Rey Misterio


Miguel Ángel López Díaz is a Mexican retired professional wrestler and trainer, better known by his ring name, Rey Misterio. He is also referred to as Rey Misterio Sr. to distinguish him from his nephew.

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.

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. He is featured in the horror film El Mascarado Massacre.

Championships and accomplishments

Winner Loser LocationEventDateNotes
Rey Misterio Zorro de Oro Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Rey Misterio Angel Azul Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Rey Misterio Tornado Negro Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Rey Misterio Monje Negro Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Rey Misterio Rambo Star Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Rey Misterio Destroyer Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Rey Misterio Delfin Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Rey Misterio Angel de Plata Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Rey Misterio Fraile del Mal Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Rey Misterio Estrella Azul Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Rey Misterio Caballero Rojo Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Rey Misterio Diamante Negro Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Rey Misterio Infernal Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Rey Misterio El Siberiano Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Rey Misterio Estudiante Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Rey Misterio MS-1 Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A
Fishman Rey Misterio Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive event
Rey Misterio Lobo Rubio Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventOctober, 1988
Rey Misterio Huichol Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive event
Rey Misterio Psicosis Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive event
Nicho el Millonario Rey Misterio Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive event
Rey Misterio Salsero Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive event
Rey Misterio Kiss Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive event
Dr. Wagner Jr. Rey Misterio Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive event
Rey Misterio Cien Caras Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive event
Rey Misterio Nicho el Millonario Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive event

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