Dominik with his father, Rey Mysterio (L), at SummerSlam 2020 (WWE)
WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio makes a statement about how close he was to retirement
Rey Mysterio and his son Dominik became the first-ever father-son tag team champions for SmackDown. In the recent WWE Drafts, both of them were moved to the red brand.
Recently, Mysterio spoke to TVInsider.com and mentioned winning championship titles with his son and how close he was to retire.
The Master of 619 was asked about retirement plans before Dominik stepped into the ring, to which Mysterio revealed that he thought of hanging up the mask. He even mentioned losing his passion in 2019 and how his career was coming to an end.
But it was actually his son who boosted his energy and made his renewal of passion to this sport.
“Before my son even stepped in the ring, I thought maybe it was time to hang up the mask. Having my son kick off his career gave me a moment of renewal. It was a rebirth. I see my son wrestle now and see myself from the early days. It definitely inspired me to stay in this industry because I have so much passion for this. I thought I was losing my passion in 2019 and that my career was coming to an end. My son was able to boost my energy and help me keep going.”
Mysterio revealed in the interview how his son is hoping to step foot in the ring with Randy Orton and want to become the tag team champion again
“I know we’re shooting right to the top with this one, but I haven’t worked with Matt Riddle before. I know Dominik has been hoping to step foot in the ring with Randy Orton. Whatever we have to do to earn a title shot to eventually face Randy and Riddle, that would be very acceptable to both of us. And what better thing than for us to become father-son tag team champions again.”
It will be really interesting to see how this father-son duo and make their way through to another title.
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