Rey Mysterio Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio ( December 11 , 1974 ) is a Mexican - American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Rey Mysterio . He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . Gutiérrez was trained by his uncle Rey Misterio , Sr . and wrestled early on in Mexico where he learned the " Lucha Libre " high flying style that has been his trademark . Despite weighing only 175 lb ( 79 kg ) Gutérrez has achieved success wrestling in both the heavyweight and cruiserweight weightclasses , as well as tag team competition . Gutiérrez originally worked for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) in Mexico , from 1992 to 1995 , Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) , from 1995 to 1996 and World Championship Wrestling , from 1996 to 2001 , as Rey Misterio , Jr . / Rey Mysterio , Jr . but dropped the " Junior " from his name when he began working for the WWE in 2002 . Mysterio is known for having a high flying style , which helped kick - start the cruiserweight wrestling revolution in the United States in the late 1990 s during his time in WCW . In WCW , Mysterio won the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship five times , the WCW World Tag Team Championship three times and the WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship once with Billy Kidman as part of the Filthy Animals ( Kidman and Mysterio were the only Cruiserweight Tag Team Champs before WCW closed . ) In WWE , Mysterio has won the World Heavyweight Championship two times , the WWE World Cruiserweight Championship three times , the WWE Tag Team Championship four times and the WWE Intercontinental Championship twice , making him the 21st person to win the Triple Crown Championship . Mysterio was also the winner of 2006 Royal Rumble . Professional wrestling career . Early career . Óscar Gutiérrez was born on December 11 , 1974 . He was trained by his uncle Rey Misterio , Sr . and made his pro debut in 1989 in a Flyin Mexican church . 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 . Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( 1992 – 1995 ) . In Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) , Mysterio feuded with Juventud Guerrera . Mysterio ' s uncle Misterio , Sr . also took on Juventud in a tag match : Misterio , Sr . and Mysterio , Jr . , taking on Juventud and his father Fuerza Guerrera . Extreme Championship Wrestling ( 1995 – 1996 ) . 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 . World Championship Wrestling ( 1996 - 2001 ) . Cruiserweight division ( 1996 – 1999 ) . Rey Mysterio , Jr . made his WCW debut on June 16 , 1996 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 another shot at the Cruiserweight Title . The next night on the July 8 edition of " WCW Monday Nitro " , he defeated Malenko to win his first Cruiserweight Championship . He reigned as champion for three months , which included title defenses against the likes of Ultimate Dragon , Malenko , and Super Caló before he lost the title to Malenko at Halloween Havoc . After his first Cruiserweight title reign ended , Mysterio challenged Ultimate Dragon for the J - Crown Championship , but was unsuccessful in his title match at the 1996 World War 3 . Giant Killer and Unmasking ( 1999 ) . In 1999 , after the two factions of nWo reformed – nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac – they demanded that the LWO disband . Mysterio refused to take off his LWO colors and was attacked by the nWo as a result . This led to a match at SuperBrawl IX where Mysterio and tag partner Konnan lost a " Hair vs . Mask match " against Kevin Nash and Scott Hall , forcing Mysterio to remove his mask . After the match , he phoned his uncle to tell him the news . Mysterio has publicly expressed his disappointment over being unmasked : Mysterio later became a " giant killer " by defeating large opponents such as Kevin Nash , Bam Bam Bigelow , and Scott Norton . He faced Nash at Uncensored in a match where Lex Luger interfered and helped Nash in winning the match . Although he participated in several notable matches with some of the heavyweight top card wrestlers , it was made very clear to him that he would never receive a push to become a main eventer . This was due to Eric Bischoff utilizing cruiserweights as alternative , mid - card entertainment as opposed to the more conventional style that led WCW programming . As one of the top wrestlers in the cruiserweight division , Mysterio would go on to voice his disdain in regards to not being pushed : The next night on " Nitro " , he defeated Billy Kidman to win his fourth Cruiserweight Championship . Two weeks later , both men teamed with each other and defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship , making Mysterio a double champion . Mysterio successfully defended his Cruiserweight Title against his tag team partner Kidman at Spring Stampede before losing the title on the April 19 edition of " Nitro " to Psychosis in a Fatal Four - Way match that also involved Juventud Guerrera and Blitzkrieg . On the following edition of " Nitro " , he defeated Psychosis to win his fifth Cruiserweight Championship . At Slamboree , Mysterio and Kidman lost the World Tag Team titles to Raven and Perry Saturn in a Triangle match , also involving former champions Benoit and Malenko . No Limit Soldiers ; Filthy Animals ( 1999 – 2001 ) . In the summer of 1999 , Mysterio teamed with long time friend Konnan , becoming members of Master P ' s No Limit Soldiers , feuding with the West Texas Rednecks . At The Great American Bash , they defeated Rednecks members Curt Hennig and Bobby Duncum , Jr . in a tag team match . At Bash at the Beach , they defeated the Rednecks in a four - on - four Elimination tag team match when Mysterio pinned Hennig . After Master P ' s departure from WCW , Mysterio formed a stable with Eddie Guerrero and Billy Kidman known as the Filthy Animals . 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 " , Mysterio lost the Cruiserweight Title to Lenny Lane . On the October 18 edition of " Nitro " , Mysterio and Konnan teamed up together ( after Konnan joined the Filthy Animals ) to defeat Harlem Heat for the World Tag Team Championship . Mysterio , however , was injured during the match and was sidelined due to injury . Billy Kidman substituted for Mysterio and teamed with Konnan during their title defense against Harlem Heat and The First Family , in which the Filthy Animals went on to lose the title back to Harlem Heat . Mysterio returned in the spring of 2000 and remained a steady performer , eventually joining the New Blood faction in early 2000 opposing the Millionaire ' s Club . On the August 14 edition of " Nitro " , Mysterio and Juventud defeated The Great Muta and Vampiro to win the World Tag Team Championship . They were stripped of the title , however , after Ernest Miller pinned Disco Inferno with the stipulation that if he pinned Disco , Mysterio and Guerrera would be stripped of the title . The Filthy Animals then feuded with the Natural Born Thrillers in the fall of the year . At Fall Brawl , the Filthy Animals fought the Thrillers to a no contest in an Elimination tag team match . Mysterio reformed his tag team with Kidman and the two challenged for the World Tag Team Championship in a Triangle match at Halloween Havoc , facing the champions Natural Born Thrillers and the Boogie Knights , where the Thrillers retained . At the beginning of 2001 , the Filthy Animals feuded with Team Canada , to whom they lost in a Penalty Box match at Sin . At SuperBrawl Revenge , Mysterio unsuccessfully challenged Chavo Guerrero , Jr . for the Cruiserweight Title . Kidman and Mysterio participated in a Cruiserweight tag team tournament for the newly created WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship and advanced to the final round where they ended up losing to Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo . On the March 26 ( and the final ) edition of " Nitro " , they defeated Skipper and Romeo in a rematch to win the Cruiserweight Tag Team Titles before WCW was sold to the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . Independent circuit and Mexico ( 2001 – 2002 ) . After WCW closed Mysterio still received a paycheck from WCW owners Time Warner but was allowed to work for independent promotions and still receive his salary . Mysterio wrestled for the short lived X Wrestling Federation ( XWF ) promotion . During this time , he also made some appearances for the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) promotion in Mexico , wrestling without his mask . In 2001 , Mysterio competed with Eddie Guerrero and CM Punk in a three - way match for the IWA Mid - South Heavyweight Championship , a match Guerrero won . World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2002 – 2015 ) . 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 . He eventually began a feud with Kurt Angle , which culminated in a match at SummerSlam that Angle won after forcing Mysterio to submit to the ankle lock . Later on he 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 . 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 13 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 . Cruiserweight Champion ( 2003 – 2004 ) . On the 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 . 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 for the Cruiserweight title . On the June 5 edition of " SmackDown ! " , he defeated Hardy to win his sixth Cruiserweight Championship . Mysterio ' s Cruiserweight reign ended when he lost the title to Tajiri on the September 25 edition of " SmackDown ! " . On the January 1 , 2004 edition of " SmackDown ! " , Mysterio defeated Tajiri to win his seventh Cruiserweight Championship . After a successful title defense against Jamie Noble at Royal Rumble , Mysterio lost the title to Chavo Guerrero at No Way Out . At WrestleMania XX , Mysterio took part in a Cruiserweight Open for the title , but lost as Chavo retained the title . On the June 17 edition of " SmackDown ! " , he defeated Chavo Classic for a record - setting eighth Cruiserweight Championship . He successfully defended the title against Classic ' s son Chavo Guerrero at The Great American Bash . While Mysterio was Cruiserweight Champion , Spike Dudley turned heel after plowing Mysterio through a table and joined the other Dudleys before winning the Cruiserweight Title from Mysterio on the July 29 edition of " SmackDown ! " . At Survivor Series , he participated in a Fatal Four - Way match for the Cruiserweight Title involving the champion Spike , Chavo Guerrero , and Billy Kidman . Mysterio lost when Dudley pinned Guerrero to retain . Feud with Eddie Guerrero ( 2005 ) . After an unsuccessful attempt at regaining the Cruiserweight Title , Mysterio formed a tag team with Rob Van Dam , and went on to win the Tag Team Championship from Kenzo Suzuki and René Dupreé on the December 9 edition of " SmackDown ! " . They successfully defended the title against the former champions at Armageddon , before losing the title to the Basham Brothers on the January 13 , 2005 edition of " SmackDown ! " after Van Dam was injured . Mysterio then teamed up with Eddie Guerrero to win the Tag Team Championship back from the Bashams at No Way Out . In a departure from traditional booking , the new champions did not defend their title at WrestleMania 21 , but instead had a match against each other which Rey won . Three months later , at ECW One Night Stand , Mysterio faced and defeated long - time rival Psychosis for the first time in nearly five years . The match at WrestleMania was part of a storyline in which Guerrero turned on Mysterio and beat him up after abandoning him during a match against MNM for the Tag Team Championship . Then after a no disqualification match against Chavo , Eddie came out and slammed Mysterio on the steel steps , displaying Eddie ' s increasing frustration with being unable to defeat Mysterio . Guerrero and Mysterio continued to feud , with Guerrero threatening to reveal a secret he and Mysterio shared involving Mysterio ' s real - life son Dominik , unless Mysterio deferred to Guerrero ' s authority . Guerrero later revealed that , in the storyline , he was Dominik ' s biological father . The storyline went that Guerrero knew Mysterio was having trouble starting his own family , so Guerrero left Dominik as a baby with Mysterio and his wife Angie to raise . In subsequent weeks , Guerrero threatened to take custody of Dominik , drawing up custody papers and having his lawyer present them to Mysterio . At SummerSlam , Mysterio defeated Guerrero in a ladder match for the custody of Dominik . On November 13 , 2005 , Eddie Guerrero was found dead in his hotel room in Minneapolis , Minnesota . That same day at a WWE " Super Show " where " SmackDown ! " and " Raw " were both taped , Mysterio gave an emotional speech about Eddie , and in a show of respect removed his mask ( though he put his head down , so no one could see his face ) . Mysterio went on to defeat Shawn Michaels in an interpromotional match later that night . After the match , Michaels and Mysterio hugged in the ring and Mysterio pointed up to the sky , crying , in memory of Guerrero . Mysterio participated in the main event of Survivor Series as part of Team SmackDown ! along with Randy Orton , Bobby Lashley , Batista , and JBL who defeated Team Raw ( Shawn Michaels , Kane , The Big Show , Carlito , and Chris Masters ) . After Survivor Series , Mysterio faced Big Show in a match billed as " David vs . Goliath " in a " SmackDown ! " special show . The match stemmed from Mysterio eliminating Big Show at Survivor Series , and ended as a " no contest " when Big Show ' s tag team partner Kane interfered in the match . Mysterio continued to feud with Raw ' s World Tag Team Champions , even finding a tag team partner in World Heavyweight Champion Batista who , along with Mysterio , would be set to face Raw ' s Kane and The Big Show in a tag match at Armageddon . Before Armageddon , Batista and Mysterio defeated Mysterio ' s longtime rivals MNM on the December 19 edition of " SmackDown ! " to win the Tag Team Championship in a match they both dedicated to Eddie Guerrero . Now the Tag Team Champions , Mysterio and Batista ' s match with Big Show and Kane was billed as " Champions vs . Champions . " At Armageddon , Mysterio and Batista lost this " Raw vs . SmackDown ! " match when Kane pinned Mysterio after a chokeslam . On the December 30 edition of " SmackDown ! " , MNM invoked their rematch clause , defeating Batista and Mysterio with help from Mark Henry to regain the Tag Team Championship . Mysterio and Batista lost a Steel Cage match in an effort to reclaim the titles the following week , again courtesy of interference by Henry . World Heavyweight Champion ( 2006 ) . At Royal Rumble , Mysterio won the 2006 Royal Rumble match after entering at the number two spot and lastly eliminating Randy Orton to win the match . By winning the Royal Rumble , Mysterio earned a World Heavyweight title shot at WrestleMania 22 . By lasting over sixty - two minutes in the match , Mysterio also set a Royal Rumble record for longevity . Mysterio dedicated his performance at the Royal Rumble to Eddie Guerrero . After his win , he was congratulated by Chris Benoit , Dean Malenko , Chavo Guerrero , and Rob Van Dam – all close friends and family of Eddie . During the February 3 , 2006 episode of " SmackDown ! " , an upset Orton interrupted Mysterio ' s victory speech , challenging Mysterio to a match for his WrestleMania world title shot . 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 . Orton defeated Mysterio at No Way Out after illegally using the ropes to get the pin . On the next edition of " SmackDown ! " , however , General Manager Theodore Long added Mysterio to the title match , making it a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight title . At WrestleMania 22 , Mysterio defeated Orton and then - World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle , pinning Orton after a 619 to win his first World Heavyweight Championship . On the April 7 edition of " SmackDown ! " , Mysterio – who was billed as being an " underdog champion " , made his first successful World Heavyweight title defense against Randy Orton . Mysterio went on to retain his title again during a WrestleMania rematch on " SmackDown ! " against Kurt Angle , three weeks later . The week before the title defense took place saw the start of a feud between the then - United States Champion John " Bradshaw " Layfield and Mysterio . The rivalry kicked off after JBL stated he deserved the World Heavyweight title during his celebration of becoming the U . S . Champion . The feud with JBL saw Mysterio face off against any opponent of JBL ' s choosing in the three weeks leading up to his title match against Mysterio at Judgment Day . Mysterio was defeated by Mark Henry and The Great Khali in separate non - title matches before wrestling Kane to a " no contest " ; Mysterio retained his title against JBL at Judgement Day . The feud intensified when JBL lost the U . S . Title to Bobby Lashley five days later on " SmackDown ! " after being tricked by Mysterio to take on all comers like he himself had . This led JBL to vow that if he did not win his rematch against Mysterio , he would quit SmackDown ! . In the main event of the evening , Mysterio retained the World Heavyweight Championship , causing JBL to leave SmackDown ! , until ECW One Night Stand , when JBL announced he would return as a color commentator . 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 . Mysterio began a feud with King Booker after Booker won a battle royal to become the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship . Booker attacked Mysterio from behind backstage with the help of Booker ' s wife Queen Sharmell . The next week on " SmackDown ! " , Mysterio gained revenge by attacking Booker and his " court " . This rivalry continued for several weeks and saw Mysterio defeating Booker ' s court member William Regal on an edition of " SmackDown ! " , moments before attacking the challenger and hitting him with a 619 around the steel post . At The Great American Bash , Mysterio lost the World Heavyweight Championship after Chavo Guerrero turned on Mysterio and hit him with a steel chair ; Chavo cost Mysterio his rematch the following week . This culminated in a match at SummerSlam where Mysterio lost to Guerrero after Vickie Guerrero tried to stop both men from fighting but accidentally knocked Mysterio off the top turnbuckle . On the following edition of " SmackDown ! " , Vickie turned heel on Mysterio after she hit him in the back with a steel chair and gave him an injury , thus , siding with Guerrero . Mysterio then defeated Guerrero in a Falls Count Anywhere match at No Mercy . Subsequently , Guerrero challenged Mysterio to an " I Quit " match . In that match , Chavo injured Mysterio ' s knee , using the match to write Mysterio out of the storyline for a while to get knee surgery . Return and Feud with Chavo Guerrero ( 2007 – 2008 ) . Mysterio made his in - ring return at SummerSlam , defeating Guerrero with the 619 , after Guerrero obsessed over Mysterio ' s return as well as wanting to injure Mysterio again . On the August 31 edition of " SmackDown ! " , Mysterio won a " Championship Competition " to become the number 1 contender for the World Heavyweight Championship , defeating Batista and Finlay . On the September 7 edition of " SmackDown ! " , Mysterio had an " I Quit " match with Chavo Guerrero , 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 . Mysterio then began a feud with The Great Khali , which would lead to a match at Unforgiven where he would face Khali for the World Heavyweight Championship ; the match was eventually made a Triple Threat match also involving Batista , but was unsuccessful in recapturing the title . Mysterio then began a feud with Finlay , an opponent chosen by JBL . The rivalry was marked as " Fight vs . Flight " , a competition between the two contrasting fighting styles of both wrestlers – Finlay ' s physicality , versus the high - flying Mysterio . On October 28 , after fighting to a " no contest " at No Mercy , followed by a double - disqualification in a number one contender ' s match for Batista ' s World Heavyweight title on the next " SmackDown ! " ( The Undertaker would succeed the pair ) , he defeated Finlay in a Stretcher match at Cyber Sunday . During this feud , he conceded one match to Finlay on an episode of " SmackDown ! " and was part of the winning team at Survivor Series which consisted of both wrestlers on opposing sides ( although Mysterio was second to be eliminated ) . The rivalry ended after Survivor Series as Finlay turned face . He re - entered the world title picture when he emerged victorious in the Beat the Clock challenge for the chance to face the World Heavyweight Champion Edge at Royal Rumble . However , he was unsuccessful in winning the championship . WWE . com announced on February 14 that Mysterio suffered a biceps injury during an overseas tour . Despite the injury , Mysterio faced Edge for the title again at No Way Out . On the February 22 edition of " SmackDown ! " , Mysterio announced that his injury would keep him out of action for at least six months , and he eventually underwent three surgeries within the space of a month . Raw and Intercontinental Champion ( 2008 – 2009 ) . Mysterio made his return on the June 23 episode of " Raw " , as Mysterio was the first wrestler 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 . General Manager Mike Adamle announced 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 Glenn Jacobs , 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 . With this win , Mysterio became the twenty first Triple Crown Champion in WWE history . 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 the first time since 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 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 . Return to SmackDown , 2nd World Heavyweight Championship Reign , and feud with Alberto Del Rio ( 2009 - 2011 ) . Mysterio returned from his suspension at Hell in a Cell to face Chris Jericho and 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 WWE Bragging Rights , Mysterio was unsuccessful in winning the World Heavyweight Championship . In a Fatal Four - Way match with Batista , CM Punk , and then - champion The Undertaker , Mysterio broke up Batista ' s pin on Undertaker , 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 faced Batista at Survivor Series where Batista delivered three Batista Bombs on Mysterio leading to the referee stopping the match . Mysterio and Batista faced off during a later Smackdown episode that saw the Undertaker interfere in the match when he attacked Batista . A few weeks later Mysterio successfully defeated Batista to win a shot at World Heavyweight Championship . Mysterio faced Undertaker for the World title on December 25 , 2009 but Batista interfered resulting in a disqualification . On January 1 , 2010 Mysterio participated in a " Beat the Clock " tournament . During Batista ' s " Beat the Clock " challenge , Batista was about to beat Mysterio ' s time that he had got earlier in the show , but Mysterio pulled the referee out of the ring while he was counting for a pin resulting in Batista losing the challenge as time ran out . Later on it was announced that Mysterio and Batista would face each other the following week to become the number one contender . During that match , both were seemingly knocked out by The Undertaker after the lights went out , resulting in a no contest . The following week in a rematch , Mysterio managed to win the title shot for The Undertaker ' s World Heavyweight Championship at the Royal Rumble by defeating Batista in a Steel Cage match . At the Royal Rumble , The Undertaker successfully defended the title against Mysterio , putting an end to the storyline between Mysterio , Batista , and The Undertaker . Following the Rumble , Mysterio qualified for an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship at the Elimination Chamber pay - per - view . In the weeks leading up to the Elimination Chamber , Mysterio began a feud with CM Punk that also involved Punk ' s " Straight Edge Society " ( SES : Luke Gallows , and Serena ) . During the Elimination Chamber match , Mysterio eliminated Punk from the match , but ultimately lost the match when he himself was eliminated by John Morrison . In the weeks following the Elimination Chamber event , tension between Punk and Mysterio rose after Mysterio interfered in a Money in the Bank qualifing match , causing Punk to lose . During the on - screen celebration of Rey Mysterio ' s daughter ' s ninth birthday the SES showed up , taunting Mysterio and challenging him to a match at WrestleMania XXVI as well as a match right there and then . Mysterio declined to answer as he escorted his family away from the arena while Punk declared that Mysterio was a coward . Later in the night , during Luke Gallows ' match against Kane , Mysterio returned to the ring and proceeded to attack Punk after the latter interfered in the match , chasing Punk from the arena . Mysterio later accepted the challenge for WrestleMania , making it a street fight . Punk told Mysterio he would have to beat Gallows for him to accept the challenge as a street fight , which Mysterio was unable to do . After the match , Punk said that if Mysterio were to lose at Wrestlemania , he would be forced to join the SES . Punk ' s attempt to convert Mysterio failed as Mysterio defeated Punk at Wrestlemania . Five days later on Smackdown , Punk challenged Mysterio to another match at Extreme Rules , and if Mysterio won , Punk would shave his head bald . At Extreme Rules , Mysterio lost to Punk due to interference from a masked SES member , which meant Punk saved his hair on the night . At Over the Limit , Mysterio faced Punk once more with both men reinstating previous stipulations ( Mysterio ' s allegiance to The SES vs Punk ' s hair . ) Mysterio defeated Punk thus resulting in Mysterio shaving Punk ' s hair . On the May 28th edition of SmackDown , Mysterio fought The Undertaker to qualify for the World Heavyweight Championship title match at Fatal 4 - Way , which he lost but during the match inadvertently injured the Undertaker . On June 4 , 2010 , Mysterio won a Battle Royal involving the whole SmackDown roster to earn The Undertaker ' s vacated spot due to the injury , joining Champion Jack Swagger , Big Show , and CM Punk . At Fatal 4 - Way , he won the title after pinning Swagger . On July 2 , 2010 Mysterio saved Big Show from an attack by Jack Swagger and Cody Rhodes . Later that night , Mysterio teamed with Big Show in a match against Swagger and Rhodes which they won by disqualification . Swagger applied an ankle lock on Mysterio , ignoring the referee ' s five count as he was intent on injuring Mysterio . The following week Swagger attacked Mysterio during an interview , applying the ankle lock once more . On the following edition of SmackDown he was interviewed , stating that his new ankle brace would help him stand and be able to defend his title at the Money in the Bank PPV against Swagger . At Money in the Bank , Mysterio defeated Swagger to reatain the title , however Swagger continued attacking the ankle after the match until Kane , who had earlier won the SmackDown Money in the Bank ladder match , came to the ring to chase Swagger away , seemingly to protect Mysterio . However , Kane returned with a referee and cashed in his title shot , defeating Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship in a very short match . Seemingly denying his rematch clause , on the July 20 Smackdown tapings , Mysterio defeated Swagger in a 2 out of 3 falls match to remain the # 1 contender for the World Heavyweight Championship , earning a title match against Kane at Summerslam . However , during the weeks before SummerSlam , Kane had marked Mysterio as the one who had attacked The Undertaker putting him in a vegetative state ( which was a storyline put in place to explain Undertaker ' s absence due to the injury he had sustained against Mysterio in the Fatal Four Way qualifying match . ) Mysterio retaliated saying that Kane was the true culprit . After the match at SummerSlam , which Mysterio ultimately lost , Kane had attempted to put Mysterio in a casket only for The Undertaker to emerge from the casket and ended up clearing his name when Kane was revealed to be the one behind the attack on The Undertaker . The following SmackDown he lost via submission to the debuting Alberto Del Rio . On the August 20 , 2010 edition of SmackDown , he lost a No DQ match to Kane , and afterwards was attacked by Alberto Del Rio on his injured left arm , fracturing Mysterio ' s wrist and sparking a feud between the two . Mysterio returned on the first episode of SmackDown ! on Syfy and confronted Alberto Del Rio , where he hit Del Rio ' s personal ring announcer with a 619 after Del Rio escaped the ring . On the October 8 edition of Smackdown , Mysterio defeated Del Rio , ending his undefeated streak . On the October 15 , 2010 episode of WWE Friday Night Smackdown , Mysterio defeated Cody Rhodes making him the second member of the Smackdown Bragging Rights Team . Later he wins for the Team SmackDown alongside with Edge . At Survivor Series Rey Mysterio alongside with Big Show , MVP , Chris Masters , Kofi Kingston and defeat Team Del Rio wheres consists Alberto , Tyler Reks , Drew McIntyre , Cody Rhodes , Jack Swagger . Mysterio continues began to feud with Alberto until in 2 out of 3 falls . But later he was defeated until Alberto personal ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez interference . After the match Rey Mysterio give Ricardo 619 thus ending feud of them . Mysterio enter a new feud with Cody Rhodes in singles match on SmackDown . After Mysterio gave 619 to Cody Rhodes resulting Cody ' s nose breaking . Thus Cody does not compete in Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber . Mysterio entering Royal Rumble at number 29 but he was being eliminated by Wade Barrett . Later on SmackDown , Mysterio defeated Jack Swagger to qualifying for World Heavyweight Championship at Elimination Chamber . He entering at number 5 but he is eliminated by Edge after was hit by spear . Feud with Dashing Cody Rhodes ( 2011 ) . On the February 25 , Cody Rhodes back to SmackDown after his surgery . After had a match with Kane , Dusty Rhodes appeared an offer Mysterio a fake handshake then Cody attacked him from behind and unmask him at the end of his attack . On the March 28 Mysterio accept Cody challenged at WrestleMania XXVII but failed to win the match . Mysterio was participated for 20 man battle royal for vacated World Heavyweight Championship but he was eliminated by Jack Swagger with interference by Michael Cole . But the battle royal waswonn by Mysterio real life friend Christian . Move to Raw ( 2011 ) . On April 26 , Mysterio was drafted to Raw . Later he defeated in the same night he defeat the Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett . Mysterio soon entered into a 8 - man one night tournament to crown a new WWE Champion . Mysterio defeated Dolph Ziggler and R - Truth to qualify for the finals . The finals got pushed to the next Raw because of the termination of Mr . McMahon . Mysterio defeated The Miz in the finals to win his first ever WWE Championship . After the match Raw Money in the Bank winner Alberto Del Rio tried to cash in his briefcase but Mysterio got the jump on him . Mysterio ' s night was far from over . New COO Triple H announced that WWE Champion Mysterio was going to defend his newly won championship against former holder John Cena . Mysterio lost his WWE Championship in the Raw main event to John Cena . After losing his title rematch to then - WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio , Rey was injured by Del Rio . Rey would return briefly at the 2011 Slammy Awards to give former rival CM Punk the Superstar of The Year award . On the August 8 episode of Raw , Mysterio was attacked by The Miz , giving him with a storyline injury . At SummerSlam 2011 , Mysterio competed in a 6 - man tag team match with Kofi Kingston and John Morrison to defeat The Miz , Alberto Del Rio and R - Truth . The next night , Mysterio was unsuccessful in his rematch against Alberto Del Rio for the WWE Championship . Injuries and various tag teams ( 2011 - 2015 ) . Mysterio suffered an injury in late August 2011 , and a storyline was put in place to write Mysterio off television , by blaming Alberto Del Rio . Mysterio returned at the Slammy Awards to present the Superstar of the Year Award to CM Punk . On April 26 , 2012 , WWE reported that Mysterio had been suspended for 60 days due to his second violation of the company ' s Talent Wellness Program policy and that his suspension would expire on June 25 . After an absence of almost a year , Mysterio returned on the July 16 , 2012 , episode of Raw , saving Zack Ryder from his old rival , Alberto Del Rio . Four days later on SmackDown , Mysterio returned to in - ring action when he teamed up with World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus to defeat Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler by disqualification . On August 19 at SummerSlam , Mysterio unsuccessfully challenged The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship . During the match , Mysterio suffered a legitimate concussion , rendering him inactive for a week , but he returned to SmackDown on the August 31 episode . On September 16 at Night of Champions , Mysterio failed again to capture the Intercontinental Championship from The Miz in a fatal - four way match , also involving Cody Rhodes and Sin Cara . The following night on Raw , Mysterio and Sin Cara teamed up to defeat Epico & Primo in a tag team match , after which they were attacked by the Prime Time Players ( Darren Young and Titus O ' Neil ) . In October , Mysterio and Sin Cara entered a tournament to determine the number one contenders to the WWE Tag Team Championship , defeating Epico and Primo in the first round and the Prime Time Players in the semi - finals . Mysterio and Sin Cara were set to face the team of Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow on the October 15 episode of Raw , but the match was postponed due to Mysterio legitimately suffering from effects of the stomach flu . The final took place the following week , on October 22 , where he and Sin Cara were defeated by Rhodes and Sandow . On November 18 at the Survivor Series pay - per - view , Mysterio and Sin Cara were victorious in a 10 - man elimination tag team match alongside Brodus Clay , Justin Gabriel , and Tyson Kidd against Epico , Primo , Prime Time Players , and Tensai . On December 16 at , Mysterio and Sin Cara were defeated by Team Rhodes Scholars ( Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow ) in a number one contenders Table match for the WWE Tag Team Championship . Two days later on SmackDown , Mysterio was sidelined with a storyline injury when he and Sin Cara were attacked by The Shield . This was used to write them off television , as Mysterio was taking some time off , and Sin Cara underwent a knee surgery . Mysterio returned on January 27 , 2013 , at the Royal Rumble , entering the Royal Rumble at number fourteen but was eliminated by Wade Barrett . On the following episode of SmackDown , Mysterio and Sin Cara defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No ( Daniel Bryan and Kane ) in a non - title match . In March , Mysterio took another leave of absence due to a legitimate knee injury , explained in storyline as an attack by Mark Henry . After eight months , Mysterio returned at a WWE live event on October 17 , 2013 , and returned to television as part of the Spanish commentary team at Hell in a Cell . On the November 18 episode of Raw , Mysterio saved CM Punk and Daniel Bryan from an attack by The Wyatt Family and The Real Americans ( Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro ) , which led to a 10 man elimination tag team match at Survivor Series , but Mysterio ' s team lost . At TLC : Tables , Ladders and Chairs Mysterio teamed with Big Show to unsuccessfully challenge Cody Rhodes and Goldust for the WWE Tag Team Championship in a four - way match , also involving Ryback and Curtis Axel , and The Real Americans . At the Royal Rumble pay - per - view on January 26 , 2014 , Mysterio entered the Royal Rumble match at # 30 , but was eliminated by Seth Rollins . At WrestleMania XXX , Mysterio competed in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal but was eliminated by Cesaro . [ 168 ] After a loss against Bad News Barrett the night after WrestleMania Mysterio decided to take to time off to heal a wrist injury . However , during his hiatus , it was reported Mysterio wanted to leave WWE , but WWE extended his contract without his approval . Mysterio sent a video to AAA TripleManía and visited Lucha Underground . On February 26 , 2015 , Mysterio profile was moved to Alumni section , meaning his depature from the company . Return to Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( 2014 - Present ) . Five days later after being released from WWE , it was announced on March 3 , 2015 , that Mysterio had been re - signed by AAA for the first time since 1995 . A few days later AAA announced that Rey Mysterio using his old previously WCW ring name , Rey Mysterio Jr . , would team up with Myzteziz in the main event of AAA ' s 2015 pay - per - view Rey de Reyes ( " King of Kings " ) show on March 18 , 2015 against and defeated Los Perros del Mal leader El Hijo del Perro Aguayo and Pentagón Jr . to win the match when Mysterio Jr . scored the pin . Three days later on March 21 , 2015 , Aguayo died following a freak accident the night before during a tag team match where Aguayo teamed with Manik to face Mysterio and Extreme Tiger . Two months later after El Hijo del Perro Aguayo ' s death , on May 24 , 2015 , Mysterio came together with Myzteziz and El Patrón Alberto to form the " Dream Team " for AAA ' s Lucha Libre World Cup . The trio eventually won the tournament , defeating Johnny Mundo , Matt Hardy and Mr . Anderson in the finals with Mysterio pinning Mundo in a singles sudden death overtime for the win For " TripleManía XXIII " , AAA ' s biggest show of the year , a " dream match " between Mysterio and Myzteziz was announced . Both wrestlers teamed during their time in WWE and AAA but had never competed one - on - one against each other . On August 9 at " Triplemanía XXIII " Mysterio was victorious , submitting Myzteziz with a " Fujiwara armbar " . After the match , Myzteziz turned " rudo " and sprayed mist at Mysterio ' s face and challenged him to a " Lucha de Apuestas " . Mysterio has also appeared on a number of independent shows , facing Amazing Red , Ricochet , and PJ Black , among others . Lucha Underground ( 2015 - present ) . Mysterio has recently signed with Lucha Underground on December 12 , 2015 and will appear on the second season . Personal life . Mysterio and his wife Angie Mysterio have two children , a son , Dominik Mysterio , born 1997 , and a daughter , Aalyah , born 2001 . In an interview with " The Miami Herald " in January 2009 , Mysterio revealed that he and his wife are expecting their third child . He has tattoos of his two children ' s names on his right and left biceps . He also has tattoos dedicated to his wife , Angie . His wife and two oldest children have all appeared on wrestling shows alongside Gutiérrez , including Dominik being in a storyline between Rey and Eddie Guerrero . On March 19 , 2007 , " Sports Illustrated " posted on its website an article in its continuing series investigating a steroid and HGH ring used by a number of professional athletes in several sports . That article mentioned several current and former WWE wrestlers , including Mysterio who was alleged to have obtained nandrolone and stanozolol . WWE subsequently stated that the allegations preceded the Talent Wellness program WWE launched in February 2006 . On August 27 , 2009 , WWE announced that Gutiérrez would receive a 30 day suspension due to a violation of the wellness program . Days later Gutiérrez defended himself in a newspaper interview by explaining the drugs as being on a prescription for his knee and arm . While the Wellness Policy allows for prescribed drugs , Mysterio further contested he had been on a family holiday and subsequently in Europe promoting SummerSlam , giving him only a day to provide the prescription after being notified . He has a cousin who wrestles in the Tijuana area as El Hijo de Rey Misterio ( " The Son of Rey Misterio " ) . He wears a similar mask and ring attire . Gutiérrez ' s father ' s name is Roberto Sr . , his mother ' s name is Maria and he has three brothers : Luis , Lalo , and Roberto Gutiérrez ; he is the nephew of Rey Misterio , Sr . Oscar Gutiérrez is friends with Noah " Wuv " Bernardo , of P . O . D . The two met while in high school and P . O . D . performs Mysterio ' s theme song , Booyaka 619 . He is a Roman Catholic , frequently crossing himself before every match and bearing numerous religious tattoos on his body , most notably a cross on his chest attached to rosaries as well as other crosses and allusions to God . Other media . On an episode of the television show " Heroes " entitled " The Kindness of Strangers " , the character Monica sees Mysterio give Randy Orton the 619 at WrestleMania 22 . Later in the show , she uses her power to recreate any physical activity she sees to perform a modified 619 , similar to Mysterio giving the 619 around a ringpost , to stop a robbery . Mysterio has been a subject of several DVDs during his wrestling career , including " Rey Mysterio : 619 " , which was released in 2003 , the WWE produced " Rey Mysterio : The Biggest Little Man " , which was released on October 23 , 2007 . He was also featured on the DVD " Before They Were Wrestling Stars : Rey Mysterio Jr " in 2007 which featured matches from his time in Mexico . Mysterio ' s name is mentioned in the Wale track " The Cliche Lil Wayne Feature ( It ' s the Remix Baby ! ) " from " The Mixtape About Nothing " album . Mysterio also mentioned on the song " Birthday Bitches " by the Insane Clown Posse on their album " The Wraith " . With Billy Kidman or Edge With Rob Van Dam With Batista or Edge