Rey Misterio
Der maskierte Außenseiter, der die Regeln für kleinere Champions neu schrieb.
Der Beweis dafür, dass Herz, Timing und Flugbahnen Giganten, Torwächter und sogar die Schwerkraft besiegen können.
Kurzinfo
- Role: masked icon
- Style: high-flying lucha specialist
- Theme: heritage, faith and family
- Strength: underdog resilience
Er hat seine Größe nicht dem System angepasst – er hat das System seinem Kampfstil angepasst.
Der Aufstieg des maskierten Außenseiters.
Unverwechselbarer Look und Ringausrüstung
Reaktion des Publikums
- He proves that the smallest competitor can still command the loudest roar.
- He turns every comeback into a shared release for the crowd.
- He transforms family legacy into fuel rather than baggage.
- He makes lucha style feel personal even to fans who never saw it before.
Karriereverlauf
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1989Debuts as a teenage high-flyer in Mexico, carrying the Rey Misterio family legacy into the ring.
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1996Signs with WCW and becomes a showcase act for lucha libre and the cruiserweight division on US TV.
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1999Loses his mask in WCW, but keeps pushing the style forward and building a cult following.
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2002Joins WWE, puts the mask back on and instantly connects with global audiences on SmackDown.
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2006Wins the Royal Rumble and captures a world championship, redefining what a main-eventer can look like.
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2020Teams with his son Dominik to become WWE’s first father-son tag team champions.
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2023Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame and faces Dominik at WrestleMania in a generational showdown.
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2023–2025Leads a revived Latino World Order and continues to influence stories across WWE and beyond.
Jenseits des Rings
Vermächtnis und Einfluss
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