Gutiérrez is a third-generation professional wrestler, after his fatherRey Mysterio and great-uncleRey Misterio Sr. He has been around wrestling for the majority of his life, thanks to attending WWE events as a child to see his father. He had his first direct involvement when he was 8 years old in 2005, which was a storyline in which his father battledEddie Guerrero over his legal custody. He then began training in 2017 and later started appearing with his father on WWE television in 2019. The following year, he began a feud withSeth Rollins, which culminated in his debut match at that year'sSummerSlam in a losing effort. He then formed a tag team with his father in which they won theSmackDown Tag Team Championshiponce, making them the firstfather and son team to win a tag team championship in WWE. He later turned on his father in2022 to join the villainous stable,The Judgment Day, and battled his father in losing efforts atWrestleMania 39 andXL. Mysterio won theWWE Intercontinental Championship atWrestleMania 41 in April 2025, and theAAA Mega Championshiplater that year to become the first wrestler to hold championships in WWE and AAA simultaneously.
Early life
Dominik Gutiérrez was born on April 5, 1997. OfMexican-American heritage, he is the son of Óscar Gutiérrez, better known asRey Mysterio, and his wife Angie.[2] He has a younger sister, Aalyah Gutiérrez.[3] He graduated from Horizon Christian Academy inSan Diego, where he playedsafety on the school's football team, and attendedSouthwestern College inChula Vista for a few semesters.[2]
Professional wrestling career
Early appearances (2003, 2005, 2006, 2010)
Before he became a professional wrestler, Gutiérrez went to WWE events to see his father on several occasions. He was in the audience on the June 5, 2003 edition ofSmackDown! inAnaheim, California where his father won theWWE Cruiserweight Championship fromMatt Hardy. He celebrated with his father in the ring as the show went off the air. He had his first storyline in the summer of 2005 as part of a storyline between his father andEddie Guerrero, in which the two rivals fought for custody of him. During thestoryline, Guerrero stated that he was Dominik's biological father.[4] On August 21, Mysterio defeated Guerrero in aladder match for custody of Dominik at theSummerSlampay-per-view.[5] 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 episode ofSmackDown! where he watched backstage as his father battled withMr. Kennedy. He once again appeared on the March 12, 2010 episode ofSmackDown, this time during the feud between his father and theStraight Edge Society (CM Punk,Luke Gallows, andSerena).[6][7]
In 2018, Gutiérrez began training withJay Lethal and his father to become a professional wrestler.[2] On the March 19, 2019 episode ofSmackDown Live, Dominik appeared on the show with his father, Rey Mysterio, who announced that he would be facingSamoa Joe for theWWE United States Championship atWrestleMania 35 on April 7.[8] He once again appeared onRaw from April to June, during the feud between Mysterio and Joe.[9] During the following months, he was involved in his father's storylines and matches, including interfering in Rey'sWWE Championship match againstBrock Lesnar atSurvivor Series on November 24.[10][11][12]
In May 2020, Rey and Dominik feuded withSeth Rollins andMurphy, leading to Dominik's first match atSummerSlam on August 23, where he lost to Rollins in aStreet Fight.[13][14] AtPayback on August 30, Dominik and Rey defeated Rollins and Murphy, earning his first victory in WWE.[15] On the following episode ofRaw, Dominik lost to Rollins in a qualifier for thetriple threat match for the WWE Championship atClash of Champions.[16]
As part of the2020 Draft in October, Dominik was drafted to theSmackDownbrand.[17] AtRoyal Rumble on January 31, 2021, he entered his firstRoyal Rumble match at number 21, eliminatingKing Corbin but was eliminated byBobby Lashley.[18] Following the event, Dominik began teaming with Rey.[19][20][21] AtWrestleMania Backlash on May 16, they defeatedDolph Ziggler andRobert Roode to win theWWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship, marking Dominik's first championship in WWE and becoming the first father-son tag team champions in WWE history.[22] On the June 4 episode ofSmackDown, the Mysterios retained their titles againstThe Usos, albeit with controversy as the referee failed to notice Jimmy's shoulder was lifted. AfterAdam Pearce andSonya Deville granted a rematch later that night, the Mysterios again retained their titles afterRoman Reigns interfered and attacked them, causing a disqualification.[23] At theMoney in the Bank pre-show on July 18, the Mysterios lost the titles to The Usos, ending their reign at 63 days.[24] They failed to regain the titles atSummerSlam on August 21.[25]
As part of the2021 Draft, Rey and Dominik were drafted to theRaw brand.[26] In February 2022, they were involved in a feud withThe Miz, which grew to involve social media personalityLogan Paul, culminating in a tag team match between the Mysterios and Miz and Paul on Night 1 ofWrestleMania 38 on April 2, which the Mysterios lost.[27][28][29]
In the summer of 2022, the Mysterios began feuding withThe Judgment Day (Finn Bálor,Damian Priest andRhea Ripley) over their attempts to recruit Dominik into the group and betray his father.[30][31][32] AtSummerSlam on July 30, the Mysterios defeated Bálor and Priest following interference from the returningEdge.[33] After losing anUndisputed WWE Tag Team Championship match on the following episode ofRaw, The Judgment Day attacked Dominik and Rey. Edge came out to save them, but accidentally speared Dominik.[34] The following week, Dominik confronted Edge and shoved him. Later that night, during a match between Rey and Bálor, Ripley appeared and laid down a bloody and bruised Dominik, distracting Rey long enough for Bálor to win the match.[35]
AtClash at the Castle on September 3, Dominik accompanied Rey and Edge for their match against Bálor and Priest, which they won. After the match, Dominik hit Edge with alow blow and Rey with a clothesline, turningheel and joining the stable.[36][37] Dominik took on agimmick mirroring Eddie Guerrero's Latino Heat while together with Ripley, who called herself Dominik's "Mami".[38][39] It was eventually tweaked to that of an arrogant youth pretending to be a dangerous formerconvict.[40][41] His feud with his father culminated atWrestleMania 39, where Rey defeated Dominik after interference from the newly-reformedLatino World Order (LWO) andBad Bunny.[42]
On the April 15 episode ofRaw, Dominik suffered a legitimate elbow injury during a match with Andrade, and was believed to be out of in ring action for “about six to eight weeks”.[50][51] During this time, he began a storyline withLiv Morgan, having accidentally helped her defeatBecky Lynch for the Women's World Championship atKing and Queen of the Ring on May 25.[52] Two nights later onRaw, after accidentally helping her retain the title against Lynch, Morgan kissed Dominik.[53] During the following weeks, as part of her plan to take everything from Ripley, Morgan continuously flirted with Dominik in an attempt to win him over.[54][55][56] On the July 8 episode ofRaw, Dominik and Morgan defeated Rey andZelina Vega when Dominik pinned his father. After the match, as he and Morgan were about to kiss, they were interrupted by a returning Ripley.[57] AtSummerSlam on August 3, Dominik turned on Ripley when he helped Morgan to retain her title.[58] They lost to Ripley and Priest in amixed tag team match atBash in Berlin on August 31.[59] AtBad Blood on October 5, Dominik was suspended above the ring in ashark cage during a title rematch between Morgan and Ripley, where he was attacked by Ripley after dangling from the cage.[60]
In March, his ring name was reverted to Dominik Mysterio.[61] On Night 2 ofWrestleMania 41 on April 20, Dominik defeated Bálor,Penta and defending championBron Breakker in afatal four-way match to win the Intercontinental Championship.[62] He successfully defended the title against Penta the next night onRaw and atBacklash on May 10.[63][64] AtWorlds Collide on June 7, Dominik appeared to challengeOctagón Jr. to a title match later that night atMoney in the Bank, where he retained after interference from Morgan.[65][66] On July 25, Dominik made his debut for WWE's sister promotionLucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) at Alianzas, where he attacked Dragon Lee andAAA Mega ChampionEl Hijo del Vikingo.[67] Dominik successfully defended his title againstAJ Styles on Night 2 ofSummerSlam on August 3 and the September 1 episode ofRaw.[68][69] AtWorlds Collide: Las Vegas on September 12, Dominik defeated Vikingo to win the AAA Mega Championship, his first world championship, becoming the first wrestler to hold championships in WWE and AAA simultaneously.[70] On the November 10 episode ofRaw, Mysterio lost the Intercontinental Championship toJohn Cena, ending his reign at 204 days.[71]
Personal life
Mysterio was engaged to long-time girlfriend Marie Juliette on January 2, 2023, and they married on March 7, 2024.[72][73]
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