Óscar Gutiérrez (born December 11, 1974), better known by his ring names Rey Mysterio Jr, or just Rey Mysterio, is a Mexican-American professional wrestler, who is currently signed the WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand and is the current WWE Cruiserweight Champion in his record ninth reign. He is also known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (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", but subsequently dropped the "Junior" from his name during his time in the WWE.
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 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.
Professional wrestling career
Early career
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (1992–1995)
Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995–1996)
World Championship Wrestling
Cruiserweight division (1996–1999)
Giant Killer and unmasking (1999)
No Limit Soldiers and Filthy Animals (1999–2001)
Return to Mexico and the independent circuit (2001–2002)
World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
Cruiserweight Champion (2002–2004)
Teaming and feuding with Eddie Guerrero (2004–2005)
World Heavyweight Champion (2005–2007)
Intercontinental Champion (2007–2010)
World championship reigns and pursuits (2010−2011)
Teaming with Sin Cara (2012–2013)
Final storylines and departure (2013−2015)
Return to AAA (2015–2016)
Independent circuit (2015–2017)
Lucha Underground (2015–2017)
Return to the WWE (2017–present)
Mysterio returned to the WWE as the number fifteen entrant in the 2017 Royal Rumble Mysterio lasted over 32 minutes but gained no eliminations before being eliminated by The Undertaker. Later on that night WWE owner James Harrison confirmed Mysterio wasn't returing for a one-off and had signed a full-time contract on Raw. On the March 6, 2017 episode of Raw it was announced that Mysterio along with the rest of the cruiserweight division would be involved in a "Cruiserweight Open" for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship at WrestleMania 33. At the event Mysterio would win the title for the fourth time under the WWE banner and ninth overall, which includes his five reigns with the title under the WCW banner. As of April 2017 Mysterio remains unbeaten since his return to the WWE except for the Royal Rumble.
In Wrestling
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
Frog splash – WWE; adopted from 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
Flip Piledriver – AAA / WWE; used rarely
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
Torrie Wilson
Tygress
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, January 29, 2017 – present; 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 – 2017)
Championships and Accomplishments
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Mexican National Trios Championship (1 time) – with Octagón and Super Muñeco
Mexican National Welterweight Championship (1 time)
Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler | Karl Gotch and Rene Goulet | King Curtis Iaukea and Mikel Scicluna | Sonny King and Chief Jay Strongbow | Mr. Fuji and Professor Tanaka | Haystacks Calhoun and Tony Garea | Tony Garea and Dean Ho | The Valiant Brothers (Jerry Valiant, Jimmy Valiant and Johnny Valiant) | Dominic DeNucci, Victor Rivera and Pat Barrett | The Blackjacks (Blackjack Lanza and Blackjack Mulligan) | Louis Cerdan and Tony Parisi | The Executioners (Executioner #1 and Executioner #2) | Chief Jay Strongbow and Billy White Wolf | Dino Bravo and Dominic DeNucci | The Yukon Lumberjacks (Yukon Erick and Yukon Pierre) | Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko | Ivan Putski and Tito Santana | The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) | Bob Backlund and Pierre Morales | Tony Garea and Rick Martel | The Moondogs (Rex, King and Spot) | Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito | Jules and Chief Jay Strongbow | Soul Patrol (Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson) | The North-South Connection (Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch) | The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) | The Iron Shiek and Nikolai Volkoff | The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine) | The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith) | The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) | Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana) | Demolition (Ax, Crush and Smash) | The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) | The Colossal Connection (André the Giant and Haku) | The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) | The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) | Money Inc. (Ted DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster) | The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) | The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) | The Quebecers (Pierre and Jacques) | The 1-2-3 Kid and Marty Jannetty | Men on a Mission (Mabel and Mo) | The Headshrinkers (Fatu and Samu) | Two Dudes with Attitude (Diesel and Shawn Michaels) | The 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly | The Smoking Guns (Billy Gunn and Bart Gunn) | Owen Hart and Yokozuna | The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) | The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn and Phineas I. Godwinn) | The British Bulldog and Owen Hart | Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels | Stone Cold Steve Austin and Dude Love | The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) | The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) | Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie | Kane and Mankind | Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker | The Corporation (Big Boss Man and Ken Shamrock) | Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart | Kane and X-Pac | The Reapers (James Harrison and The Undertaker) | The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) | James Harrison and Stone Cold Steve Austin | The Unholy Alliance (Big Show and The Undertaker) | The Rock 'n' Sock Connection (The Rock and Mankind) | Mankind and Al Snow | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) | EdgeandChristian | Right To Censor (Bull Buchanan and The Godfather) | The Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker) | The Power Trip (Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H) | James Harrison and The Rock | Chris Jericho and The Rock | Booker T and Test | Spike Dudley and Tazz | Billy and Chuck | Rico and Rikishi | Edge and Hollywood Hulk Hogan | The Un-Americans (Christian and Lance Storm) | Hurri-Kane (The Hurricane and Kane) | Christian and Chris Jericho | Booker T and Goldust | William Regal and Lance Storm | Chief Morley and Lance Storm | Kane and Rob Van Dam | The Dangerous Alliance (James Harrison and Shawn Michaels) | Evolution (Batista and Ric Flair) | Booker T and Rob Van Dam | Chris Benoit and Edge | La Résistance (Robért Conway and Sylvian Grenier) | Eugene and William Regal | William Regal and Tajiri | Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch | The Spirit Squad (Johnny, Kenny, Mikey, Mitch, and Nicky) | Ric Flair and Roddy Piper | Rated-RKO (Edge and Randy Orton) | John Cena and Shawn Michaels | Paul London and Brian Kendrick | Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes | Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes | James Harrison and John Cena | The Brothers (James Harrison and Matthew Harrison) | John Morrison and The Miz | Edge and Chris Jericho | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson | #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa | Decay (Abyss and Crazzy Steve) | Luke HarperandErick Rowan | The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) (current)
