Its fairly obvious that many people dont like Rey Mysterio due to his title reign. However, it has also come to my attention that many people never liked him before his championship. Rey Mysterio is one of my favorite professional wrestlers, and here are my opinions on him:
Point 1: It is not Rey's fault that his championship revolved around Eddie's death. From what I've read, Mysterio never suggested the storyline to Mr. McMahon, so why do you take it out on him? Did you expect Rey to refuse the title reign? This complaint should have been taken out on Vince McMahon, not Rey.
Point 2: Rey Mysterio has led a new audience into Professional Wrestling. The first professional wrestling match I ever watched was of Rey Mysterio. About halfway through the match I had decided that I loved it, and I was going to watch it from then on. If it werent for Rey, I am certain that I would have seen it as 'A bunch of guys in tights that are fake-fighting' and would never have thought twice about the business. Rey Mysterio has not only brought in kids (his main fan-base) but adults as well, who have always been against professional wrestling.
Point 3: Rey Mysterio is an EXTREMELY talented individual. I have never seen anyone in my life that is as good at what he does than Rey Mysterio (Begin here, TNA marks). Rey Mysterio is simply amazing. You can say "The people on the receiving end are doing most of the work," or "He's just an overly-hyped spot monkey" but at the end of the day, he's one of the hardest working athletes in the wwe, if not in all of professional wrestling.
Point 4: Rey Mysterio created a new standard for the word 'CruiserWeight'. This can be debated, but imo Rey Mysterio gave new life to a division that was dead. Whether he is competing for the CW championship or not, Rey will always be a Cruiserweight. Imo, lightweights that use the same tactics as their heavyweight counterparts (Gregory Helms) are a disgrace to the division. Divisions are all about using your differences to your advantage, and Rey did just that. He is the definition of a Cruiserweight, and will be thought of as that for many years to come.
Point 1: It is not Rey's fault that his championship revolved around Eddie's death. From what I've read, Mysterio never suggested the storyline to Mr. McMahon, so why do you take it out on him? Did you expect Rey to refuse the title reign? This complaint should have been taken out on Vince McMahon, not Rey.
Point 2: Rey Mysterio has led a new audience into Professional Wrestling. The first professional wrestling match I ever watched was of Rey Mysterio. About halfway through the match I had decided that I loved it, and I was going to watch it from then on. If it werent for Rey, I am certain that I would have seen it as 'A bunch of guys in tights that are fake-fighting' and would never have thought twice about the business. Rey Mysterio has not only brought in kids (his main fan-base) but adults as well, who have always been against professional wrestling.
Point 3: Rey Mysterio is an EXTREMELY talented individual. I have never seen anyone in my life that is as good at what he does than Rey Mysterio (Begin here, TNA marks). Rey Mysterio is simply amazing. You can say "The people on the receiving end are doing most of the work," or "He's just an overly-hyped spot monkey" but at the end of the day, he's one of the hardest working athletes in the wwe, if not in all of professional wrestling.
Point 4: Rey Mysterio created a new standard for the word 'CruiserWeight'. This can be debated, but imo Rey Mysterio gave new life to a division that was dead. Whether he is competing for the CW championship or not, Rey will always be a Cruiserweight. Imo, lightweights that use the same tactics as their heavyweight counterparts (Gregory Helms) are a disgrace to the division. Divisions are all about using your differences to your advantage, and Rey did just that. He is the definition of a Cruiserweight, and will be thought of as that for many years to come.
