Rey Misterio, Sr.

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Rey Misterio, Sr.[1]
Ring name(s)El Genio
Maravilla Blanca
Reyman[1]
Rey Misterio, Sr.[1]
Bull Rider[1]
Billed height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Billed weight98 kg (220 lb; 15.4 st)[1]
BornJanuary 8, 1958 (1958-01-08) (age 51)[1]
Tijuana, Baja California
Trained byChamaco Martínez
El Egipcio
El Faraón
Enrique Torres
El Engermero
Atila
El Solitario
DebutJanuary 6, 1976[1]

Rey Misterio, Sr., is a Mexican professional wrestler , trainer and actor, as well as the uncle of well-known luchador Rey Mysterio, Jr.[2] His name directly translates to "King Mystery" in English. He was one of the top stars and promoters in Mexico throughout the 1970s and 1980s.[3]

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[edit] Professional Wrestling Career

[edit] Early Career

Mysterio first begin training as a boxer, but after his body got bigger, he took a lot of bumps and couldn't punch as good. The trainers told him that he could punch hard, so they told Mysterio about wrestling and his brother would take him to train for wrestling and lucha libre. On the sixth of January, 1976, Mysterio finally debut as a wrestler on a show day call "Day of the Kings", Día de los Reyes.

[edit] Training

In 1987, Mysterio started opening a gym with Negro Casas and Super Astro. His first class included future international stars like Konnan, Psicosis, Halloween, Damian 666 and his nephew Rey Mysterio.

Mysterio is also known to have trained wrestlers like Aussie Ozbone, Cassandro, Eiji Ezaki, Extassis, Extreme Tiger, Fobia, Metalika, Misterioso, Pequeno Damian 666, Ruby Gardenia, Warlock, Venum Black, and X-Torm. He appeared at WCW Starrcade 1990 where he teamed with Konnan to face Chris Adams and Norman Smiley.

[edit] Personal life

Mysterio is the uncle of wrestler Rey Mysterio and father of El Hijo de Rey Misterio.[3]

He is featured in the horror film El Mascarado Massacre (or Wrestlemaniac).[4]

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

  • IWC Television Championship (1 time)
  • IWC World Middleweight Championship (2 times)[1]
  • PWI ranked him #373 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the PWI Years in 2003
  • PWI ranked him #212 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2004
  • Pro Wrestling Revolution
  • Revolution Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with El Hijo de Rey Misterio
  • Tijuana Wrestling
  • America's Championship (1 time)[1]
  • Baja, California Middleweight Championship (1 time)[1]
  • Tijuana Tag Team Championship (3 times) - Saeta Oriental (1), Pequeño Apolo / Super Astro (1) and Rey Guerrero (1)[1]
  • Tijuana Welterweight Championship (1 time)[1]
  • World Wrestling Organization
  • WWO World Championship (1 time)
  • Xtreme Latin American Wrestling
  • XLAW Extreme Championship (2 times)

[edit] Lucha de Apuesta record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
WagerWinnerLoserLocationDateNotes
MaskRey MisterioZorro de OroTijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
MaskRey MisterioAngel AzulTijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
MaskRey MisterioTornado NegroTijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
MaskRey MisterioMonje NegroTijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
MaskRey MisterioRambo StarTijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
MaskRey MisterioDestroyerTijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
MaskRey MisterioDelfinTijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
MaskRey MisterioAngel de PlataTijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
MaskRey MisterioFraile del MalTijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
MaskRey MisterioEstrella AzulTijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
MaskRey MisterioCaballero RojoTijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
MaskRey MisterioDiamante NegroTijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
MaskRey MisterioInfernalTijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
HairRey MisterioEl SiberianoTijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
HairRey MisterioEstudianteTijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
HairRey MisterioMS-1Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaUnknown
MaskFishmanRey MisterioTijuana, Baja California01988-03-25 March 25, 1988
HairRey MisterioLobo RubioTijuana, Baja CaliforniaOctober, 1988
HairRey MisterioHuicholTijuana, Baja California01994-10-27 October 27, 1994
MaskRey MisterioPsicosisTijuana, Baja California01999-08-26 August 26, 1999[5]
HairNicho el MillonarioRey MisterioTijuana, Baja California02000-05-12 May 12, 2000
HairRey MisterioSalseroTijuana, Baja California02002-12-13 December 13, 20028 man cage match
HairRey MisterioKissTijuana, Baja California02003-02-28 February 28, 2003
HairDr. Wagner Jr.Rey MisterioTijuana, Baja California02003-11-14 November 14, 2003
HairRey MisterioCien CarasTijuana, Baja California02006-08-25 August 25, 2006
HairRey MisterioNicho el MillonarioTijuana, Baja California02006-12-01 December 1, 2006Cage Match that also included Hijo de Rey Misterio & Super Parka

[edit] References

General sources - Championship Information
  • Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 389 - 402. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
General sources - Career
  • Luchas 2000 staff. "Luchas 2000" (in Spanish). Rey Misterio (Juárez, Mexico: Publicaciones citem, S.A. de C.V.): pp. 26 - 27. Especial 20.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Rey Misterio, Sr. profile". Online World of Wrestling. http://live.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/r/rey-misterio.html.
  2. ^ Mark Pickering (October 5, 2005). "Mysterio Sr. had faith in Misterioso". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/09/20/1227708.html. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  3. ^ a b "Bio:Rey Mysterio, Jr.". SLAM! Wrestling. April 26, 2005. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/mysterio.html. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  4. ^ Oliver, G.. "WWE Meets Horror!". IGN.com. http://uk.dvd.ign.com/articles/845/845937p1.html. Retrieved January 18 2008.
  5. ^ Enciclopedia staff (October, 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras" (in Spanish). Psicosis (Mexico): p. 60. Tomo III.

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