9 Ups & 11 Downs For WWE In 2025
6. The Rise & Rise Of Dominik Mysterio
The bar keeps raising for Dominik Mysterio, and not even from the rock bottom position it was reset to when he first turned heel at Clash At The Castle in 2022.
A beloved klutz at best, Mysterio was broadly useless at the time that he lost his shoe up Edge's taint when he switched sides, and expectations of improvement were only ever in service of the brilliant match with Father Rey that followed at WrestleMania 39. Both moments turned out to be checkpoints in his continued incredible growth.
2025 was the year fans picked up on exactly that. An Intercontinental Championship victory at WrestleMania earned him an Austin pop, and it was consistent with the reactions he'd been receiving throughout the entire contest. WWE resisted the urge to turn him babyface and instead dialled up his obnoxiousness when he became the AAA Mega Champion. He's always been a great undeserving champion, and sporting multiple belts only added to the fun, but the summer proved to be the making of the man once and for all. The cheers weren't going down, but Mysterio never once backed down from pushing them aside to find the heat. Entering love-to-hate territory, he's not far short of entering the upper echelon as well.
In the absence of Liv Morgan for much of the year due to injury, 'Dirty Dom' has resisted temptation with Roxanne Perez, but reintroducing that thread amidst more Judgment Day discord could be huge when the former Women's Champion is ready to make her return. An incredible top star run awaits the second generation star, and it looks as if he'll decide which side of the divide he'll choose to sit on when the moment comes.