Rey Mysterio talks Eddie Guerrero, Dominick, potential PLEs in Mexico, more

[Chris]

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"For me, from the moment I saw Eddie for the first time as a fan was roughly early '90s in Tijuana wrestling by my uncle's side and had seen his growth from then to 2005 when he left us," he said. "Eddie, to me, was like a chameleon. He could adapt in every single way he needed to adapt. He just had that perfection in him to make it work as a good guy and as a bad guy, to play the role of Dominik's biological father.
"All these scenarios that were put in front of him and he knew how to work," he continued. "I think now, Eddie would definitely have adapted to this style and not only that, the knowledge he would've passed on to the Superstars of today. That's what I would really have loved."

"I see a lot of bits and pieces [of Eddie in Dominik], even if it's sudden movements that he does or pictures that I see," Rey told B/R. "I'll compare him to a picture that I have of Eddie and go, 'Wow.' I tell my wife, 'Did you really cheat on me with Eddie?' and say, 'Look at him there and look at him here.' She always says to me, 'Yeah, I did and I didn't tell you.' No, I always enjoy seeing that because Eddie represents so much, not only to me but my entire family and to Dominik."
Rey admitted to catching Dom watching videos of Eddie when he was first breaking into the business, doing everything he could to learn from one of the best ever and pay homage when possible.
"The frog splash, when he did it for the first time at Survivor Series 2019 when I faced Brock," he said. "That was the first time he did a frog splash. I remember when he was asked, 'Hey, can you do the frog splash?' 'Yeah, yeah, I can.' Afterward, I asked him, 'Have you done it before?' He goes, 'No.' Things like that and to see his growth now and how he does it nowadays, I truly enjoy it and I have a lot to thank Eddie for."

"I'm too friendly with people and because I don't know how to get mad and I can't be the bad guy, even at home," Mysterio said. "My wife sometimes will tell me, 'You have to show them a little bit more attitude.' I'm just so chill. I'm so relaxed. I can't change that character I've been for so many years, my whole life. I always end up trusting the wrong people and that's my problem. Maybe one day I'll just snap and go crazy."

"I helped my son to a certain degree, obviously because he's my son and I gave him his introduction into wrestling and the comparisons were made," Rey said. "I think the only thing I helped him with was his first match, where I was right there in his corner and becoming the first father-son tag team champions. After that, everything he's done has been on his own and has gotten advice from people that aren't his father.
"To me, as a father, that makes me feel a large amount of pride because he's carving his own path now," he continued. "He's not in my footsteps, he's doing his own thing. I've never been a heel my whole career. Probably the only time that was kind of heelish was Filthy Animals. Overall, he's done his own thing. I can't give him any advice on how to be a heel, so he's done that on his own and he's figured that out on his own, which makes me feel very proud."

Before he calls it quits, Mysterio wants a WWE premium live event in Mexico.
WWE has gone international with its PLEs in the last two years and every single one of them has had an electric atmosphere. It should be more a matter of when than if Mexico gets a PLE of their own given the rich history wrestling has in the country.
The specific timeframe he provided for wanting to see it happen was three years, indicating his in-ring retirement could be coming up quickly. One final war with his son Dominik in the main event of a Mexico PLE would be an outstanding way for him to cap off his unparalleled run.
"I'm hoping that it happens in the next three years," Mysterio said. "I think my people deserve something as good as a PLE. I'm truly hoping. We have a huge stadium over there, Estadio Azteca, which I believe is being remodeled this year. I think the fans would go crazy. Mexico has always been an incredible crowd for wrestling and what better than to pay it off with WWE coming over there and giving them something as special as a PLE?"

 

[Dale]

They gotta crack Mexico and Ireland next year for the PLE's, they've got the homegrown talent for both.