17 Things We Learned From An Evening With Rey Mysterio (Oct 26)

12. He Regrets His Cockiness In ECW & Early Career

Rey Mysterio started training when he was 8 years old! That's mental. Inspired by his uncle, Rey Misterio Sr, to become a professional luchador, Rey Rey debuted in Mexico when he was merely 14, fighting under ring-names like "La Lagartija Verde" (The Green Lizard) and "Colibrí". His schedule everyday was: 7am-3pm: School 4pm-7pm: Part time job at his relative's Pizza restaurant 8pm-10pm: Wrestling training Madness. Rey states that he had barely any injuries at all during the early years - it was in WCW when his body (mostly his left knee, for which he's had EIGHT surgeries) began to start troubling him. But he regrets the cockiness he had when he was younger. He wishes now that the had "listened to the advice of all the veterans telling me to slow down", wishes that he had stretched, warmed up and cooled down with every match, but youth led him to believe that he was invincible.