Rey Misterio

Miguel Ángel López Díaz (born January 8, 1958) is a Mexican retired professional wrestler and trainer, better known by his ring name, Rey Misterio ("Mystery King"). He is also referred to as Rey Misterio Sr. to distinguish him from his nephew.[1]

This article is about the professional wrestler best known for his time working in Mexico. For his nephew, see Rey Mysterio.
Rey Misterio
Birth nameMiguel Ángel López Díaz
Born (1958-01-08) January 8, 1958
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico[1]
FamilyEl Hijo de Rey Misterio (son)[1]
Rey Mysterio (nephew)[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bull Rider[1]
El Genio[1]
Rayman[1]
Maravilla Blanca[1]
Rey Misterio[1]
Rey Misterio Sr.[1]
Billed height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Billed weight79 kg (174 lb)[1]
Trained byAtila[1]
Chamaco Martínez[1]
El Egipcio[1]
El Enfermero[1]
Enrique Torres[1]
El Faraón[1]
El Solitario[1]
DebutJanuary 6, 1976[1]
Retired2009[1]

Professional wrestling career

Misterio first began training to be a boxer, but after his body got bigger, he took a lot of bumps and lost some of his punching ability. When his trainers told him that he could still punch hard, they told Mysterio about wrestling. His brother soon began to take him to train for wrestling and lucha libre. On the sixth of January 1976, Mysterio finally made his debut as a wrestler on a show called "Day of the Kings", or Día de los Reyes.

Misterio appeared at World Championship Wrestling's Starrcade 1990 pay-per-view event where he teamed with Konnan and competed in the "Pat O'Connor Memorial International Cup" representing Mexico. In the first round the team defeated Chris Adams and Norman Smiley representing the United Kingdom, but lost to The Steiner Brothers in the second round.[2]

Training

In 1987, Misterio opened a gym with Negro Casas and Super Astro. His first class included future international superstars such as Konnan, Psicosis, Halloween, Damian 666 and his nephew Rey Mysterio Jr.. Misterio is also known to have trained wrestlers such as Cassandro, Eiji Ezaki, Extassis, Extreme Tiger, Fobia, Misterioso, Pequeño Damián 666, Ruby Gardenia, The Warlord and Venum Black,

Personal life

Misterio's son is also a wrestler, who wrestles under the name El Hijo de Rey Misterio. Misterio is also the uncle of wrestlers Rey Mysterio and Metalika, and brother-in-law to Super Astro.[3] He is featured in the horror film El Mascarado Massacre (or Wrestlemaniac).[4]

Championships and accomplishments
  • Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
    • IWC Television Championship (1 time)
    • IWC World Middleweight Championship (2 times)[5]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • 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)- with El Hijo de Rey Misterio
  • Tijuana Wrestling
    • America's Championship (1 time)[5]
    • Baja California Middleweight Championship (1 time)[5]
    • Tijuana Welterweight Championship
    • Tijuana Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Saeta Oriental (1), Pequeño Apolo / Super Astro (1) and Rey Guerrero (1)[5]
  • World Wrestling Association
  • World Wrestling Organization
    • WWO World Championship (1 time)
  • Xtreme Latin American Wrestling
    • XLAW Extreme Championship (2 times)
  • Other accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record
See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Rey Misterio (mask)Zorro de Oro (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Angel Azul (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Tornado Negro (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Monje Negro (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Rambo Star (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Destroyer (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Delfin (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Angel de Plata (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Fraile del Mal (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Estrella Azul (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Caballero Rojo (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Diamante Negro (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Infernal (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)El Siberiano (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Estudiante (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)MS-1 (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Fishman (mask)Rey Misterio (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventMarch 25, 1988 
Rey Misterio (hair)Lobo Rubio (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventOctober, 1988 
Rey Misterio (hair)Huichol (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventOctober 27, 1994 
Rey Misterio (hair)Psicosis (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventAugust 26, 1999[7]
Nicho el Millonario (hair)Rey Misterio (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventMay 12, 2000[8]
Rey Misterio (hair)Salsero (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventDecember 13, 2002[Note 1]
Rey Misterio (hair)Kiss (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventFebruary 28, 2003 
Dr. Wagner Jr. (mask)Rey Misterio (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventNovember 14, 2003 
Rey Misterio (hair)Cien Caras (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventAugust 25, 2006[9]
Rey Misterio (hair)Nicho el Millonario (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventDecember 1, 2006[Note 2]

Footnotes
  1. Last two men in an eight-man Steel cage match.
  2. Last two men in a Steel cage match that also included El Hijo de Rey Misterio and Super Parka.

Footnotes
  1. "Rey Misterio". Cagematch.net. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. Scott E. Williams (8 March 2016). Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of ECW. Sports Publishing. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-61321-873-0.
  3. "Rey Mysterio Jr". Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. April 26, 2005. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  4. Oliver, G. "WWE Meets Horror!". IGN. Retrieved January 18, 2008.
  5. "Rey Misterio, Sr". Online World of Wrestling.
  6. Bryan Curtis. "The Tijuana Sports Hall of Fame". Grantland.
  7. "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Psicosis (in Spanish). Mexico. October 2007. p. 60. Tomo III.
  8. "SLAM! Wrestling International -- 2000: The Year-In-Review Mexico". Slam Wrestling!. Canoe.ca. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  9. Guzmán, Alejandro (November 8, 2018). "5 importantes cabelleras ganadas por idolos Tijuanenses". TJ Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved November 8, 2018.

References
  • Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Mexico". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 389–402. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  • "Luchas 2000". Rey Misterio (in Spanish). Juárez, Mexico: Publicaciones citem, S.A. de C.V. pp. 26–27. Especial 20.
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