Rey Mysterio On Dom's Heel Run, Eddie Guerrero, Plans To Retire, WWE Champion, His Legacy
Rey Mysterio (@reymysterio) is a legendary professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas to talk about his incredible career and the fact that he is still wrestling in WWE, being inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame as an active wrestler, his son Dominik developing his heel persona, never wrestling Triple H in WWE, his thoughts on retirement, how he developed the 619 as a wrestling move, being swung on a stretcher by Big Show, his favorite mask, getting thrown like a lawn dart by Kevin Nash, the rumor that he was a stunt double in the horror movie Freddy vs. Jason, his iconic match against Eddie Guerrero at Halloween Havoc in 1997, winning the Royal Rumble from the #2 spot, never turning heel in WWE and much more!
00:00 Into
01:23 Being affiliated with the area code 619
02:40 Does he get recognized when he’s not wearing his mask?
03:40 How does he decide which mask he’s going to wear?
05:59 Does he retire certain masks?
08:02 What were the conversations with WCW about taking off his mask?
10:23 Is it easier wrestling without the mask?
11:17 Does he ever take photos without the mask?
13:40 What gave him the confidence to start wrestling?
14:37 How his opponents helped get him over
16:12 Halloween Havoc '97 vs. Eddie Guerrero
21:28 Why was he not immediately brought to WWE after WCW got bought out
23:09 His influence on smaller wrestlers
24:37 How did he come up with the 619 in WWE?
25:58 What’s his process for inventing new moves?
27:13 Being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame while still active
29:12 His thoughts on Dominik Mysterio's work
32:48 Wrestling Eddie Guerrero for the custody of Dominik
35:55 Does he see Eddie’s influence in the way Dominik wrestles?
36:44 How is Dominik Mysterio so tall?
38:20 Is Dom Mysterio a future world champion?
39:25 Turning 50 this year
40:47 How much longer does he want to wrestle?
43:03 Will WWE ever do a PLE in Mexico?
44:25 Was he ever close to wrestling as a heel in WWE?
45:59 Never having a match with Triple H
46:53 Memories of winning the Royal Rumble in 2006
50:20 When did being World Heavyweight Champion set in?
51:24 Is he able to take the moments in now and enjoy them?
52:12 Doing pull ups backstage and the locker breaks
53:50 Big Show using him as a baseball bat against the ring post
57:57 Kevin Nash throwing him like a lawn dart in WCW
58:45 Getting thrown off of WWE HQ during MITB
59:35 Dominik Mysterio’s first match against Seth Rollins
01:01:41 Did Logan Paul save him at Wrestlemania?
01:02:55 Was he a stunt double for Freddy vs Jason?
01:05:08 How has he been able to have the longevity he’s had?
01:06:38 Being one of the only active WWE Hall of Famers
01:08:11 What is the meaning of Booyaka?
01:08:51 3 things Rey Mysterio is grateful for
