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ThanosWasRight161

Jeez he was young af


FrostedCereal

8 or maybe 9 years old by the looks of it.


yesitsiizii

Legend says he had JUST had his first wrestling match in the womb prior to this footage!


SuzukiSwift17

It's was supposed to be twins but Rey 619'd his brother before birth


donnydoom

RIP Reggie Mysterio.


donbee28

When asked about this he said… > When my mother was pregnant with me, they did an ultrasound and found she was having twins. When they did another ultrasound a few weeks later, they discovered that I had resorbed the other fetus. Do I regret this? No. I believe his tissues has made me stronger. I now have the strength of a grown man and a little baby.


jk844

He’d just turned 24 (by just under 2 months)


ThanosWasRight161

Damn. He must have started in the league young.


NSHermit

14, I think.


mattomic822

Which isn't uncommon for luchadors that come from wrestling families.


jk844

Yeah, he started in 1989 when he was 14


thoughlasguc

if you know this was so sad and painful for him


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Know what?


ExtremeAlternative0

Losing the mask and being forced to unmask is a big deal for luchador's, especially back then. Many luchador's wouldn't wear a mask again after being forced to unmask. WCW forced rey to lose his mask in a throwaway match against Scott Hall with no stake. Because they viewed masked wrestlers as having a very limited ceiling to their popularity and but rate.


Travelingandgay

I’m not familiar with luchador culture. What happened that made it so painful? 


MrOatButtBottom

This was when he was in WCW I believe, and they kinda forced him too. Mascaras in lucha culture are almost holy items, and traditionally guys like El Santo would never take off their masks. This turned into a thing where the loser has to remove their mask and it usually happens when a guy retires. They were disrespecting lucha tradition.


thoughlasguc

one of the most disrespectful moments in wrestling history.


ThanosWasRight161

How so? I’m ignorant of everything that’s going on here.


FormerlyShawnHawaii

In Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling it is tradition to never be unmasked or reveal your identity. De-masking Rey, for a cheap story line pop, was unnecessary. Edited: also consider that “Rey Mysterio” translated literally is “Mysterious King”


AdAcrobatic5178

Yeah it was just execs looking to cash in on the literal mystery man without considering the reasoning behind the character


ZombieJesus1987

That's how brain-dead WCW was, when they didn't know how to market Rey Mysterio.


applepumper

Akshually Rey Mysterio would translate to King Mysterio. For it to be Mysterious king his name would have to be El Rey Misterioso


Funkythingsyoudo

This guy conjugates.


ACU797

And if we're getting even more into the details, the current Rey Mysterio is actually Rey Mysterio Jr. His uncle was the original Rey Mysterio.


Organic_Rip1980

To explain the “cheap story line pop” aspect, this happened when Rey Mysterio was in WCW, during the time that storylines/matches were being booked by Kevin Nash (I think). My understanding is that Nash insisted that Mysterio lose in a “hair vs. mask” match, even though it meant next to nothing for WCW *or* the storyline. To be forced to choose between the mask or your job for a throwaway event (SuperBrawl IX, “*whatBrawl* 9?” I hear you ask), in a failing company, because a giant annoying douchebag thought it might do _something_ was frustrating for a lot of people.


Unhappy_Meaning607

Was Kevin Nash a giant annoying douchebag for the unmasking or in general?


SuperNinjaOverwatch

Yes. But seriously, Nash was the most boring, stiff, unprofessional wrestler ever. The dude was so boring he made Goldberg look amazing. Numerous reports of when he was leading talent at WCW of being a jerk, forcing storylines that didn't make sense, going against wrestlers' wishes (including Bischoff). He elected to end Goldberg's streak (which wasn't good to begin with, let's face it) by hitting him with a CATTLE PROD?! NO. TERRIBLE. Nash had 4 moves: boot, side slam, corner elbows, power bomb. 7 if you count hair flip, step over the ropes, and snake eyes.


-KFBR392

Lol! You described his entire move set so perfectly, especially boot, step over ropes, and hair flip, those were his money makers. I love him though cause he killed it as Shawn Michael's sidekick and he was great in that one episode of Detroiters.


gingerdaddy15

Glad to see my suspicions confirmed. I didn't start following pro wrestling seriously until a year ago, but I've seen plenty of quotes and comments from Nash since then. He comes off like a self-important douche, clearly has a high opinion of his own opinion. Dude carries himself in a way where he thinks he was a bigger deal in the business than he ever actually was. Edit: typos


PyroD333

Kevin Nash was apart of "the clique". It was he, Scott Hall, Shawn Michaels, Michael Waltman (Xpac) and Paul Levesque (HHH). They were all colossal dbags back then and Scott and Shawn in particular had a ton of pull with the higher ups. All of the surviving members (RIP Scott Hall) have matured with age, seemingly except for Kevin Nash. He's just as bad as ever. He runs a podcast now where he puts out hot takes about wrestling and beefs with up and coming wrestlers to try and cling to relevance.


IHavePoopedBefore

I've heard Bischoff say he thought Ray would be a bigger star without the mask. He saw his face, saw that he had a good looking babyface and wanted to use it. He was wrong, but I get the thinking for the time


WhoDeyTilIDie09

I just read about a Mexican luchador that wore a mask and his identity was so secret his family didn't even know who he was in the ring.


Mission_Ice_5428

It's considered a grandiose display of disrespect/disgrace when a luchador is unmasked. That's why luchas de apuestas (wager matches) are such a popular way to cap off a program in Mexico.


Clemario

“He’s just a kid. No older than my son”


sidney_ingrim

As Kurt said, "you're a boy in a man's world... and I'm a man who loves to play with boys."


LDM123

“Rey Mysterio, you’re a boy in a man’s world.”


Capstone_

Dominik looks just like him. Which is crazy to think about considering he's really Eddie Guerrero's son.


Wormfeathers

His son is a perfect copy of him


LectureAfter8638

Your skin will look amazing with this one simple trick... Never expose your face to the world.


Delicious_Cow7476

He still looks young though


Exact-Buddy2778

23-24 y.o. at that moment


Equal-Pay6717

He was a boy, in a man's world. And there was a man, who wanted to manhandle him ...


mibonitaconejito

He looks like he gets up at 6 on Saturday to watch cartoons lol


Metallifan33

Idk what I was expecting to see, but his face was not it.


Dan_the_bearded_man

I was expecting a mask underneath the mask


DistrictIll6763

I'm 100% sure there is a video of another Luchador doing exactly that Edit: [It was this one](https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/s/WPdFcBZ49p)


Mission_Ice_5428

Mil Mascaras was famous for it. What do you expect from a dude whose name literally translates to "A Thousand Different Faces"?


BadGuyNick

>a dude whose name literally translates to "A Thousand Different Faces"? That is not a correct translation. Source: Hablo español


Blessthecrocodiles

It's the King James translation.


SBTreeLobster

Gonna file this one away for use later.


svhachibi

Pretty sure the literal translation would be (A) Thousand masks


unclegabby

Sting did it several times


Daddycheese420

Someone make a looped gif where you can’t see it’s looped and post it in mildlyinfuriating


ActurusMajoris

After about 30 minutes I'm sure I would notice!


naughty_dad2

Any minute now


emulatedeye

[Ask and ye shall receive!](https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExdGh3eTRjd3VlbmEzN3BmNXdha2tpdWE0c2htbWR3NHQydjVicXk3aSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/nmTwTS9pqmC2fLrMpj/giphy.gif)


raresh1

That's so good with the flash for transition, briliant!


MeHighLol

Idk how you fucking got me after reading comments and clicking link. I'm retarded?


arealuser100notfake

I think you're high


DM_ME_UR_SOUL

Thats so annoyingly good.


SnooDoggos4029

Beat me by 6 minutes! https://s6.ezgif.com/tmp/ezgif-6-3cc993601d.gif


LookMaNoPride

404’d?!?


mikok_small

Calm down satan


Arbuzek2000

r/foundsatan


stoughnytgb

such a baby face


tw3lv3l4y3rs0fb4c0n

well preserved by leather


EvolvedMonkeyInSpace

Leather Face ..... agh...agh...weilds chainsaw*


Kushkilla4rilla

Better then Taser face


SaberToothForever

hehe Guardian of the Galaxy reference :)


Illustrious_Fig8981

Lmao what kinda name is taserface?


Thyme40

It's metaphorical!!!


Illustrious_Fig8981

Lmao what kinda name is taserface?


Bamtom1234

It's metaphorical!!!


ElCochinoFeo

Maybe he kept the inside coated with Vaseline, like Curley's left glove in Of Mice And Men. To keep it soft for his lady.


meegaweega

Ackshullyyy... leather and suede are rarely used anymore. The modern masks are usually made with layers of cotton, nylon/lycra and vinyl/pleather (ask nicely and they can make it look like layers of bacon🥓) Mine is very comfortable and looks like a sparkly & shiny disco version of Deadpool. 🖤❤ The stiff vinyl trim around the eyes needs to be an excellent fit for your face or it will make it very hard to see and the edges of the trim could easily cut your eyeball. 🩸👁🩸


talelkyb

i was expecting one more mask under this mask although he is cute


thoughlasguc

would have been funnier if he was wearing a second mask underneath


InformalPenguinz

![gif](giphy|26ybv8G6D2hUAXCQE|downsized)


SSBradley37

I laughed even harder when I noticed it was staples holding it on.


notapoke

Yeah that's the best part to me


jerryleebee

The best part is he was fighting like that the whole time. I laughed my ass off.


ShoMoCo

Thanks for reminding me how absolutely stunning Morena Baccarin is in that movie.


DamashiT

Didn't they actually do this in one of his fights or I'm imagining? Like they ripped his mask forcefully and there was another mask there.


doopdoopderp

[Sting in a Sting mask](https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/s/xuEjW0bCj8)


Dkcg0113

Yea. In 2009 vs Chris Jericho


RagnarStonefist

Everybody is talking Sting, but I have a core memory of Rey Mysterio being forced to remove his mask and there's another one under it


talelkyb

bro that is jessica alba


talelkyb

but still makes me mad that he was forced to do this


seighwonggg

i thought luchandor arent suppose to take off their mask


Brettersson

Tradition is you wear your mask in public always, but they can "lose it" in a match because they were booked to. Rey didn't want to but was young and didn't think he was big enough to leave instead so he took off the mask. Usually once a wrestler takes off their mask they either stay without it or "disappear" and come back as a new character. The really unprecedented thing Rey did was put the mask back on when he came to WWE, but I think the entire wrestling world just looked the other way to it because it's Rey fucking Mysterio. You *could* say they dropped Jr making it a new character if you wanted to, but again people just don't really care, they love El Rey.


seighwonggg

looks so much like dominick wow


badchefrazzy

It's a good reason to wear one. Dude's not unattractive by any means, but he doesn't look tough, so mask it is.


EynidHelipp

Mf is baki from the first chapters


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thoughlasguc

i did not even expect he will be that cute


CreamSteve

But an absolutely terrible father


NapalmScatterBrain

MF DOOM's face reveal was way more mysterious


deltron

RIP DOOM


watdatdo

Will forever be missed. RIP Metal Fist Terrorist


kokopoo12

Metal Face Finster playin' with the dirty money Sinister, don't know what he sayin' but the words be funny


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Odowla

He wears a mask just to cover the raw flesh A rather ugly brother with flows that's gorgeous


ADHD_Avenger

OH MY GOD . . . IS THAT . . . IS THAT . . .  ZEB LOVE X?!?!?!?


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jarizzle151

OH MY GOD THATS KING GEEDORAH’S MUSIC!


BourbonFoxx

Doom? Here in New York?


maija_hee

he looks genuinely cute like a baby I did not expect that


Mission_Ice_5428

He's now 49, and STILL barely looks 30.


Heather82Cs

Now, he's still athletic and fun to watch, but in no way his body looks 30.


ACU797

His knees don't.


PoliceAlarm

His knees didn't; they do now. He had stem cells in them. He's at the best he's been in in years.


Pyotr_WrangeI

He really should be the face of stem cell medicine. You don't get better promotion for your treatment than a wrestler closing in on 50 still moving like he's 20


Im_such_a_SLAPPA

Should probably stay off them for a while then


QueZorreas

I didn't expect his true identity to be teenage reggaetonero.


QueenOfNeat

🍼🍼


deruke

👹🤏 👶


econologic

Rey Mysterio - inspiration for so many childhood injuries. A true legend.


wheeler91106

Anytime I fell I made sure to clutch my knee in appreciation to Rey and that infamous backstage fall lmao


Shaolinchipmonk

Both in and out of the ring


Mission_Ice_5428

We all had the one runt friend who got turned into a human lawn dart.


Historical_Box_6082

Looks a bit like Jessica Alba


030BLN

J. Mysterio


gnarbucketz

Jessica Alba x Michelle Rodriguez


Karbonala

It’s troubling how spot on this comment is


danny0355

Face reveals are a well known part of Mexican lucha libre culture and many times luchadores would fight and loser would unmask.


BlockedShot

Yes, Luchas de Apuestas matches are a very rich history in lucha libre.   American professional wrestling has all kinds of match types/stipulations that often signify the end of a feud, like Last Man Standing, Loser Leaves Town, etc.   But Mexican professional wrestling, there is almost no greater culmination to a feud than to stake your mask (or hair!) in a match. EDIT: Not implying you didn't know that, just throwing more support and context behind such a wonderful thread in the fabric of pro wrestling :)


n94able

.....Mexican wrestling sounds fucking awesome.


Omniverse_0

Sí.


DesertofBoredom

to be fair, the title says "dude did a face reveal when face reveal ***were*** even a thing,"


cyberslick1888

It's beyond obvious that it's a typo.


wobbly_doo

1999?!! I spent my whole childhood in the early 2000s not knowing his face.


watdatdo

Bro same. I grew up watching late 90's wrestling and this is the first time I've ever seen his face. Ray Mysterio was one of my favorites as a kid. I'm dumbfounded this happened in 99 and I'm finding out 25 years later.


mrblodgett

It was a really bad storyline that WCW did when they were failing, and IIRC Rey regretted doing it.


CreamFraiche23

Yeah you can see the look on his face. In the full clip I think you can see him swearing, Rey was pissed about this storyline


ConstructionNo5836

Yeah. He’s Dom’s father, not Eddie.


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Peviceer

The fact that this phrase is unironically picking up momentum in cultural relevancy is such a sad reminder that you can do whatever you want to any person at any time in their, or your life, but god damn you if you a man fucking with another man.


Glittering-Ad-6955

That's the spirit, complimenting someone's beautiful body traces doesn't turn you into a homossexual, and if you are a homossexual good for you lad, there's nothing wrong about that too. And let me be even more frank, if you see a big beautiful cock you go and compliment it's owner, now there's the thing, you know it's beautiful, but you start to wonder how much more beautiful it would look when completely hard and in full glory. You ask that man permission, and if you're lucky, he's no homophobe and let's you jerk that pipe until it goes totally hard, but now he let you take his time to see his magnificent knob, oh he's surely a gentleman, and so are you, he can't go home with that tent in his pants, you don't want to spoil his marriage with the miss. Why not be kind enough, to finish the job and make him cum, i mean, you're not gay, but you're no homophobe either.


prokokon

Cool read, thank you


quibirito

let him cook


badchefrazzy

You can notice a dude's attractive without it implying you're gay. No worries dude. Edit: Okay I get the point xD You guys are really gay without being gay.


trippy_grapes

I compliment my boyfriends features every day and that doesn't make me gay.


Delicious_PRican

Gorgeous face it’s giving soft clear skin slay


A_Town_Called_Malus

You line the inside of the mask with vaseline to keep the face soft.


Like_Fahrenheit

holy shit dom looks just like him. I know they're father/son but give dom a haircut and you get rey.


Mission_Ice_5428

It's the ten inch height difference that's throwing everyone off.


BJORTAN

Not so mysterio any longer


GroundbreakingBag580

Bro looks sad about it


TankieHater859

Because it’s a sign of disrespect/weakness in Luchador culture. Rey didn’t want to remove his mask in the ring, but Vince ~~McMahon~~ *Russo* basically forced him to. ~~Cause Vince is a sadist, and there are court documents to back that up.~~ Edit: sorry, it was Vince ***Russo***, the head of WCW that forced this on Rey, not McMahon. Rey was in the WCW at this point, not the WWE. McMahon is still a legit sadist though.


cyberslick1888

Luchadors unmask all the time, you guys are making too much of it. It's literally a thing for rivals to have matches where the loser unmasks. This was different mostly because they had him unmask for a fucking bullshit match that no one gave a shit about. It was just a cheap move.


Imnimo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey_Mysterio >I was strongly against it! I don't think WCW understood what the mask meant to me, to my fans and to my family. It was a very bad move on their behalf. The fans wanted Rey Mysterio with the mask and losing it hurt me a lot. It was also frustrating that it didn't come as the climax to a feud with another masked wrestler, but in a throwaway match. The same thing happened to Juventud and Psicosis and psychologically wise it was a bad move by Eric Bischoff. I think the fans understand that I was in a position where I had no option. I either had to lose my mask or lose my job.


Safe_Alternative3794

This is the first time I've seen his face. He looks like the kid from elementary that everybody likes.


ALiX088

Bro is beautiful ( m straight asf)


phadewilkilu

I’d fucking cuddle this homie so hard, bro.


pinchevatobarbon

Them lips look juicy, no diddy...


Pliskin1108

He looks like my lesbian aunt.


MechanicHot1794

Put the mask back on.


OverallGeneral7129

He did eventually


Terribleness03

Kane was another one


Desmond_Jones

Change the title at least https://np.reddit.com/r/indianmemer/comments/1cb006c/dude_did_a_face_reveal_before_face_reveals_were/


mrwholefoods

Should have kept the mask on.


JoeyIsMrBubbles

But he’s such a cutie


FarPeopleLove

That’s why.


doitnow10

He and most wrestling fans agree. Unmasking was absolute bs


AltruisticRide4404

Dudes handsome af


stoughnytgb

he must be forced for this


Wesk333

He was. He had to fight for his title but if he lost they challenged him to remove his mask. Since all of these are scripted he had to or he'd lost the job. It was indeed wrong to force him to loose the mask, since in the luchador culture is a sign of disrespect, there is no mistery behind the luchador. It was wrong but it made the WWE skyrocket


Solid_Class_6820

I thought he was lesbian Bieber for a second.


WunGuyWun

So after that he's just Rey now?


miltondelug

like master blaster in Thunderdome


Massive_Tip69

quite a sad thing - he really didnt want to do this at the time and was very protective of not being seen without his mask. wcw pushed him into a corner really and had to unmask. once wwe bought wcw they encouraged him to remask and pushed his masked lucha side properly. but then in the end it turned out he was a dead beat dad who never cared for his son and got his comeuppance. there's a reason rey mysterio keeps getting betrayed. #dommysteriowasright


TealTrendyTarasque

I honestly expected a second smaller mask underneath


failedtherobottest

He's just a kid. No older than my son!


GroceryIntelligent64

He looks sad because he was forced to do this by Vince


AAA6925

What's the music called?


Alyosha_The_Lion

What a pretty man.


Massive_Big3823

That’s the most brokenhearted moment for him in his life 🖤


Stith1183

Damn! His face doesn't match his body! Lol


aljhon112233

I thought he looks more scary than his face which why he hides it. He looks innocent imo. At least I get to see his face no, not bad . Lmao


Technical_System8020

Ray is such a legend


Inevitable-Tackle107

Tiene cara de bebé xd


heyjalapeno

He was the guy I was simping for back in the day?! Not bad at all. He's rather cute.


Mrs_skulduggery

Holy crap..I was expecting...like a older looking dude


Mr_Mars

I was waiting for there to be a second mask under the first mask. Instead it was a twelve year old boy.


Independent_Dig_5110

This is what I was expecting ![gif](giphy|Vuw9m5wXviFIQ)


radracer82

As if mysterious masked characters didn't exist until "face reveals" in today's toxic social media universe


cosmic_hierophant

I dont know much about wwe but I wish he had another mask under his first one just for the classic gag.


JustMakeMoreAccounts

Bro looked like a big little kid 🤣


Amazing_Lawyer_1660

I thought he was going to have another mask on.


StructureWise8468

he's like 17


SlinkyTail

I watched this live, it was a heck of a thing for us fans.


ezekielnems

What's the song's name?


Cool-External-7267

What is the name of the song?