Rey & Dominik Mysterio, Nia Jax honored by the City of San Diego
The city of San Diego declared Saturday “WWE Survivor Series Day” and also gave its highest honors to three members of the WWE roster.
Mayor Todd Gloria presented native San Diegans Nia Jax, Rey Mysterio, and Dominik Mysterio with keys to the city backstage at the event.
Gloria wrote on Instagram:
“A HISTORIC NIGHT IN SAN DIEGO 🏆🔥
For the first time ever, @WWE Survivor Series: WarGames landed in an outdoor MLB stadium — right here at Petco Park.
To mark this incredible moment, I proclaimed today “WWE Survivor Series Day” in the City of San Diego.
And we honored the hometown performers who put the 6-1-9 on the global map:
✨ Rey Mysterio — living legend of Lucha Libre
💥 Nia Jax — irresistible force with San Diego pride
🔥 Dominik Mysterio — the future of a San Diego dynasty
Each received a Key to the City — our city’s highest honor.
San Diego is a city of champions.
And tonight, the world got to witness it. 🌴💪
A huge night for our city and an unforgettable moment in WWE history.”
Gloria also posted a video of what appeared to be a special ceremony backstage where he was also gifted a personalized WWE Championship belt.
Dominik’s match against John Cena at Survivor Series was discussed on the post–Survivor Series edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez praising how well the injury angle was done.
“It looked like they botched the spot. They did a tremendous job. I was convinced this guy was hurt,” Alvarez said on the show.
“Dominik sold it so great, just like he was hurt. The way Cena dropped him it looked like the botch of all botches and it was actually what was planned. It was really tremendous,” Meltzer added.
Gloria posted more images from the event below:
Host of the Unlikely podcast, Adrian Hernandez, recently posted footage of a mural in San Diego with images of Rey and Dominik Mysterio:
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