Was a professional wrestler for WCW although he made his wrestling debut in Mexico. Dropped out of school to become pro wrestler in Mexico but there were points during his career where he'd do homework in the lockerroom. Debuted as a wrestler and won his debut match. Nephew of wrestler Rey Misterio. Had a brief role (unmasked) as himself in Ready 2 Rumble. Came to WCW from ECW In 1996 after he debuted against Dean Malenko and lost in a stellar match. Like many luchadores (Latin wrestlers), he wore a mask until 1999 when he lost it to The Outsiders. Held multiple WCW Titles (8 different reigns in the cruiserweight, tag team & cruiserweight tag team divisions). He has wins over Kevin Nash, Bam Bam Bigelow and Scott Norton. He almost won the World Championship from Ric Flair. Now resides in San Diego, California.


Has tattoos of his mask, his name, the sun, his children's names, his wife's name and many others. Filmed a commercial with Bill Goldberg for Surge soft drinks. Has one son, named Dominik (who was born in 1997) Pinned 'Kevin Nash', 'Scott Norton(I)' and 'Bam Bam Bigelow' and was known as the Giant Killer because all of those wrestlers were over 315lbs at the time. Is one of only 4 people to hold the WCW World Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship. Has a six year old daughter named Aalyah (who was born in 2001). Debuted on WWE SmackDown! in 2002 wearing again his trademark mask. Al Pacino is his favorite actor and 'Scarface' (1983) and 'Heat' (1995) are two of his favorite movies. Graduated from high school with P.O.D. members Sonny Sandoval and Noah "Wuv" Bernardo. P.O.D will be singing his theme song at WrestleMania 22. In 1995, Mysterio Sr. and Jr. defeated Villano IV and V for the WWA World Tag Team titles.