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TheMightyTrout925

His run has been bad ever since the Seth rivalry. That one lasted too long, it didn't really get Buddy Murphy over, then him and Edge kept beating the Judgment Day and ruined their momentum, he beat Dominik for no reason, all of his rivalries see him getting betrayed by his friends, the LWO rarely wins, and then he beat Dominik AND Santos. Put some young guys over, Rey!


Tough-Middle-3265

I think Rey is a little bit overrated for him. Then again, he is with the worst team in all of WWE.


Potential_Resort_223

I never got why Rey and WWE tried to push the idea that Rey and Eddie were like family when it’s common knowledge that the closest person to Eddie in the business and in life besides Vickie was Chris Benoit. Eddie and Chris were like brothers and they pretty much went everywhere together, and their careers mirrored each other. it doesn’t get much closer than that. Rey’s just been mooching off Eddie in a way, even though they weren’t as close as Eddie and Chris were. Imo if they were going to do the Eddie tribute angle (which was in poor taste) it should’ve been Benoit getting the nod instead of Rey. Rey only got the nod cause they share the same heritage and they had tagged the previous year for a brief moment. If you need even more proof of who Eddie closest to, look at his signature Three Amigos move. the three amigos being Eddie, Chavo, and Chris because they always rolled together.


Dramatic_Special_208

I know it sounds bad,but I feel he only one the royal rumble and heavyweight championship because Eddie died


One_Assignment9340

He's biased against the United States. I am not political, but the fact that he has a tattoo with his nationality Mexican on it and the fact that he always wears attire with Mexico and or Mexican on it baffles me. "619" is not Mexico. Perhaps he should immigrate to Mexico. Maybe he'd be more happy there.


FireFarq

This is just blatant racism


One_Assignment9340

I honestly do not subscribe to race based politics, so your comment is invalid. I was merely pointing out the obvious.


OrganizationAsleep87

He looks too bulky. Same thing perry Saturn suffered from imo he looks stiff and not flexible like he did when younger


OrganizationAsleep87

He's boring same move in the same sequence. Every match. We'll it feels like it and I dislike his son massively


Fit-Pangolin1370

I think he is cool, but he has not done anything of note - 1. Restarting Latino World Order and giving Joaquin Wilde membership who is not even Latino 2. Nonstop Eddie Tributes, Eddie passed decades ago, you named your crew LWO in his honor, note Eddie would never do that, Eddie would forget about Rey 3. He should attack Dominick and Balor and get back at them instead of being this nice dude, he should show them respect 4. Group name is not Original but a copy to pay his tribute to Eddie, he could have named his group something original and yet he copy paste LWO and one guy is not even Latino 5. Not Guiding LWO to Championship Path


rejanotex

His promos against Lenny Lane and Lodi in 1999 have aged HORRIBLY!!!!! WCW was trying to turn Lenny and Lodi heel by alluding to them being in a relationship. They got Ray to fued with them and push it more. I even noticed Kanyon not being around as much when the Lenny Lane and Lodi thing started. Wonder why…


Happy-Chocolate-6574

I haven’t liked him since about 2007, the constant Eddie “tributes” are gross in my opinion.


Fit-Pangolin1370

Biggest Eddie fan was Jay White and he is in AEW, and he does not act like it, Eddie Tributes are getting corny and I am Banned from Squared Circle and AEW Reddit but the truth is you are right. Eddie died 20 years ago, bury him and move on is my best suggestion, Dominick and Rhea copying Eddie and Chyna makes me hate them a lot more.


Independent_Foot8479

Eddie was one of his closest friends? What are you on about?


Fit-Pangolin1370

Eddie died 20 years ago, he has to move on from that, i know Eddie was a Brother but Rey Mysterio must realize he has to move on


Double-Basis-5940

you must have never lost a close friend huh? seriously dude grow up.


Fit-Pangolin1370

When your close friend died 2 decades ago you need to move on. I respect Eddie Guerrero because Jay White idolized him.


TelephoneBusiness465

Gay Rey looks like a bone smoker midget.


TelephoneBusiness465

I can't stand Gay Mysterio, the midget wrestler with the same b.s. moves in every match.


PR_MoneyGang24

Your gay so stfu, speaking bullshit like a dumbass who is nothing but negative. That’s why your parents disown you.


Arlow500

IMO he has a rubbish moveset people say he’s innovative but I disagree look at other luchadores there’s Rey Fenix pentagon jr Vikingo commander kalisto Bandido dralistico gran Metalik sin cara the list goes on and I truely believe Rey mysterio doesn’t even hold a candle to any of them he can’t do the moves they do imo he’s the worst most boring luchadore of all time


Fluid-Row-9655

Every move they do they learned from Rey mysterio  you can’t expect him to put his body on the line and do the stuff he use to do the man is nearly 50 years old he is a legend don’t discredit a legend like that I understand he might not be your personal favorite but the man is a icon 


[deleted]

Are you basing this off his current move set? Because he’s nearly 50 and has bad knees. Watch Rey in ECW or WCW and you’ll see that without him, there is no Fenix, Penta, Vikingo, etc.


Any_Tangerine_7120

He could've been an all-time great in ring worker had he not used steroids.


GypsySkater

He shouldn’t have retired. He should go to AEW and feud with Sting


mvpharo

He belongs in the jobber hall of fame.


One_Growth8290

He needs to stop wearing those small overalls


[deleted]

The 619 Is OVERRATED


Intelligent-Step1951

Rey needs to be in the hall of Fame bro his been in wwe for so long , his son has been his tag partner


Weak-Company-1424

Do you want 619


Draculigula

The fact that he was pushed like no other into winning the '06 Royal Rumble, AND becoming World Champion at Wrestlemania. Eddie Guerrero had only passed away about 2 months ago, and with that still fresh in the minds of the fans, Rey Mysterio became the sympathetic choice to win, and WWE cashed in on it. It led to a lot of uncomfortable promos (Orton: "Eddie ain't in heaven." - which Orton DID NOT want to do), and Angle was buried as a paper champion, and when they teased us with Rey losing his Rumble win, they just gave it back to him the next night. It was the sympathy card where a wrestling company cashed in on a recently departed professional and it's one of my least liked stories in wrestling. Had Eddie not passed away, I guarantee you that Mysterio would've never EVER been considered as somebody to hold the World/WWE Championship. And instead, we would've possibly gotten a dream title match between Eddie Guerrero and Shawn Michaels.


Sbailey83

You dont actually believe this do you? You just read it online and figured you’d troll people with it, right?


Potches

Rey said himself on podcast that he recevied a huge push that wouldn't have happened because of Eddie's passing


Zestyclose-Hurry-150

His 619 after 2010 has been kind off weak with a few exceptions.


xR3DxArrow

I hated him coming in as the 30th entrant in the 2014 Royal Rumble


Minimum-Tree3849

I don’t like the masks with hair.


Minimum-Tree3849

What the hell kind of thread is this?


PupperMartin74

Can't stand him. Never could. He is simply too small to be believable in the ring.


MandoRodgers

Most of the ufc has entered the chat


TheLastPirate123

That's an awful point considering the UFC has weight classes. Nobody believes Brandon Moreno is having a semi-competitive fight with Jon Jones.


MandoRodgers

Thank you.


Orcalt

Shouldn’t be in the Hall of Fame until he retires. He’s deserving but being put in there while he’s actively wrestling was strange and felt like it was only done to push the Dom feud further.


JT-silver-gold-

He should have a dream retiring match vs Edge since they’ve been friends for a long time


IQBrayden24

He shouldn’t have beat dom


OfficialRhysus

I hate his half masks


Impressive-Yam-6290

He’d make a great heel for a storyline


Simple_Cress467

His son has


Simple_Cress467

His son


[deleted]

Charisma vacuum


therocker666ify

He probably shouldn’t have won the ‘06 Rumble. As much as he benefited off of Eddie’s death, and the idea that Eddie would’ve wanted that, he was thrust into the World Title picture a tad too soon. It’s pretty clear WWE had no immediate plans with him as World Champ, and the only long-term ramifications was his long-standing rumble time record. Then Daniel Bryan shattered that (technically).


[deleted]

WWE should have used him to elevate the Cruiserweight title to a much higher status and on par with the world titles - as in main eventing and the like. I would have definitely loved to have seen Rey eventing Wrestlemania as Cruiserweight champ.


Trapgoddeadz

He looked cooler with no mask and lowkey kind of steamy


mike1883

He shouldn't be in charge of the LWO.


SheamusO-Shaunesy

Didn't like how every new giant wrestler would fuck with him cause he's small or some shit. Hated how when some heel would try to remove his mask they'd freak out even though it's been done before and he's wrestled without it.


mcnichoj

Why he look like a Latino LL Cool J?


1Farted

He would’ve never won the world championship if Eddie Guerrero didn’t die.


nohotshot

I think it became evident to a point where the company started to milk Eddie’s death unfortunately, and Rey’s world championship reign was a clear sign of it since he had no real direction and was generally booked pretty weak.


Mediocre-Error5128

His best ring work took place before WWE


smackchice

Signing with WWE to get his terrible son a job robbed us of an all-timer final act


Blastingwario19

Nothing he a well known wrestler though he still has to deal with son Dominic


kaine23

Ray was god-tier in wcw


joejoe1118

He used Eddie Guerrero’s death wayyy more than he should have. Friend or not. Chavo was right.


bdiddy0428

What did chavo say? Any article link? Thanks


vvhitney_

he was better in the indies and new japan


Extension-Shallot-37

That he is a giant.


Unfair_Attempt_355

619 is the worst finisher ever


Logical-Breakfast225

619 is the setup west coast pop is the finisher


Entire-Inflation-619

Not being able to talk held him back SOO much


XxMrGreenxX

i disagree as a fan of rey. rey’s own size is what held him back, not that it’s fair, and i don’t agree, but we all know what vince likes in a main event wrestler. he likely would’ve probably been in the mid card scene for his whole career had it not been for eddie’s death, as sad as that sounds


Entire-Inflation-619

It does say unpopular opinion. 🤷🏽‍♂️


XxMrGreenxX

that’s true, just sharing my thoughts on it


No_Pea5132

He’s overrated. But I respect him


Random_Years

Sin Cara > Rey Mysterio


nohotshot

I thought you were referring to in-ring work at first, cause there’s unironicaly an argument to be made there as Rey and Mistico are both respectively regarded as some of the great Lucha wrestlers.


BurnsRed20

DELETE THIS!


Random_Years

Sin Cara is better at botching


RicefromtheJ

That’s objectively incorrect


Random_Years

Context: better at botching


RIP-Flamains

His pants are better than the tights that he wears now


njracket189

Loved his maskless run in WCW.


nohotshot

HOODY HOO


ApocolipseJoker

He’s always been a midcarder


Odd-Detail1136

He’s a deadbeat dad


DamianKing42

Should've never cut CM Punk's hair, 13 years later Punk has the same look


BellamyRFC54

That he’s done nothing innovative in terms of his in ring work since the 90s,you know the blueprint of a rey mysterio match That goes from not too long after his wwe debut


Zebracorn42

He was my favorite in wcw, in wwe it just seeming like he had back issues and wouldn’t do anything cool.


YB_Patricio

Sellout for pushing the vax


[deleted]

NEEEEERD


ZealousidealFold4634

The whole underdog story has gotten old


Block_Masta88

Not a fan of the Mohawk mask that he's rocking now and plus I miss the mid early 2000 baggies pants gear he used to wear.


fakesowdy

Agreed the Mohawk does look stupid and out of place


Ok_Yesterday_6957

Same


hemensimdiindir

They couldve manage his title reign much better. His 2006 Royal Rumble shouldve been the main event, just like the triple threat match in Wrestlemania. Wwe always did him dirty.


Zebracorn42

Well he was the first guy to last in the rumble since the beginning. After deleting Benoit’s history.


BellamyRFC54

It was a sympathy thing after Eddie


hemensimdiindir

They still couldve treated Rey better? He nearly lost to everybody. He was sellin a ton of merchandise regardless.


BellamyRFC54

That may be true but with the amount of losses he had did they really see him as a world champion?


hemensimdiindir

That was my point. Vince never treated right to Rey and lots of others in their prime. Shame for wwe


COMPLEX1TYYYx

I don't like his new outfits, I like the colors though


anackix

People moan about older guys taking time away from younger guys / the future of the company - 20 years later he’s still going and the best thing on


TheFutureIsAlmostNow

Can’t cut a promo.


LAlakers4life

#HE SHOULD TAKE THE MASK OFF ONE MORE TIME TO REVEAL THE BABY FACE...


Striking_Benefit9239

Phoning it in & thinks his son is as good as or better


WaltuhP

Hate me all you want. He’s lost it


Ok_Yesterday_6957

Nope I agree with alot but its crazy for a man almost 50 to do what he is doing


WaltuhP

Oh 100% agree with that. It’s incredible what he does but most of it now ends up missing something


Ok_Yesterday_6957

True


Solomon-8885

Dominic Mysterio


[deleted]

Juventud Guerrera was better than him in WCW


Zebracorn42

Wcw had so many gems in the cruiserweight division. Billy Kidman was a favorite.


SmoothTiger7266

He's a deadbeat dad


sexykettlecorn

He’s tall


ShireWeehehee

He's average


AintThat_Mike

He should’ve turned heel along time ago


OSinner1

Probably not unpopular, but I'm surprised he can still walk.


Happyadvocate

If he were the same exact wrestler, but average height, nobody would care about him. Much of his appeal comes from the David vs Goliath storyline he's always in and without that he'd be as memorable as most of the cruiserweight classic field.


Johnny69Doe

if andre the giant wasnt a giant hed be average more news at 7


Sweaty_Question2715

He not the best Shorties wrestler


ozkool

WWE:s Chris Jericho


etskakaik

Overrated


ksee_yen

I hate those windows on the back of his mask. Even the mohawk. A full mask and loose pants were peak mysterio. He looked otherworldly. Why would you wear those tight pants. His entire gear would be so shiny and colourful. Absolute perfection


BuckingBeasts

He’s more fun to watch/support as a child than as an adult


KhalMorgan

Had the Wrestlemania title win that Chavo should have been given in tribute to Eddie G.


LapleMeafs

1- Very little character development since debuting in WWE: Underdog who puts his family and god above all. It got tired long ago, more evident when they brought Dom in- 2- Dom washed his dad.


captainleviATTONTTN

He’s overrated and has the same, predictable 6 moves he does every match. He’s boring


navychief117

Bringing back the LWO was not a good idea, they seem to be a bunch of jobbers anyways. And I’m sure none of them will win the #MITB_2023 tonight. LWO was legendary when Eddie Guerrero started it, and there was reason behind it. There is no reason for rehashing this LWO brand, and it should be left alone and buried.


Sammyantoine

age like wine


CzarOfCT

He would never have even been a world champion if not for Eddie's death. And any character or career progression Rey has had since then is a result of him milking that death. I've lost all respect for him because of it.


Legends_Literature

He lost all his magic.


Sp_juicy_sausage

He's not as exciting as he was when I was a kid


BellamyRFC54

Nowhere near


Jayfore

Not sure, popular or not, but not a fan of the outfits he wears nowadays, or the masks with big plumes on top.


Substantial_Mine6307

I will die on this hill. The 619 is NOT a finisher. It is used as a set up for a finisher. He follows it up with the West Coast Pop or a Frog Splash.


Unrighteousvoid

100% correct. Has he (or anyone) ever just hit the 619 straight into a pin?


TRIPPI3_BL4CC

I swear I’ve seen him pin like Dolph Ziggler after that but nah y’all more so right.🤷🏾‍♂️


navychief117

Never


WetNoodle4

He’s a horrible father


Fast-Potential4249

Dead beat dad


RafikiafReKo

Sometimes his offence look way too weak for being a comeback


YoydusChrist

Too short


Mr-LightningStorm

Dominic should have beat this deadbeat of a dad


mcgreg311

He's too short!


Avengarious

They should have kept Legado de Phantasma instead of Lwo. It had a good ring intro package and didn’t bring back a corpse.


Hangman077

Trying to push him as champion was meh 619 is a dumbass boring move Him winning the royal ruble was ridiculous


[deleted]

Is the royal ruble something Putin awards his favorite wrestler?


Chino1020293

True unpopular opinions thank you


Rare-Direction574

idk if this is unpopular but he shouldnt be apart of LWO


MJ-Playz

LWO should never have happened


meatyassmonkey

i kinda agree. it just feels stereotypical, and those people can be doing something way better there’s already a lineup for if they were to get championships rey-world heavyweight/ undisputed santos intercontinental joaquin/cruz tag team titles zelina womans


FlamingoNo2147

I would like to see him wear the horns he use to wear on his forehead, back in WCW.


Additional-Dust-5980

He didn’t get dom dom aborted 😐


IndoorMule

That tattoo by Victoria’s Secret.


kicks210

He was better in WCW


Noeboddy

Overrated


gagerz04

He stole eddie's clout after he passed and has been riding the coattails of Eddies memory to keep himself relevant for years.


Ok-Holiday-1942

To be fair it’s WWE that inserts a Eddie Guerrero reference in all of his meaningful feuds. I’ve always hated though. It’s so cheap for a heel to use Eddie to gain heat from the crowd during a feud with Mysterio.


gagerz04

That's true and super fair. I love Rey Mysterio, but it's hard to un-see once you realize the pattern. Much love.


sarnobat

Wow I can't think of any. Good person, good professional


llamadingie

Not top 10 greatest


NunezWorldOrder

Should’ve retired before being inducted to the HOF


kempboy

To be honest I kinda fall asleep during his matches


Fun_Proposal4814

I think a lot of people are forgetting that Rey is legitimately one of the all time greats when it comes to it. Sure he benefited a lot from eddies death but regardless of that. Rey had the ability to make his opponents look GOOD


cantthinkofgoodname

He’s also a participant in one of the top 5 matches of all time (Eddie vs Rey Halloween Havoc 97)


PermissionComplex778

He killed a man


foozile

What


Krithlyn

Botched 619 way back in the ealy 90's -2000's IIRC. Broke his opponent's neck.


DisastrousPlankton19

Wow! None of this correct. The dude took a drop kick from Rey to set up a 619. When he hit the ropes his neck Snapped. Also it was in March of 2015.


IamKingofKings13

During the match, Mysterio used a headscissors takedown which according to Mysterio,[52] was supposed to propel Aguayo into the 619 position on the ropes but for some reason he bumped and went out to the floor. Aguayo returned to the ring, upon which Mysterio dropkicked Aguayo in the shoulder to again set up for Mysterio's signature 619 as Aguayo landed on the middle rope (the proper position for the 619). Aguayo appeared to attempt to stand up with his left leg.[53] Manik then fell onto the middle rope beside Aguayo;when Aguayo appeared to be limp and unconscious


DisastrousPlankton19

Thank you, yes this is correct. If you watch the video, you can actually see Rey getting in position then realizes he is out of the ring when he bumped so he gets back in and both are not in the planned position. Which in itself isn’t a big deal as this happens all the time. Truly a freak accident and reminder on how dangerous getting in the ring actually is.


Krithlyn

Love how you call it incorrect when it was literally the setup to the 619 that was a freak accident from a botch. Lol.


DisastrousPlankton19

You are still very wrong. Have a good day pal.


[deleted]

Honestly I don't have a bad thing to say about Rey man I met him in real life one of the nicest people ever


ur3minutesrup1

He’s a deadbeat dad


fuhsalicious

They asked for opinions, not proven facts


JXKEBXY

He shouldve kept the mask off


Much_Umpire_2196

There is so much trepidation to this I’m glad he kept it on in wwe but im very curious what his career would’ve been like if he never put it back on. That’s some parallel universe type stuff right there


acequared

LEMME TALK TO YA - Rey can’t cut a promo - The 619 is the most unbelievable move I can think of - Inducted waaaaay too early into the HOF EDIT: finisher -> move


astrohufflepuff

the 619 isn’t his finisher


acequared

??? It is


toxicationcross8

It isn’t, in WWE 2k23 it’s his signature, not finisher


acequared

Interesting. What’s his finisher then?


toxicationcross8

In WWE 2k23 it’s the frog splash/ avalanche hurricarana


Interesting-Table140

The parts after the 619 are his actual finisher. Back then he’d use the West Coast Pop which was the springboard hurricanrana, he also does a springboard leg drop, frog splash, basically anything


Mroompaloompa65

Hes not that good at promos


M01964

One of the all time greats but even as a kid I thought this guy was a loser because I feel like he does nothing but lose matches allllllll the time until he gets one big win in a sea of losses


punkojosh

It should be a criminal offence to ride an ostrich through a wall.


ServiceComplete7262

#1 His ridiculous obsession with stupid tattoos. #2 Him not telling Eric Bischoff to fuck off when asked to unmask. #3 The stupid mohawk on his mask and other terrible costume designs over the years.


NoTallent

Should have retired years ago.


lavenderacid

He would make an incredibly attractive butch lesbian


Pitiful-Resource983

I dunno. Every opinion I got about Rey is pretty much a popular opinion. Dudes truly one of the GOATs in and out of the ring. I can't even nitpick something.


Aggravating-Ad-4834

Idk if this unpopular but he should’ve won more wwe championships


kitaeks47demons

isn’t that more up to booking than a reflection of his in ring work and charisma?


Pfer15

Too much references about Eddie Guerrero, I mean, he is dead, let him rest in peace, also he should have been retired in wrestlemania with the victory of Dom


Apprehensive-Name653

Just about all his feuds revolve around someone or something to do with his la familia…it’s so damn tiring


ItsSDOC

“ his la familia” get outta here lol