and witnessed my wrestling birth as well.” At 48, Rey Mysterio — and trademark masks — remains one of the most popular wrestlers in WWE history.
on Friday, yet he is also in one of the premier matches at WrestleMania on Saturday or Sunday. It’s like inducting Mike Trout into the Baseball Hall of Fame this year. How is this possible?
“In the early 1930s, the mask was introduced into Mexico,” Mysterio said, “It has a connection between the Mayans and the Aztecs, their wardrobe and the rituals with the painting of their faces. It easily fit into the episodic world of lucha libre as well. Many Hispanics hate to admit it, but the first person to wear a mask in Mexico was an American, but it quickly became part of our culture.”“I grew up watching lucha libre and I grew up watching my uncle,” Mysterio said.
Mysterio began wrestling as La Lagartija Verde and Colibri in Southern California in 1989 and was electric in the ring with his high-flying moves even though he was just 14. When the lucha libre AAA Worldwide promotion began in Mexico City in 1992, fellow pro wrestler Konnan suggested Mysterio be one of the first hires. Konnan will be introducing Mysterio at Friday’s Hall of Fame ceremony.
In 1994, when AAA held a pay-per-view event “When Worlds Collide,” he was noticed by Paul Heyman, the promoter of the Philadelphia-based Extreme Championship Wrestling. Heyman quickly signed him, where he was quickly stolen away by World Championship Wrestling. When that company went out of business, he made a brief return to Mexico and in 2002 came to WWE, where he has won 24 championships.
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