Dominik Mysterio: Sharing the ring with Eddie Guerrero was ‘an honor’

Dominik Mysterio says he is “very blessed” to have known Eddie Guerrero.

In 2005, Guerrero was involved in an angle with Dominik and Rey Mysterio on WWE SmackDown. In storyline, Guerrero was revealed to be Dominik’s biological father but Mysterio won custody of the 8-year-old in a match at SummerSlam that year. Guererro passed away from heart failure less than three months later at the age of 38.

Dominik recently told Sports Illustrated that sharing a ring with Guerrero was an honor.

“Not everyone can say they worked with Eddie,” said Dominik. “I hear people say, ‘My dream match would be Eddie Guerrero.’ Shit, mine too. Looking back, just sharing the ring with him, it’s an honor.”

Guerrero will be featured on Sunday’s edition of Biography: WWE Legends on A&E.

“Eddie helped plant the seed in 2005 that this was what I was going to do,” Dominik continued. “I’m very blessed to have known him, and I am always grateful to keep his memory alive.”

While it’s not clear if Guerrero is still Dominik’s biological father in WWE storyline, he often emulates Guerrero in his matches, something he says he received permission from Vickie Guerrero to do.

Dominik is currently on the shelf with a Tommy John tear but recently said his recovery is going well. He’s now been wrestling on the WWE main roster for close to four years, with his first match having been against Seth Rollins at SummerSlam 2020. Dominik knows he’s carrying the weight of his family’s legacy and does not plan to let them down.

“I was raised on that old-school love of the business,” Dominik continued. “That’s a big part of our family dynamic. We have a lot of respect for the Mysterio name and this sport. I’m carrying lineage, my family, and history on my shoulders. My six godfathers, who are all legends, I’m not going to let them down.”

Much like his father Rey Mysterio and his storyline father Eddie Guerrero, Dominik credits Konnan for much of his success, saying he can always count on him for honest advice.

“Konnan, man, he’s the tough love I always needed,” said Dominik. “Especially if you know him, you know he calls it how it is. He doesn’t sugarcoat. Personally, that’s something I needed. I don’t want to say the wrong thing and get in trouble here, but starting off in the business, as the son of Rey Mysterio, you don’t know what’s what. I could have a sh—- match and people would say, ‘That was really good’ just to be on my good side. You don’t know what’s it’s real or not. But then I’d get a call from Konnan. He’d say, ‘Your punches looked like shit,’ ‘You need to work on this,’ or ‘Stop doing the 619 if you’re not going to do it properly.’

Dominik believes Konnan gives him the “tough love” he needs.

“Konnan gave me tough love, right from when I started training with him and my dad. He still keeps an eye out on my matches, and I’m a student of the game–so I’m always willing to learn from someone who revolutionized the sport.”

The full interview with Sports Illustrated can be read here.