Oscar Gutierrez

Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio, better known as Rey Misterio, Jr. or Rey Mysterio (born December 11, 1974 in San Diego, California) is a Mexican-American professional wrestler currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on the Smackdown! brand, in its cruiserweight division.

He is a luchador as is his uncle, Rey Misterio, Sr. He debuted as a wrestler in 1991 at the age of 17 in Tijuana, Mexico because he was too young to wrestle in the United States as no athletic commission would give him a license at his young age. There he feuded with another luchador, Psicosis (Psychosis) which carried over in to the States and lasted several years. If spelled properly, his ring name translates to "Mystery King" in Spanish.

Contents

1 ECW career 2 WCW Career 3 WWE career 4 Finishing Moves 4.1 Signature Moves 5 Championships/Accomplishments 6 Luchas de Apuestas record 7 References 8 External links

ECW career

In 1995 he and Psicosis went to Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), making their first real impacts in American professional wrestling, outside of the WCW-promoted When Worlds Collide Pay Per View. Their feud stopped for a while after a Mexican Death Match in November 1995 at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia.

WCW Career

In 1996, he joined Psicosis (now Psychosis) in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), continuing their feud on and off for a few years. Rey would find success there, winning the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship on numerous occasions.

In 1999 he was involved in a feud with Kevin Nash. During this feud Rey showcased his willingness to put his body on the line to put across a good product when he allowed Nash to launch him into the side of a truck in a brutal fashion. The footage of this incident was shown on WCW TV for weeks to both show the sadisticness of the nWo wrestlers and the heart of the luchadores and more specifically Rey Mysterio Jr.. Their feud culminated in a Caballera vs. Mascara Match (Hair vs. Mask) which Rey lost (to the disgust of many internet purists). Now unmasked, he still found moderate success in WCW with the Filthy Animals until it was sold to the WWF in 2001.

Rey then went back to Mexico to work for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, unmasked, being involved in some high profile matches.

WWE career

In 2002, Rey was then signed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), but was asked to wear the mask again, which can have one fined and even have one's license suspended in lucha libre by the Box y Lucha Commission because once a wrestler loses his mask, he cannot regain it. However, donning the mask again wasn't Mysterio's decision. In deference to this tradition, when WWE produced the Rey Mysterio: 619 DVD, Rey did not wear his mask during segments shot in Mexico.

A popular performer and multiple-time WWE Cruiserweight champion, Rey has already made his mark in WWE. He is considered a great aerial wrestler and many also consider him a legend in the making. He has held the WCW/WWE Cruiserweight championship eight times, more than anyone else in history.

On February 20, 2005, Rey won his third WWE Tag-Team Championship along with long time friend, and former rival, Eddie Guerrero when they defeated Doug Basham and Danny Basham at the No Way Out pay per view.

However, in a surprising departure from traditional booking, the new champions did not defend their titles at WrestleMania 21 on April 3, 2005, but instead faced one another in a technically sound match, with Rey getting the victory and seeds of a breakup and Guerrero heel turn being planted.

After WrestleMania 21, Rey and Eddie ran into problems. Rey was disqualified from his Championship Series match with John Bradshaw Layfield on the April 7 edition of SmackDown! due to Eddie's interference. Rey was then attacked the following week by three new SmackDown! performers: Melina and her tag team of Nitro and Mercury (who collectively called themselves MNM). Later that night, Rey came out to help Eddie in his match against Kurt Angle, but Eddie misunderstood and believed Rey was attacking him. This continued miscommunication resulted in the team losing their tag titles to the upstart tag team of Nitro and Mercury on the April 21 edition of SmackDown!.

The following week on SmackDown!, the tension between Rey and Eddie finally came to a head during another match with MNM. After tagging in Rey, Guerrero refused to tag back in, although Rey was being double teamed. As Eddie watched indifferently from the ring apron, Rey was pinned and then beaten down by Nitro and Mercury. As Eddie sealed his heel turn by walking away, Rey appeared devastated by the act of betrayal from his once close friend.

The next week, Rey called Eddie out to fight. A reluctant Eddie refused to. Though General Manager Theodore Long could not schedule a fight between Rey and Eddie, he did schedule a street fight between Rey and the antagonizing Chavo Guerrero. Rey would win the match but would be beat down by Chavo and MNM post-match. Eddie Guerrero would then come out and chase away MNM and Chavo, only to viciously beat Mysterio, finishing by suplexing Rey, back-first onto a set of steel steps. Rey was helped out of the arena by paramedics.

The following week on SmackDown!, Eddie came out to ringside with Rey's mask, still stained with Rey's blood. Guerrero then cut a blood-curdling promo on Rey, ending by telling him, "right now, I have your blood on my hands. At Judgment Day, if you come back, I'll have your LIFE!" Later in the show, Guerrero took on a jobber, Jimmy Jacobs, and in the middle of the match put Rey's mask on him, insulted him as if he were Rey, and ended the match by delivering a brainbuster on a steel chair he set up in the ring, leading the referee to disqualify him. The final setup for the Rey-Eddie match at Judgment Day was another Guerrero promo at the last SmackDown! before the PPV, in which he did not say a word, simply looking at the mask and the crowd, then dropping the mask on the ring, grinding it under his feet, and finally dropping his microphone on the ring and leaving. In their Judgment Day match, Rey won by disqualification after Eddie hit him with a steel chair. After the match, Eddie continued to beat Rey down with the chair until being restrained by agents and referees who came in from backstage.

Finishing Moves

• West Coast Pop
• Droppin' The Dime (Springboard legdrop to back of neck / face)
• 619 (named for an area code in Rey's hometown of San Diego)

Signature Moves

• Springboard Seated Senton
• Bronco Buster
• Dragonrana
• Crossbody Press/Twisting Crossbody Press
• Wheelbarrow counter (bodyscissors) into moves like a bulldogs, roll-ups and arm drags
• Super Hurricanrana
• The Nutcracker Suite
• Springboard Diving Headbutt Drop
• Apron-Dive Bulldog Lariat
• Apron-Dive Hurricanrana
• Armbar Stretch Hold
• Split-Legged Moonsault
• Baseball Slide Headscissors Takedown
• Bombs Away
• Catapult Somersault Huracanrana Suicida
• Sit-down Gutwrench Powerbomb
• Hammerlock Stretch Hold
• Missile Dropkick
• The Misterio Express
• Split-Legged Moonsault Splash
• Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors Takedown
• Lou Thesz Press
• Sunset flip powerbomb (leg trap Sunset flip powerbomb)

Championships/Accomplishments

World Wrestling Entertainment

• 3-Time WWE Cruiserweight Champion
• 3-Time WWE Tag Team Champion (with Edge, Rob Van Dam and Eddie Guerrero)

World Championship Wrestling

• 6-Time WCW Cruiserweight Champion
• 3-Time WCW World Tag Team Champion (with Billy Kidman, Juventud Guerrera and Konnan)
• 1-Time WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champion (with Billy Kidman)

World Wrestling Council

• 1-Time WWC Junior Heavyweight Champion

Mexican Titles

• 1-Time Mexican National Welterweight Champion
• 1-Time Mexican National Six-Man Tag Team Champion (with Octagón & Super Muñeco)
• 2-Time IWC Middleweight Champion
• 1-Time IWAS Tag Team Champion (with Konnan)
• 3-Time WWA Light Heavyweight Champion
• 3-Time WWA Welterweight Champion
• 1-Time WWA Tag Team Champion (with Rey Mistiero)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 56 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

Luchas de Apuestas record

Luchas de Apuestas

Wager lost/won	Winner	Loser	Where	Date	Note
Mask	Rey Mysterio	Mr. Cóndor	Acapulco, Guerrero	8/14/92	-
Hair	Rey Mysterio	Rocco Valente	Tampico, Tamaulipas	10/18/92	-
Hair	Rey Mysterio	Tony Arce	Acapulco, Guerrero	11/6/92	-
Mask	Rey Mysterio	El Bandido	Querétaro, Querétaro	5/28/93	1
Hair	Rey Mysterio	Vulcano	Monterrey, Nuevo León	9/11/92	-
Mask	Rey Mysterio	Misterioso	Tijuana, Baja California	12/19/97	-
Mask	Kevin Nash & Scott Hall	Rey Mysterio	Oakland, California	2/21/99	2

1. Three way match involving Angel Mortal
2. The match was Konnan & Rey vs. The Outsiders. The wager was Rey's mask vs. Elizabeth's (who was managing the Outsiders at that point) hair.

References

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Note: His family name is spelled "Guttierrez" on his main IMDb page. His IMDb bio renders it "Gutiérrez".

• WWE.com (http://www.wwe.com)

External links

• Official Website (http://www.reymysterio.com/)

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