Miguel Ángel López Díaz (January 8, 1958 – December 20, 2024) was a Mexican professional wrestler and trainer, better known by his ring name, Rey Misterio ("Mystery King"). He was also referred to as Rey Misterio Sr. to distinguish him from his nephew.[1]

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Rey Misterio
Birth nameMiguel Ángel López Díaz
Born(1958-01-08)January 8, 1958
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico[1]
DiedDecember 20, 2024(2024-12-20) (aged 66)
FamilyEl Hijo de Rey Misterio (son)[1]
Rey Mysterio (Jr.) (nephew)
Dominik Mysterio (grand nephew)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bull Rider[1]
El Genio[1]
Rayman[1]
Maravilla Blanca[1]
Rey Misterio[1]
Rey Misterio Sr.[1]
Billed height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Billed weight98 kg (216 lb)[1]
Trained byAtila[1]
Chamaco Martínez[1]
El Egipcio[1]
El Enfermero[1]
Enrique Torres[1]
El Faraón[1]
El Solitario[1]
DebutJanuary 6, 1972[1]
Retired2023
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Professional wrestling career

Misterio first began training to be a boxer, but after his body got bigger, he took a lot of bumps and lost some of his punching ability. When his trainers told him that he could not still punch hard, they told Misterio about wrestling. His brother soon began to take him to train for wrestling and lucha libre. On the sixth of January 1976, Misterio finally made his debut as a wrestler on a show called "Day of the Kings", or Día de los Reyes.

Misterio appeared at World Championship Wrestling's Starrcade 1990 pay-per-view event where he teamed with Konnan and competed in the "Pat O'Connor Memorial International Cup" representing Mexico. In the first round the team defeated Chris Adams and Norman Smiley representing the United Kingdom, but lost to The Steiner Brothers in the second round.[2]

Training

In 1987, Misterio opened a gym with Negro Casas and Super Astro. His first class included future international superstars such as Konnan, Psicosis, Halloween, Damián 666 and his nephew Rey Mysterio. Misterio is also known to have trained wrestlers such as Cassandro, Hayabusa, Extassis, Tigre Uno, Fobia, Misterioso, Demus 3:16, Ruby Gardenia, The Warlord, and Venum Black.

Personal life and death

Misterio's son is also a wrestler, who appears under the name El Hijo de Rey Misterio.

Misterio was also uncle to wrestlers Rey Mysterio and Metalika, grand uncle to Dominik Mysterio, and brother-in-law to Super Astro.[3]

He is featured in the horror film El Mascarado Massacre (or Wrestlemaniac).[4]

Rey Misterio died on December 20, 2024, at the age of 66, 19 days before his 67th birthday.[5]

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record

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Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Rey Misterio (mask)Zorro de Oro (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Angel Azul (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Tornado Negro (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Monje Negro (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Rambo Star (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Destroyer (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Delfin (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Angel de Plata (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Fraile del Mal (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Estrella Azul (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Caballero Rojo (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Diamante Negro (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Infernal (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)El Siberiano (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)Estudiante (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Rey Misterio (mask)MS-1 (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventN/A 
Fishman (mask)Rey Misterio (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventMarch 25, 1988 
Rey Misterio (hair)Lobo Rubio (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventOctober, 1988 
Rey Misterio (hair)Huichol (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventOctober 27, 1994 
Rey Misterio (hair)Psicosis (mask)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventAugust 26, 1999[8]
Nicho el Millonario (hair)Rey Misterio (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventMay 12, 2000[9]
Rey Misterio (hair)Salsero (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventDecember 13, 2002[Note 1]
Rey Misterio (hair)Kiss (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventFebruary 28, 2003 
Dr. Wagner Jr. (mask)Rey Misterio (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventNovember 14, 2003 
Rey Misterio (hair)Cien Caras (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventAugust 25, 2006[10]
Rey Misterio (hair)Nicho el Millonario (hair)Tijuana, Baja CaliforniaLive eventDecember 1, 2006[Note 2]
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  1. Last two men in an eight-man Steel cage match.
  2. Last two men in a Steel cage match that also included El Hijo de Rey Misterio and Super Parka.

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References

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