Dominik Mysterio Earns Praise for Taking a “Hard Left” on Mysterio Family Name

Oftentimes times we get to see the children of WWE stars following in their parents’ footsteps. The WWE ring has been graced by many such stars. Many may end up making a name for themselves like Charlotte Flair. While sometimes, the family name does not help much like Ric Flair’s sons David and Reid Flair who have had a rather dull career.

Amidst all this, a new name has risen recently. Even though he was the son of a Hall of Fame star, Dominik Mysterio has made a name for himself. But for that, he had to overcome the biggest obstacle in his career.

Dirty Dom’s biggest hindrance

Corey Graves is a commentator at WWE and also hosts a podcast After the Bell. Recently, while speaking with the guest of the episode, Ilja Dragunov, they happened to stumble upon how Dominik Mysterio was able to crack the code. Graves said that many famous WWE stars happened to be the kids of Hall of Fame stars. 

According to him, it did work in the case of Charlotte Flair and Randy Orton. But unfortunately, things did not go as smoothly for Flair’s siblings. “Having a famous last name, particularly in that Hall of Fame tier, can oftentimes be more of a curse than it is a blessing.”, he said, implying that there are high expectations to live up to with being related to Hall of Famers.

But according to Graves, it was different for Dominik Mysterio. He said, “Instead of leaning on his Mysterio name, [Dominik’s] forsaken it, and he’s taken a hard left in a completely different direction going.” He further added that Mysterio wanted to forge his own path and look for fortunes that would come to his name, and he was successful in doing so. Commenting on the father-son rivalry, he said, “Someday down the line, we know how this story goes. They’re going to meet again. There’s going to be some sort of repercussions for the years of turmoil between Rey and Dom”

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This implied that the end of this rivalry is uncertain, but it would have a lot of repercussions. Dominik Mysterio started under his father’s wings. And after facing off with his son, Rey Mysterio has a few words for his Dominik Mysterio.

How does Rey Mysterio feel about Dirty Dom?

In a conversation with Corey Graves on his podcast a few months ago, Rey Mysterio decided to shed some light on his relationship with his son. When asked by Graves how it felt to be at this point in his career along with his son, Papa Mysterio gave an emotional answer. He said that it has to be one of the most surreal moments of his career when he was able to share the ring with his son. He even talked about how he and Dominik Mysterio used to think what would happen if they were pitted against each other, but they thought that wouldn’t happen.

Things changed very quickly for the father-son duo. A year ago, they wrestled with Logan Paul and The Miz as a tag team. The champion father-son tag team quickly became enemies when the 26-year-old star betrayed his father at Clash of the Castle event last year. Since then, he has been a part of The Judgment Day stable and has been a formidable heel. The North American NXT Champion has made a name for himself and is quickly rising in the ranks at RAW. The current issue he is dealing with is Jey Uso trying to come in between him and his on-screen partner in crime.

What are your views on Dominik Mysterio’s run at WWE?

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