| Mysterios | |
|---|---|
 Dominik (left) and Rey (right) atClash at the Castle 2022 | |
| Tag team | |
| Members | Rey Mysterio Dominik Mysterio |
| Name(s) | Los Mysterios The Mysterios |
| Billed heights | Rey: 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Dominik: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Combined billed weight | 375 lb (170 kg) |
| Debut | August 24, 2020 |
| Disbanded | September 3, 2022 |
| Years active | 2020–2022 |
TheMysterios were an Americanprofessional wrestlingtag team composed ofRey Mysterio and his sonDominik Mysterio. Individually, both Rey and Dominik currently perform onWWE'sRawbrand. They are former one-timeSmackDown Tag Team Champions, making them the first father and son team to have won a tag team championship in WWE.
Dominik made his first professional wrestling appearance on the June 5, 2003 edition ofSmackDown! at 6 years old when he was in the crowd along with his mother Angie and his younger sister Aalyah watching his father Rey Mysterio win theWWE Cruiserweight Championship fromMatt Hardy. After the match, Dominik came over the barricade and into the ring to celebrate with his father, who promptly gave him a massive hug and hoisted him up on his shoulders. Dominik made his second appearance on the December 11 edition ofSmackDown! in the crowd again with Angie and Aalyah watching his father compete againstWWE ChampionBrock Lesnar in a non-title match in a losing effort.
In the summer of 2005, Dominik made his third appearance in WWE at the age of 8, but this time in a more prominent role, as part of his father Rey's ongoingfeud withEddie Guerrero, in which the two rivals fought for custody of him. During thestoryline, Guerrero stated that he was Dominik's (kayfabe) biological father.[1] Mysterio defeated Guerrero in aladder match for custody of Dominik atSummerSlam.[2] He made two more appearances in 2006, first atWrestleMania 22 with Angie and Aalyah watching his father win theWorld Heavyweight Championship for the first time and second on the September 15 edition ofSmackDown! where he watched backstage as his father battled withMr. Kennedy. Mysterio would lose this match afterChavo Guerrero andVickie Guerrero showed up on the stage with Gutiérrez to distract Mysterio as Kennedy rolled him up for the win. He once again appeared on the March 12, 2010 episode ofSmackDown, this time during the feud between Rey Mysterio and theStraight Edge Society (CM Punk,Luke Gallows, andSerena).[3][4]
On the March 19, 2019 episode ofSmackDown Live, Dominik appeared with his father, Rey Mysterio, who announced that he would be facingSamoa Joe for theWWE United States Championship atWrestleMania 35.[5] He appeared onRaw from April to June, during the feud between Mysterio and Joe.[6] During the following months, he was involved in his father's storylines and matches, including getting physically involved in Rey'sWWE Championship match against Brock Lesnar atSurvivor Series, where they attacked Lesnar and performed a double619, but Rey was nonetheless defeated.[7][8][9][10]
In May 2020, Dominik was involved in the feud between his father andSeth Rollins.[11][12][13][14] His in-ring debut took place atSummerSlam, being defeated by Rollins.[15] After the event, Dominik and Rey began to work as a tag team, defeating Rollins and Buddy Murphy atPayback. As part of the2020 Draft in October, The Mysterios were drafted to theSmackDownbrand.[16] The Mysterio family's feud with Rollins would end on the November 13 episode ofSmackDown after Rey defeated Rollins in a No Holds Barred match after assistance from Murphy, who turned on Rollins.
AtWrestleMania Backlash, Dominik and Rey won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, marking Dominik's first championship in WWE, and making Dominik and Rey the first father and son team to become tag team champions in WWE history.[17] At theMoney in the Bank pre-show, the Mysterios dropped the titles to The Usos, ending their reign at 63 days.[18]
As part of the2021 Draft, both Rey and Dominik were drafted to theRaw brand.[19] On the January 31, 2022 episode ofRaw,The Miz defeated Dominik.[20] The following week, the Mysterios were guests on "Miz TV". Rey claimed that Miz cheated to defeat Dominik while Miz took issue that Rey had an opportunity to qualify for theWWE ChampionshipElimination Chamber match while he did not and also that Rey was the cover star of theWWE 2K22 video game. Miz also questioned if Rey was truly Dominik's dad, referencing thechild custody battle that Rey had withEddie Guerrero back atSummerSlam in 2005. Dominik subsequently defeated Miz in a rematch.[21] Rey then defeated Miz during theElimination Chamber Kickoff pre-show.[22] Later backstage, Miz accused Rey of cheating due to Dominik and said he would find a tag team partner who was a "global superstar".[23] On the following episode ofRaw, as Miz teased the identity of his partner to face Rey and Dominik atWrestleMania 38, the Mysterios interrupted, stating it did not matter who Miz had chosen. Miz then revealed his partner as social media personalityLogan Paul, after which, Miz and Paul attacked the Mysterios.[24] At WrestleMania 38, the Mysterios were defeated by Miz and Paul.[25]
The Mysterios later began feuding withThe Judgment Day (Finn Bálor,Damian Priest, andRhea Ripley) over the group's desire to recruit Dominik, with the latter continuously refusing, leading to the group attacking the Mysterios on several occasions. During Rey's 20th anniversary celebration on the July 25 episode ofRaw, the Mysterios defeated Bálor and Priest in a tag team match. Afterwards in a backstage segment, Ripley attacked Rey's daughter Aalyah before dragging Dominik away, leading Rey into an assault by Bálor and Priest.[26] AtSummerSlam, the Mysterios defeated Bálor and Priest in ano disqualification match following an interference from the returningEdge, The Judgment Day's former leader, who attacked Bálor and Priest, allowing the Mysterios to defeat them.[27] AtClash at the Castle, after Rey and Edge defeated Bálor and Priest, Dominik hit Edge with a low blow. Rey pleaded with Dominik to stop, but Dominik attacked Rey, turningheel and disbanding the Mysterios in the process.[28]
Following his heel turn at Clash at the Castle, Dominik officially joined The Judgment Day on the September 5 episode ofRaw and helped the group attack Edge and Rey.[29] Dominik and The Judgment Day continued to torment Rey onRaw to the point that Rey informed WWE Chief Content OfficerTriple H that he would rather quit than to fight Dominik. Triple H offered Rey to join the SmackDown brand instead. Rey accepted Triple H's offer,[30] temporarily cooling off Rey's feud with Dominik and The Judgment Day. As part of The Judgment Day, Dominik took on a gimmick mirroring Eddie Guerrero'sLatino Heat while together with Ripley, with Ripley calling herself as Dominik's "Mami".
At the2023 Royal Rumble, Rey was scheduled to enter the Royal Rumble match at #17 but did not appear when his entrance music was played. Dominik then entered at #18 wearing Rey's mask, hinting that he and/or The Judgment Day had taken out Rey.[31] On the March 10 episode ofSmackDown, Dominik and The Judgment Day interrupted Rey as Rey was about to address being the first inductee to theWWE Hall of Fame Class of 2023. After The Judgment Day defeatedLegado Del Fantasma (who were a heel stable and had recently turned face for siding with Rey) in a six-man tag team match, Dominik taunted and goaded Rey into hitting him, saying that Rey was a "deadbeat dad" and that "[Dominik] should have beenEddie's son."[32] On the following episode ofRaw, Dominik interrupted Rey again and challenged Rey to a match atWrestleMania 39. Rey declined, saying he would never fight his own son.[33] On the March 24 episode ofSmackDown, Rey finally accepted Dominik's challenge after Dominik berated Angie at ringside.[34] On the March 31 episode ofSmackDown, Rey reformed theLatino World Order and invited Legado Del Fantasma (Santos Escobar,Zelina Vega,Joaquin Wilde, andCruz Del Toro) to join as a token of appreciation for aiding him in his feud against Dominik and The Judgement Day.[35][36] Rey would go on to defeat Dominik on Night 1 of WrestleMania 39. At the2023 Draft, The Judgment Day were drafted to Raw and the Latino World Order were drafted to SmackDown, cooling off the feud once more.[37]
On the December 5 episode ofNXT, Dominik's original opponent for hisNXT North American Championship defense atNXT Deadline,Wes Lee, was not medically cleared to compete due to a legitimate back injury. Rey appeared via video message and announcedDragon Lee will take his place in the match. At the event on December 9, Lee, with Rey in his corner, defeated Dominik to win the title. On the March 22, 2024 episode ofSmackDown, Escobar, who defected from the LWO in November 2023, defeated Rey after interference from Dominik.[38] One week later, Escobar and his reformedLegado Del Fantasma stablemates thanked Dominik for his actions. Rey interrupted while introducing Lee as the newest member of the LWO. Rey and Lee subsequently challenged Escobar and Dominik to atag team match atWrestleMania XL. However, Lee was taken out byCarlito backstage during the go-home show ofSmackDown before WrestleMania. This led toAndrade taking Lee's spot after an in-ring segment between Escobar, Dominik, Rey, and Andrade. At Night 1 of WrestleMania XL, Rey and Andrade emerged victorious.[citation needed]
At the2024 Draft, The Judgment Day and LWO were drafted to the Raw brand, reigniting the Mysterios' feud.[39]
OnThanksgiving, Dominik invited Rhea Ripley to the Mysterio family home. Dominik and Ripley assaulted Rey after Rey andAngie refused entry into the house.[40]
OnChristmas Eve, Dominik and Ripley visited Dominik's grandparents' home. A confrontation ensued between Dominik, Ripley, Rey and Angie outside of the house with Dominik shoving Rey and Angie slapping Ripley. The police arrived shortly after and (kayfabe) arrested Dominik.[41] After being released from police custody, Dominik took on an additional gimmick of being a formerconvict-thug who "had served time in prison with the world's most dangerous people" but in reality, he was only in county jail for a few hours.[42]
OnValentine's Day, Dominik and Ripley intruded on Rey's and Angie's Valentine's Day dinner where the latter party immediately gave up their table to the former. At the end of the dinner, Dominik fled the restaurant after seeing two police officers entering the premise thinking there was asting operation on him as "[he was] the most wanted man onTikTok". Ripley was left to pick up the bill before leaving.[43]
