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Rey Mysterio, Jr.

Rey Mysterio during a WWE house show held in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada on January 15, 2005.
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Ring name(s)	Colibrí^[1] Rey Mysterio, Jr.^[1] Rey Misterio, Jr. Super Niño^[1] Rey Mysterio^[1]
Billed height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)^[2]
Billed weight	165 lb (75 kg)^[2]
Born	December 11, 1974 (1974-12-11) (age 33)^[3] San Diego, California^[1]
Resides	La Jolla, San Diego, California
Billed from	Tijuana, Mexico San Diego, California^[2]
Trained by	Rey Misterio, Sr.^[1]
Debut	April 30, 1989^[3]
Website	Rey Mysterio.com

Oscar Gutierrez^[3]^[4] (born December 11, 1974)^[3] better known by his ring name Rey Mysterio, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestling on its SmackDown! brand, though he is currently inactive after tearing his biceps.^[5]. He comes from a lucha libre family and has achieved success in heavyweight, cruiserweight and tag team divisions throughout his career. He is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1996 to 2001 as well as a short-lived tenure with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in 1995.

Mysterio is known for having a high flying style, which helped kick-start the cruiserweight revolution in the United States, in the late 1990s during his time in WCW. His total Cruiserweight Championship reigns are record-setting 8 (5 in WCW, 3 in WWE).^[6] In WWE, he was a 1 time World Heavyweight Champion,^[7]^[8] a 3 time Cruiserweight Champion^[6]^[8] and a 4 time Tag Team Champion^[9]^[8] as well as the winner of 2006 Royal Rumble.^[10] In WCW, he was a 5 time Cruiserweight Champion,^[6]^[8] a 3 time World Tag Team Champion^[11]^[8] and a 1 time Cruiserweight Tag Team Champion with Billy Kidman as part of Filthy Animals.^[12]^[8]

Career

Born in San Diego, California, Gutierrez trained for pro wrestling with his uncle, who wrestled under the name Rey Misterio. He debuted as a wrestler on April 30, 1989 at the age of 14 in a small church in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.^[3] Technically, he was too young to receive a license, but enforcement was generally low. He began a feud with Psicosis (who had also been trained by Rey Misterio, Sr.) using the ring name Colibrí (Spanish for hummingbird). The feud lasted several years, continuing even after Mysterio's career moved to the United States of America.^[13]

When Gutierrez turned 18, his uncle allowed him to use the ring name Rey Misterio, Jr.. In Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) he feuded with Juventud Guerrera including a tag match with Rey Mysterio and Rey Misterio taking on Juventud and his father, Mr. Guerrera.^[14]

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Career

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995-1996)