Although Dominik Mysterio lost to his father Rey Mysterio at WrestleMania 39, the feud did not stop there. The two of them continued their battle while bringing along The Judgement Day and Bad Bunny, and LWO as their allies.

At Backlash 2023 in Puerto Rico, Damien Priest is scheduled to face Bad Bunny in a street fight. However, this was originally planned to be a tag team involving Dominik and Rey Mysterio, but the plans did not go through. During a recent interview, Dominik Mysterio opened up about his goliath rise in WWE and his ever-rising popularity amongst the fans.

He would claim that it was his father that held him back, and instead ‘The Latino Heat’, Eddie Guerrero was the one that helped him get the push, and rise as one of the most hated heels on the roster.

What did Dominik Mysterio claim while crediting his ‘real father’ as his inspiration behind WWE success?

While the 26-year-old Dominik Mysterio began his career as a cheerful lad beside his father, his career would go in a different direction after he turned against him and Edge at Clash at the Castle and joined The Judgement Day.

And ever since that day, he would go out on an all-out war with his father. During the entire rivalry, he would often bring up Eddie Guerrero and play mind games with the underdog of WWE. Over the course of this feud, Dominik has come into his own and is one of the best heels in WWE.

During an interview with Chente Ydrach, he claimed that it was Eddie Guerrero who inspired him to join the wrestling business. Here Dominik again brought up the late Eddie Guerrero, who was part of the infamous storyline involving him and Rey Mysterio and a much younger Dominik over his custody. In the feud, Guerrero claimed that he was Dominik’s actual father as part of the storyline.

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Dominik Mysterio claimed that being in the business from childhood inspired him. He said, “Seeing it now as an adult, it’s incredible to be in that position as a child. I was told that I was gonna get paid, I did not have to go to school or do homework during the feud, which was the best for me so I was ready.”

However, he would further continue to snub his father Rey Mysterio, and claim Eddie Guerrero as his “real father”. The Judgement Day member said, “It was because of Eddie Guerrero, MY REAL FATHER EDDIE GUERRERO, that I am where I am and he planted the seeds to be a wrestler.”

Although Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio are not facing each other, the feud is far from over. With SummerSlam approaching in a few months, it might be the stage where their feud finally culminates.

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