Dominik Mysterio on his character: ‘This is all Eddie’ Guerrero
Dominik Mysterio spoke about the influence Eddie Guerrero has had on his character in a new video posted by WWE on Thursday.
Dominik says it was Guerrero who pitched the idea to WWE about the 2005 custody battle storyline when he was just eight years old, which culminated in the SummerSlam ladder match between Guerrero and Rey Mysterio.
“He did so much for our family because it was his idea to do the whole custody battle,” Domink says in the video.
“He was just always making sure that I was okay, getting taken care of. Always very kind, helpful, just a bright light.”
Three months after the SummerSlam ladder match with Dominik’s custody on the line, Eddie Guerrero passed away at the age of 38.
Dominik continued:
“When Eddie passed, that was the first time I saw my dad cry. I know Eddie had a rough past. I know he struggled with a lot of stuff in the past, addictions and stuff like that that he’s dealt with. I know that when he was doing the angles with me, he was the best version of himself.”
The video mentions that before Dominik started wrestling training, he had dropped out of college and wasn’t sure what he wanted to do.
“I was around 260lbs. Just lost. My wife now, girlfriend at the time, she knew it. And I told her, there’s this opportunity, I might go train in Tampa for six months, but I don’t really want to do it. I don’t want to leave. And I just remember I started crying, just bawling up and she looks at me and she’s like Dom you have to go, you got to do this.”
Dominik then spoke about Guerrero’s influence on his current character.
“This is all Eddie. I watched him just so much that it organically became a thing. Even with the Rhea stuff, Eddie and Chyna. Now, the lie, cheat, and steal stuff that we’re currently doing.”
“Without Eddie even knowing, he planted that seed. He’s just always been there. The whole time.”
WWE’s full video with Dominik Mysterio discussing Eddie Guerrero’s influence is available below:
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