Wrestling legend Rey Misterio Sr dies aged 66 just weeks after family tragedy Wrestling icon Rey Misterio Sr has died aged 66.
The masked luchador, who was the uncle of WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio, started wrestling in 1976 and officially retired in 2009, but his last match came in April 2023 as he teamed with Aero Star and Mr. Iguana in a win over Hereje, Hijo de Pirata Morgan and Nightmare Azteca.
Misterio – whose son wrestles under the name El Hijo de Rey Misterio – worked his first match in January 1976, while he appeared for the likes of WCW, including an appearance at the 1990 Starrcade pay-per-view.
‘We regret the sensitive death of Miguel Ángel López Días, known as Rey Mysterio Sr,’ they wrote in a post translated from Spanish.
In 1987, he started his own gym, where he had a hand in training the likes of Konnan, Psicosis, Damian 666 and his nephew Rey Mysterio.
