Rey Mysterio Shown Ultimate Respect By WWE Veteran
A wrestler who turned on Rey Mysterio paid respect to the WWE Hall of Famer during a huge match at WrestleMania.
Rey Mysterio is one of the most beloved WWE superstars of all time, which is why he was inducted into the Hall of Fame as an active wrestler.
The legendary masked superstar has also been turned on by many throughout his career like former WWE Champion Batista, fellow WWE Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero, and his own son Dominik Mysterio among others. In late 2023, Santos Escobar also turned on Rey after feeling disrespected while they were in the LWO group together.
At WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia, Rey Mysterio teamed up with Andrade against Escobar and Dominik Mysterio in a tag team grudge match. It ended in a victory for Rey’s team after he hit a top rope splash.
Santos Escobar talked about his WrestleMania experience with Rey on My Cultura and Sonoro and iHeartPodcasts by revealing that he said something special to the Mexican wrestling legend: “I love you.”
“In the heat of the battle, there was a moment I will never forget. Rey and I were each standing on the top rope, at the end of the world, face-to-face, looking into each other’s eyes, I grabbed him by the ears and whispered, ‘I love you. Thank you so much.’ Bam. I snuck in a good shot [laughs].”
“Soon after, Rey ended up winning the match with the 619. Win or lose, it doesn’t matter. In that little moment, that’s the essence of lucha libre. Lucha libre is two wrestlers fighting to prove who is more skilled, who is stronger, who is more talented. It’s an incredible competition, combined with tremendous respect.”
Rey Mysterio Knows Why Tag Team Partners Turn On Him
After being turned on by many tag team partners over the years, Rey Mysterio thinks he knows why it has happened so often.
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. 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.
Rey Mysterio and tag team partner Dragon Lee of the LWO lost in a triple threat tag team match on the October 28th edition of Raw in their quest to become World Tag Team Champions. They will have to find another way to get into the tag team title race.