Rey Mysterio is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, who has helped to elevate the stature of lucha libre wrestlers. Needless to say, he has opened the gate for smaller wrestlers to shine on a big stage like WWE, winning the World Title three times in his WWE career. Rey is also a Grand Slam Champion in WWE.
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Rey Mysterio is currently 48 years old, and he has been an active wrestler for 34 years. While the fans have seen the legendary lucha libre wrestler for years on TV, here are some precious pictures of him when he was younger.
10 Then, Now, And Forever
Dominik Mysterio has been part of WWE for a while now since he started wrestling for the company in 2020. With his father Rey, they became the first father-son duo to win the tag team titles.
But Dominik made his WWE TV debut way before becoming an adult, notably in the feud between Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio. Here is a photo of a little Dominik with a young Rey Mysterio. The junior Mysterio is on his father's shoulders.
9 With Eddie Guerrero
In his lengthy wrestling career, Rey Mysterio has teamed up with many wrestlers to form tag teams, including his son. Back in 2005, Rey also teamed up with Eddie Guerrero to make a new tag team. In fact, they won the Tag Team Titles once.
Here is a young Rey Mysterio with his former tag team partner Eddie Guerrero. The two men are posing in front of a car.
8 During Dominik's First Major Appearance
Dominik Mysterio is currently one of the well-known faces of Monday Night RAW, especially after his character change and inclusion in Judgment Day. His first significant appearance in WWE was during the famous feud between Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio for the custody of Dominik.
The junior Mysterio was just eight years old and his father was also younger back then. Here is a picture of the father-son duo during that storyline.
7 Young & Maskless
Rey Mysterio's mask is certainly the pivotal part of his character, and for any luchador, a mask is a symbol. But the unimaginable thing happened during his stint in WCW, where Rey had to unmask himself after losing a 'hair vs mask' tag team match.
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This is a picture of a young Rey Mysterio without his mask on. He is rocking a hat and a chain.
6 Teaching The Future Generation
Being the son of Rey Mysterio, professional wrestling is certainly in the blood of Dominik Mysterio. Well, he is a decent wrestler, and he is trained by his father. Besides his father, Lance Storm, Jay Lethal, and Konnan have also trained him.
Here is a rare picture of a young Rey Mysterio with his young son. Baby Dom is playing with his father, as he is jumping on his father's chest from the first rope.
5 Family Picture
Wrestling fans are certainly acquainted with the members of the Mysterio family. While Rey and his son Dominik are WWE Superstars, his wife and daughter have been also part of different storylines in WWE.
Rey has been married to Angie Gutierrez since 1996. Angie has appeared on WWE TV numerous times throughout Rey's wrestling career. On the other hand, his daughter Aalyah had a romantic angle with Buddy Murphy in 2020. This is an adorable photo of the whole Mysterio family when Rey was young. A maskless Rey seems to be on vacation with his family, while Dominik and Aalyah are just kids here.
4 Wrestling Debut
Rey Mysterio wanted to be a professional wrestler from a young age. Consequently, he made his debut in professional wrestling when he was just fourteen years old. He was trained by his uncle, Rey Misterio Sr. Initially, he only wrestled in Mexico, from where he learned the signature lucha libre high-flying wrestling.
Before getting the Rey Mysterio ring name from his uncle, the teenage Rey wrestled under the ring name, Colibri. This is a photo of a teenage Rey as Colibri. He is wearing a drastically different ring gear and mask
3 Childhood Photo
Rey Mysterio is billed from San Diego, California. He also attended school in San Diego before getting into the wrestling business as a teenager. Even as a teen, he wrestled with his mask on, so a myriad of fans hasn't seen the face behind the mask even at a young age.
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However, this is a lovely childhood photo of Rey Mysterio. A little Rey is smiling in this picture here.
2 With Peers In Japan
It's common for professional wrestlers to travel all over the world to perform at different locations. Rey Mysterio, a veteran of the business, has wrestled in different countries throughout his career. And he also shares a great bond with most of his peers.
A young Rey is pictured in Japan here without his mask on. He is posing with wrestlers Psicosis, Damian 666, and the legendary Chris Jericho. The photo is from 1996.
1 Colibri Unmasked
Colibri, one of the early gimmicks of Rey Mysterio, wore a mask as it was shown before. Since it was the beginning of Rey's career, he didn't hesitate to take pictures without his mask on.
A teen Rey Mysterio is posing as Colibri. He is holding the mask in his right hand, while he is also rocking a mullet.
