Rey Mysterio, Jr.

Early career

Oscar Gutierrez was born on December 11, 1974. He was trained by his uncle Rey Misterio Sr. and made his pro debut in 1989. 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..

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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.

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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.

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World Championship Wrestling (1996?2001)

Cruiserweight division (1996?1998)

Misterio went on to gain fame in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1997, 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".After his uncle gave him permission to use "Rey Mysterio" during a match. He debuted in WCW at The Great American Bash, challenging Dean Malenko for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship, which Malenko retained by cheating to win. 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.

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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. Mysterio lost again in a rematch for the title at Uncensored. He had short feuds for the rest of the year before he began a feud with his real-life friend and Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero. He defeated Guerrero in a Title vs. Mask match at Halloween Havoc for his second Cruiserweight Championship. This attack put Mysterio on the sidelines for six months The next night, however, the result was overturned and the belt returned to Jericho due to the interference by Dean Malenko.

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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. The three wrestlers soon began a feud with the Dead Pool. The Filthy Animals defeated the Dead Pool in a six-man tag team match at Road Wild and at Fall Brawl. On the August 19 edition of Thunder, he lost the Cruiserweight Title to Lenny Lane. Konnan later joined the group. Then Mysterio and Konnan teamed up together on October 18 edition of Nitro to defeat Harlem Heat for the World Tag Team Championship.

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World Wrestling Entertainment (2002?present)

Debut and Tag Team Champion (2002)

In June 2002, Mysterio signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and promos were aired hyping his debut simply as Rey Mysterio. Mysterio made his WWE debut on the July 25, 2002 edition of SmackDown! as a fan favorite in a match against Chavo Guerrero, which Mysterio won. Soon after, he joined John Cena and Edge to feud with The Un-Americans. He eventually began feuding with Kurt Angle, which culminated in a match at SummerSlam that Angle won after forcing Mysterio to submit to the ankle lock. He then formed a tag team with Edge; the two participated in a tournament for the newly created and SmackDown!-exclusive WWE Tag Team Championship. They lost to Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit in the finals of the tournament at No Mercy.

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After they failed in winning the title, Mysterio and Edge defeated Los Guerreros in a number one contender's match on the October 24 edition of SmackDown! to earn a title shot. On the November 7 edition of SmackDown!, they defeated Angle and Benoit in a two out of three falls match to win their first Tag Team Championship. They were the shortest reigning champions in the title's history with a reign of 12 days as they lost the tag titles to Los Guerreros in a Triple Threat Elimination match that also involved former champions Angle and Benoit at Survivor Series. After losing the title, Edge and Mysterio went their separate ways to focus on their singles careers.

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Cruiserweight Champion (2003–2004)

On March 6, 2003 edition of SmackDown!, Mysterio defeated Tajiri and Jamie Noble in a Triple Threat match to earn a shot at the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. At WrestleMania XIX, he challenged the champion Matt Hardy for the title but lost after Shannon Moore interfered. He then had a short feud with The Big Show, culminating in a match at Backlash, which Show won. On the May 22 edition of SmackDown!, Mysterio defeated Shannon Moore and Crash Holly in a Handicap Elimination match to become the number one contender to the Cruiserweight title. On the June 5 edition of SmackDown!, he defeated Hardy to win the Cruiserweight Championship. He defended the title on a regular basis, As Mysterio looked upward for guidance on this decision, Orton verbally attacked him and the memory of Guerrero, saying "Eddie ain't in heaven, Eddie's 'down there' - IN HELL!" Mysterio proceeded to attack Orton and later accepted the challenge. The rivalry kicked off after JBL stated he deserved the World Heavyweight title during his celebration of becoming the U.S. Champion. Mysterio was defeated by Mark Henry and The Great Khali in separate non-title matches before wrestling Kane to a "no contest", This led JBL to vow that if he did not win his rematch against Mysterio, he would quit SmackDown!.

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It was revealed that Mysterio would have to defend his title against ECW wrestler Sabu at One Night Stand. In the weeks leading up to his title defense, Mysterio defeated Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms in a Champion vs. Champion match but was defeated by Rob Van Dam at WWE vs. ECW Head to Head on June 7. At One Night Stand, Mysterio (who was wearing a mask with the letters "ECW" written on the back, despite being a fan favorite was booed by ECW fans) retained his title in a match after he and Sabu were ruled unable to continue following a triple jump DDT through a table from Sabu. When the referee regained consciousness, Mysterio had used a trick of Eddie Guerrero's and pretended to be knocked out and left the challenger holding the chair and eventually won via disqualification. The next week on SmackDown!, Mysterio gained revenge by attacking Booker and his "court". which he won after hitting Guerrero's knee with a chair repeatedly in a similar manner to which Mysterio had been put out of action. Despite the injury, Mysterio faced Edge for the title again at No Way Out.

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Mysterio made his return on the June 23 episode of Raw, as Mysterio was the first superstar to be drafted in the 2008 WWE Draft from the SmackDown brand to the Raw brand. On the June 30 edition of Raw, Mysterio came to make an announcement to all the Raw fans which led to a minor fight with Santino Marella. Mysterio made his Raw in-ring debut the next week, pinning Marella after a 619.

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Raw & Intercontinental Champion (2008?2009)

General Manager Mike Adamle announced on Raw that John Cena was injured and that his replacement in the Championship Scramble at Unforgiven was Mysterio. The next week, Mysterio made his return to Raw after an extended absence by attacking Kane, turning back numerous claims that Kane had "ended his career". Mysterio then made his in-ring return at Unforgiven, competing in the Raw Championship scramble match. Later, Mysterio accepted John "Bradshaw" Layfield's (JBL) challenge for Layfield's Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania XXV, which Mysterio won in 21 seconds after connecting with the 619. He also debuted a special attire similar to how The Joker appeared in The Dark Knight, as a show of respect to the character's portrayer Heath Ledger. With this win, Mysterio became the twenty first Triple Crown Champion in WWE history.

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Mysterio was drafted back to SmackDown! during the 2009 WWE Draft on the April 13 episode of Raw, in the process making the Intercontinental Title exclusive to SmackDown for first time since Chris Benoit held the title in mid-2002. He then began a long-time feud with Chris Jericho, resulting in Mysterio defending and retaining his title at Judgment Day. At Extreme Rules, Jericho managed to unmask Mysterio and pin him for the Intercontinental Championship, however his face was never shown, as he covered it. As a result, Mysterio and Jericho were booked in a Title vs. Mask match at The Bash, in which Mysterio was victorious after tricking Jericho with a second mask. On August 2, WWE announced on that Mysterio would be suspended for 30 days, effective September 2, for violating the company's Wellness Policy. In an interview with Mexican newspaper Record, Mysterio stated that he was suspended for a drug he was using for his knee and arm. Mysterio stated that he had a prescription for the drug, but was unable to produce it in time to prevent his suspension due to being on vacation and doing a promotional tour. On the September 4 episode of SmackDown (taped on September 1), Mysterio lost the Intercontinental Championship to John Morrison.

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Return to SmackDown (2009- Present)

Mysterio returned from his suspension at Hell in a Cell to face Chris Jericho and The Big Show for the Unified Tag Team Championships with former tag team partner Batista, but they failed to win the title after Mysterio was pinned by Big Show. At Bragging Rights, Mysterio was unsuccessful in winning the World Heavyweight Championship. In a Fatal Four-Way match with Batista, CM Punk and the champion The Undertaker, Mysterio broke up Batista's pin on Undertaker after a Batista Bomb leading to Batista losing his temper. After the match, he attacked Mysterio. This led to Batista entering into a dramatic change of attitude, stretching into an ongoing storyline in which Batista turned heel. Mysterio was booked for a match at Survivor Series with Batista. Batista inflicted three Batista Bombs on Mysterio at Survivor Series before slamming him onto a chair and declaring he was "embarrassed" for his former friend. Mysterio's return to Smackdown on December 11, led to a 15.1 percent increase in television viewership compared to the previous week's episode. Mysterio and Batista soon had a match with each other, but The Undertaker interfered by attacking Batista.

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The other week Mysterio successfully challenged Batista for a chance for the World Heavyweight Championship Belt. Mysterio faced Undertaker for the World Title on December 25, 2009 but Batista interfered resulting in a disqualification. On January 1, 2010 Mysterio won a beat the clock match to determine the number one contender for the World Title by beating Chris Jericho. In a match in which Batista was fighting with R-Truth in a beat the clock match, Mysterio interfered when the referee was counting for a pin resulting in Batista losing the match as time ran out, Vickie Guerrero came out saying that Mysterio and Batista had to face each other the other week in which the winner becomes the true number one contender for the World Heayweight Championship; however, during that match, both were seemingly laid out by The Undertaker, resulting in a no contest. He once again became the number one contender to The Undertaker's World Heavyweight Championship at the Royal Rumble (2010) by defeating Batista in a Steel Cage match. At the event, however, Mysterio was unsuccessful. Mysterio then qualified for the Elmination Chamber match to compete for the World Heavyweight Championship at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view by defeating Finlay on an edition of Smackdown. At the event, he managed to eliminate CM Punk from the match, but ultimately lost the match when he was eliminated by John Morrison. Since then he has been involved in a feud with CM Punk.

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