Rey Mysterio, one of the iconic and legendary names in the history of professional wrestling and the legendary of the Luchadors, is set to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, Class 2023, WWE announced on Saturday.
BREAKING NEWS: @reymysterio is the 1st inductee for the 2023 #WWEHOF! pic.twitter.com/hvT9xARFa4
— WWE (@WWE) March 11, 2023
Mysterio, 48, started his wrestling career at the age of 14 years old. He is widely known for his significant high-flying techniques and his impressive countless masks.
Mysterio didn't perform only in WWE but he had hundreds of appearances in different promotions, in addition, he participated at Lucha Underground.
💀Pentagon Dark vs 👑 Rey Mysterio Jr. in Lucha Underground @PENTAELZEROM @reymysterio @LuchaElRey #luchalibre #estoeslucha pic.twitter.com/Sh7Q7Y0Y2s
— Lucha Brothers MX [fans] (@LuchaBrothersmx) April 25, 2022
In WWE, he held different titles such as the World Heavyweight champion twice, the WWE champion once, the Intercontinental and U.S. champion twice each, the cruiserweight champion three times, held the tag team title five times.
¡ORGULLO MEXICANO! 🇲🇽🐉🤼♂️
Rey Mysterio será incluido en el Salon de la Fama de la WWE
La infancia de todo México pic.twitter.com/5lf2LmaPZc
— Analistas (@SomosAnalistas_) March 11, 2023
Last year, WWE celebrated Mysterio's 20th anniversary in the promotion, and he was the main art cover of the company's worldwide famed video game WWE 2K.
Rey mysterio being on the cover of arguably the best WWE 2k game is pretty cool pic.twitter.com/mBzxEmre4X
— the endless 🦇⚡️ (@quvism) March 13, 2022
Mysterio is the first inductee announced for the grand event until now.
Very well deserved! 👏#ReyMysterio #WWEHOF pic.twitter.com/0vHsuTnbtm
— Wrestle Tracker (@wrestletracker1) March 11, 2023
The 2023 Hall of Fame ceremony will take place on March 31 at Crypto.com Arena.