Dominik Mysterio

Dominik Mysterio
Mysterio in 2024
Born	(1997-04-05) April 5, 1997 (age 27) San Diego, California
Spouse(s)	Liv Morgan
Partner	Liv Morgan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Dominik Mysterio "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Billed from	San Diego, California
Trained by	Jay Lethal Konnan Lance Storm Rey Mysterio WWE Performance Center
Debut	August 23, 2020

Dominik Óscar Gutiérrez (born April 5, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for WWE, where he competes on the Raw brand under the ring name "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio. He is a member of the stable The Judgment Day with Finn Bálor, Liv Morgan, JD Mcdonagh, Raquel Rodriguez, and Carlito.

During his time in WWE, he has been a two-time NXT North American Champion and one-time WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion.

He is a third-generation professional wrestler. His father is Rey Mysterio and his great-uncle is Rey Misterio.

Career

WWE

Before becoming a professional wrestler, Gutiérrez appeared on WWE programming with his father Rey Mysterio. During a storyline with his father and Eddie Guerrero, Guerrero said that he was the father of Dominik. Guerrero and Rey fought in a ladder match for the custody of Dominik at SummerSlam which Rey won.^[1]

Mysterio made his in-ring debut at SummerSlam on August 23, 2020 where he was defeated by Seth Rollins in a street fight.^[2] On August 30, Mysterio got his first victory in WWE at Payback where he teamed with his father to defeat Rollins and Murphy.^[3]

At WrestleMania Backlash on May 16, 2021, Mysterio and his father defeated Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. This was Dominik's first WWE championship and the first time that a father and son tag team became champions in the WWE.^[4] They later lost the titles to The Usos at Money in the Bank.^[5]

Dominik, his father and Edge started feuding with The Judgment Day after they kicked Edge out and kept trying to have Dominik join them for months. At Clash at the Castle, Dominik attacked Edge and his father after their victory and joined The Judgment Day, becoming a heel for the first time.^[6]

On the July 18, 2023 episode of NXT, Dominik won his first singles title, defeating Wes Lee for the NXT North American Championship.^[7] On September 30 at No Mercy, Mysterio lost the title to Trick Williams.^[8] On the October 3 episode of NXT, Mysterio was able to win the championship back when he defeated Williams.^[9] At NXT Deadline, Mysterio lost the title to Dragon Lee.^[10]

Personal life

On January 2, 2023, he got engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Marie Juliette.^[11]

Championships

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Rookie of the Year (2020)^[12]
  • #94 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 (2023)
• WWE
  • NXT North American Championship (2 time)^[13]
  • WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Rey Mysterio)^[14]

References

1. "SummerSlam 2005 results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 27, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
2. "Seth Rollins def. Dominik Mysterio in a Street Fight". WWE. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
3. "Rey & Dominik Mysterio def. Seth Rollins & Murphy". WWE. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
4. "Rey & Dominik Mysterio def. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode to become the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions". WWE. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
5. "The Usos def. Rey & Dominik Mysterio to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship (Kickoff Match)". WWE. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
6. "Edge & Rey Mysterio def. The Judgment Day; Dominik Mysterio shockingly betrays his father and Edge". WWE. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
7. Moore, John (July 18, 2023). "NXT TV results (7/18): Moore's review of Wes Lee vs. Dominik Mysterio for the NXT NA Title, Nathan Frazer and Dragon Lee vs. Los Lotharios, Kiana James vs. Gigi Dolin, Tony D'Angelo's homecoming". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
8. "NXT No Mercy results: Moore's live review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Ilja Dragunov for the NXT Title, Becky Lynch vs. Tiffany Stratton in an Extreme Rules match for the NXT Women's Title". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
9. "NXT TV results (10/3): Moore's review of Trick Williams vs. Dominik Mysterio for the NXT North American Title, Gigi Dolin vs. Blair Davenport, Tyler Bate and Butch vs. Mark Coffey and Wolfgang". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
10. "NXT Deadline results: Moore's live review of Ilja Dragunov vs. Baron Corbin for the NXT Title, Iron Survivor Challenge matches, Dominik Mysterio vs. Dragon Lee for the NA Title, Carmelo Hayes vs. Lexis King". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
11. "WWE's Dominik Mysterio announces engagement". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
12. "PWI Achievement Awards: Rookie of the Year". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
13. "NXT North American Championship history". WWE. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
14. "SmackDown Tag Team Championship history". WWE. Retrieved September 29, 2023.

Other websites

• Dominik Mysterio on WWE.com