Rey Mysterio Talks The Original Sin Cara, Being a Pioneer and Returning to WWE

Former WWE, WCW and ECW star Rey Mysterio has been doing the media rounds lately, discussing various topics related to his career. His newest interview with Ring Rust Radio reveals more inside the mind of the future WWE Hall of Famer. Below are several excerpts from it.

He talked about teaming with the original Sin Cara in WWE, where there was at one point a scheduled WrestleMania match between the two:

“Due to the fact that I had already previous injuries on top of my knee benched me for quite some time. When I came back we started teaming up and we were heading somewhere. There wasn’t a concrete story line, but we were going out there and putting on one hell of a show for the fans. We were barely at the stage of getting the fans acclimated with our style and who Myzteziz was. His injuries came into play as well and then of course he was released. Then of course later on my release with me not wanting to re-sign with the WWE so it didn’t happen and we parted ways. We didn’t give the WWE the time to invest in both names and the product. Now it is happening at last here in Triple A.”

Mysterio discussed being a pioneer in the industry:

“I think I look back now and feel blessed that I was a pioneer for that style. I want to pause a second and mention the one person that opened the doors for us and that was Eddie Guerrero. He was the first runner up with ECW and he was having great matches with Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit. Then of course when Eddie signed with WCW, Pauly talked to Konnan and brought him in, then Konnan brought us in: Psychosis, Juventud, Parka, and myself. We kind of replaced Eddie’s style and gave the fans a treat of lucha libre. Now I go back and think that, “wow, we really opened the eyes of the American audience to what lucha libre is, that it’s not just a style, it’s part of our culture.”

He also noted he will always be open to a WWE return:

“Yes of course. I think that’s what every wrestler would want, there’s nothing better than dictating your own future and not over working your body. You can’t keep running on fumes constantly when you are older. You don’t see the same Rey Mysterio you see when I was 25 years old. I think it’s good to understand from both ends that I can’t deliver the way I used to when I first signed with the WWE. To make sure talent last, you have to take care of it.”

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Editor’s Note

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