Rey Misterio
Mexican professional wrestler
Miguel Ángel López Díaz (January 8, 1955 – December 20, 2024) was a Mexican professional wrestler and trainer. He was better known by his ring name, Rey Misterio ("Mystery King"). He was also known as Rey Misterio Sr. so that his name does not sound the same as his nephew.[1] Misterio was born in Tijuana, Mexico. His son, El Hijo de Rey Misterio, is also a wrestler. He appeared in the movie El Mascarado Massacre.
| Rey Misterio | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Miguel Ángel López Díaz |
| Born | January 8, 1955 Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico[1] |
| Died | December 20, 2024 (aged 69) |
| Family | El Hijo de Rey Misterio (son)[1] Rey Mysterio (Jr.) (nephew) Dominik Mysterio (grand nephew) Aalyah Mysterio (grand niece) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bull Rider[1] El Genio[1] Rayman[1] Maravilla Blanca[1] Rey Misterio[1] Rey Misterio Sr.[1] |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 98 kg (216 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | Atila[1] Chamaco Martínez[1] El Egipcio[1] El Enfermero[1] Enrique Torres[1] El Faraón[1] El Solitario[1] |
| Debut | January 6, 1972[1] |
| Retired | 2009[1] |
Misterio died on December 20, 2024 at the age of 69.[2]
Championships and accomplishments
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- IWC World Middleweight Championship (2 times)[3]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #373 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the PWI Years in 2003
- PWI ranked him #212 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 2004
- Pro Wrestling Revolution
- Revolution Tag Team Championship (1 time)- with El Hijo de Rey Misterio
- Tijuana Wrestling
- World Wrestling Association
- WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[3]
- WWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rey Mysterio Jr.[3]
- World Wrestling Organization
- WWO World Championship (1 time)
- Xtreme Latin American Wrestling
- XLAW Extreme Championship (2 times)
- Other accomplishments
- Tijuana Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 2006)[4]
References
change- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 "Rey Misterio". Cagematch.net. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ↑ Rey Mysterio Sr. è morto a 66 anni (in Italian)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Rey Misterio, Sr". Online World of Wrestling.
- ↑ Bryan Curtis. "The Tijuana Sports Hall of Fame". Grantland.
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