El Rey Del Aire

El Rey Del Aire

### Relatives

Kazuya Mitsushi (Father), Jinyai Mitsushi (Mother), Ito Mitsushi (Sister), Kazuya Mitsushi Jr. (Son)

## Physical Description

### Weight

Unconfirmed

El Rey Del Aire (Born Kitaro Mitsushi) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Reyes Worldwide & WNW.

## **Personal Life**

El Rey Del Aire was born into a Japanese Wrestling family in 1987, his mother was famed for her work in Shimmer & Stardom, and his dad was known for his record breaking World Junior Heavyweight Title reign in AJPW, and later on his legendary 1WW world title reigns.

As well as wrestling parents, El Rey Del Aire has an older sister who was the anomaly of the family, not going into wrestling but rather becoming a Businesswoman turned Wrestling investor.

## **Wrestling Training**

El Rey Del Aire was trained under his Father from the age of 13, as well as several Japanese wrestling legends, such as Atsushi Onita & Yuji Nagata.

El Rey Del Aire was a natural in ring due to his dad being a world class talent and was quickly snapped up by his local promotion, Japan World Of Stardom.

## **JWOS (2000 - 2006)**

El Rey Del Aire started his career in the squared circle as a young lion for his local promotion, wrestling untelevised events against several up and coming wrestlers, including future NJPW young lion, Yuya Uemura.

At the age of 16, El Rey Del Aire had his first televised match in a 6 man tag, teaming with His own father, as well as his other trainer Yuji Nagata. Later in 2003, El Rey Del Aire would taste his first gold in the form of the JWOS Jr. Heavyweight Championship, going on a 243 day reign with the belt, before dropping it and moving into the World title picture.

Come 2005, El Rey Del Aire had made his way to the finals of the JWOS G1 Climax, defeating Mitatari Kuzuya to get his shot at the World title, which he would later win.

El Rey Del Aire would go on a year long reign with the title, beating several up and comers in the business, eventually having to drop the title due to a lack of challengers.

After dropping the title, El Rey Del Aire was approached by New Japan, acquiring about the possibility of him signing on as a Young Lion, an offer he accepted.

## **Young Lion Of New Japan (2006 - 2009)**

El Rey Del Aire moved to New Japan as a Young Lion, excited for the future. He was first regarded for having several matches on PPV pre show's with up-and-comer Prince Devitt.

After several years of making up the numbers in 6 man matches, tagging alongside the likes of Yuji Nagata & Minoru Suzuki, El Rey Del Aire would be approached about going on excursion. El Rey Del Aire would go to New Japan's LA Dojo, wrestling around the local indies and honing his craft, picking up the style of Lucha Libre from several roster members.

El Rey Del Aire would return in 2012 and graduate from being a Young Lion, making his way into the main unit of New Japan.

## **New Japan Main Staple (2012 - 2020)**

El Rey Del Aire is most well known for his 5 Jr Heavyweight Title reigns, in which he put on some of the best Jr. matches in wrestling history with the likes of Kushida & Jushin Thunder Liger.

He's also known for his 3 IC title reigns, and his 1 Heavyweight Title reign.

In 2016, El Rey Del Aire's father would pass away due to complications of a lung related disease, in which El Rey Del Aire would take out months to grieve.

One of his biggest accomplishments is beating Okada in his prime twice in the same year, the same year he won his 3rd & 4th Jr titles.

In 2020, El Rey Del Aire would announce he was departing the company, and would have his final match at Wrestle Kingdom with Jay white, he would lose to White and depart the company.

## **Starting A Family & Match With Onita (2020 - Present)**

Mid 2020, El Rey Del Aire's wife at the time would give birth to his first born child, a son he named after his father, who passed in 2016.

Not too long after his sons birth, Onita would approach his protege about a deathmatch, something El Rey was used to in JWOS, and of course El Rey Del Aire would accept, having no idea what direction to go following it.

The 2 would go on to have a breathtaking match, and after the match, El Rey would grab a mic and go to speak about his future, but got interrupted by Legendary Wrestler, Ramon Reyes, who asked El Rey if he wanted to join his new company, Reyes Worldwide, El Rey accepted and would move to Mexico with his wife and son.

## **Reyes Worldwide (2021 -)**

El Rey Del Aire faced Ca$h Money on RW 1.2, losing in a great match.

## Luchas De Apuestas Record

 El Rey Del Aire (Title Shots)
 El Rey Del Aire (Mask & Career)
 La Maestra Del Vuelo (Leaves AMW)

## **Themes**

* Utami Hayashishita Theme - Reyes Worldwide - Current

## **Moves**

### **Finishers**

* **Kazuya Killshot - (Slapjack - His Father's version)**
* **ドラゴンの怒り(Pronounced: Doragon No Ikari) - (Romero Dragon Sleeper)**

### **Signatures**

* **Shadowfall - (Snapmare & Corkscrew Roundhouse)**
* **Kazuya Killshot - (Black Mass - El Rey's Version)**