5 Times Rey Mysterio was unmasked on live television
Rey Mysterio is arguably the most famous luchador in modern wrestling and the most famous masked Superstar in WWE history. Rey has been wrestling for almost three decades at this point and has won 3 WWE World Championships, 2 WWE Intercontinental Championships, 5 WCW Cruiserweight Champions and the 2006 Royal Rumble amongst a host of other accomplishments.
With wearing a mask, comes the danger of being unmasked. As many other WWE Superstars, Mysterio has been unmasked a number of times. In today's article, we take a look at 5 times Mysterio was unmasked on live television in WWE and WCW.
#5 Randy Orton (2018)
The most recent entry in this list came in November 2018. Orton was acing Mysterio in the main event of WWE SmackDown when Orton countered a baseball slide with an RKO at ringside. Orton followed it up with a second RKO to win the match but the story didn't end there.
Orton followed it up with a nasty attack on Mysterio after the match which ended with Orton unmasking Mysterio on live television. Orton proceeded to carry Mysterio's mask to SmackDown the following week, carrying it around as a trophy.
#4 Cody Rhodes (2011)
Rey Mysterio accidentally broke Cody Rhodes' nose in 2011 which led to Cody's "Handsome" gimmick with his protective nose guard on. Cody then orchestrated a vicious ambush on Rey Mysterio as revenge.
After being lured into the ring by Cody's dad, the late Dusty Rhodes, Mysterio was viciously attacked from behind by Cody Rhodes. Rhodes led Mysterio up the entrance ramp and after smashing him face-first into the entrance-tron and then unmasked him. Rhodes then held up Rey Mysterio's mask like a sick trophy.