Rey Mysterio On Dirty Dom, Eddie Guerrero, Retirement, Never Turning Heel (Interview From June 2024)

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Chris Van Vliet

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🗓️ 2 January 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Rey Mysterio (@reymysterio) is a legendary professional wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer. This interview originally aired in June 2024. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas to talk about his incredible career and the fact that he is still wrestling in WWE, being inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame as an active wrestler, his son Dominik developing his heel persona, never wrestling Triple H in WWE, his thoughts on retirement, how he developed the 619 as a wrestling move, being swung on a stretcher by Big Show, his favorite mask, getting thrown like a lawn dart by Kevin Nash, the rumor that he was a stunt double in the horror movie Freddy vs. Jason, his iconic match against Eddie Guerrero at Halloween Havoc in 1997, winning the Royal Rumble from the #2 spot, never turning heel in WWE and much more! Sponsors: PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank which was designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/?ref=tibcloux VUORI: Get 20% off your first purchase! Get yourself some of the most comfortable and versatile clothing on the planet at https://vuori.com/cvv ROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and experience financial freedom: https://rocketmoney.com/cvv ZOCDOC: Instantly book a top-rated doctor today at https://zocdoc.com/insight BONCHARGE: Use the code CVV to save 15% off your infrared sauna blanket at https://boncharge.com/cvv BLUECHEW: Use the code CVV to get your first month of BlueChew for FREE at https://bluechew.com RHONE: Rhone’s premium performance clothing is made to move you. Use code CVV to save 20% at https://www.rhone.com/CVV MANSCAPED: Get 20% off plus free shipping when you use the code CHRISVAN at https://manscaped.com PLUNGE: Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV150 at https://plunge.com For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you have ever enjoyed any of these episodes, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast or Spotify? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Fleet.
0:19.4	Ray, thank you for making this happen.
0:21.2	Thank you for the invitation, man. What a special day it is. I can't believe we haven't done this before. That's crazy. I had Dom on a few years ago. Really? How long you've been doing this? So, I mean, that's a long story. But 20 years of like TV, radio. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I had the podcast for five. and the YouTube channel I started in 2011.
0:18.7	Wow.
0:19.3	So I don't know how our paths haven't crossed until... radio. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I had the podcast for five, and the YouTube channel I started in 2011.
0:38.0	Wow.
0:38.6	So I don't know how our paths haven't crossed till right now. He never asked. I would have been there. I asked, and we made it happen. Yeah, that's awesome. And it wouldn't have made sense to have it on any other time. That's beautiful. I love it. So thank you for being here. My pleasure. It's amazing how many wrestling fans know you for 619.
0:37.3	They don't even know what 619 means.
0:39.3	They don't even know you for 619.
0:55.5	They don't even know what 619 means.
0:57.5	They don't even know it's the area code in San Diego.
0:59.7	The best thing about that is when I travel overseas, whether it's Japan or Europe, especially
1:05.9	at the beginning of my career with WW.
1:08.2	When the 619 started to flourish, he would see the signs.
1:13.1	And like you said, they had no idea what it was.
1:15.3	They just knew it was a move.
1:16.9	Of course, little by little, I started giving them the brief explanation of the representation
1:22.4	of the move being the area code of my city, San Diego, the city that saw me grow up that raised me. So, yeah, it was cool. Yeah, there's a lot of people that don't know any area codes in the U.S., but they know 619. And made famous. And back then, who had a song? Was it JZ? Area code? No. Ludicrous. Yeah, ludicrous. You're right.
1:44.6	Yeah, area codes.
1:45.6	Different area codes.
1:46.6	And I was mad because he didn't bust the 619 there. I feel like it's you and Pitbull. Like, he's Mr. 305 and you're 619. Oh, wow. And those are like the only area codes people know. Yeah, I love it. If you don't live in the U.S.
1:41.2	Miami, right?
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