Rey Mysterio Thinks He Wouldn’t Have Won World Title If Not For Eddie Guerrero

Rey Mysterio believes that his World Heavyweight Championship reign wouldn’t have happened without Eddie Guerrero. Mysterio won the title in 2006 at WrestleMania 22, less than a year after Guerrero passed away. He spoke with La Platica for an interview recently and talked about how the connection he had to Guerrero in fans’ mindsets helped elevate him to the World Title win.

“I really, to this day, think that if Eddie Guerrero, [who] left us in 2005, and right after he passed, is when I was given the opportunity to wrestle at the Royal Rumble, became the winner of the Royal Rumble and went on to win the world title at WrestleMania,” Mysterio said (per Wrestling Inc). “I feel like a lot of that, or a majority of that, was because the connection that Eddie and I had, that the fans would see Eddie through me in a way.”

He continued, “So that was very special for me. I think that took me to another level. Definitely.”

Mysterio was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2023 and continues to compete, though he’s currently out of action with a back injury.