El Hijo de Rey Misterio

This article is about the American independent professional wrestler. For his cousin, see Rey Mysterio. For his father, see Rey Misterio.
This article is about the first wrestler to use the name El Hijo de Rey Misterio. For the second, see Rey Horus.

El Hijo de Rey Misterio
Birth nameMiguel Aaron López Hernández[1][2]
Born (1988-11-09) November 9, 1988 (age 36)[3]
San Diego, California, United States[4]
FamilyRey Misterio Sr. (father)
Rey Mysterio (cousin)
Dominik Mysterio (first cousin once removed)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Diablo[5]
El Hijo de Rey Misterio
Nuevo Rey Misterio Jr.
Rey Misterio Heredero
Billed height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[4]
Billed weight69 kg (152 lb)[4]
Trained byRey Misterio Sr.[5]
Medico Asesino Jr.[5]
DebutApril 2006[4]

Miguel Aaron López Hernández (born November 9, 1988) is an American luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler, best known under the name El Hijo de Rey Misterio. His ring name is Spanish for "The Son of the Mystery King". He is the first-born son of the luchador Rey Misterio Sr.[6] He is also the cousin of Rey Mysterio (Jr). He currently works for various promotions in Mexico, where he wrestles under the name Rey Misterio Heredero.[7]

Professional wrestling career

El Hijo de Rey Misterio grew up in a wrestling family with both his father, Miguel Ángel López Díaz who wrestles as Rey Misterio Sr., and his cousin, Óscar Gutiérrez, better known as Rey Mysterio, being very well known luchadors. At the age of 13 he began training with his father at his wrestling school in Tijuana.[5] He made his professional wrestling debut in 2006, initially working under the ring name Diablo. By the end of 2006 his father gave him permission to use the "Rey Misterio" name and he became "El Hijo de Rey Misterio".[5] The name has led to some confusion, especially when wrestling in the United States where a lot of fans have mistaken him for the son of Rey Mysterio, but Mysterio is actually his cousin.[5] Some promoters have actively sought to exploit this confusion by neglecting to bill him as "El Hijo de" and just billed him as Rey Misterio.[8] In one controversial case a Bolivian promoter used World Wrestling Entertainment footage of Rey Mysterio to promote a tour by El Hijo de Rey Misterio, when Hijo de Rey Misterio found out he cancelled his tour.[9] When El Hijo de Rey Misterio cancelled his tour the Bolivian promoter had someone else wrestle under the mask, pretending to be El Hijo de Rey Misterio.[10]

Since adopting the "Hijo de Rey Misterio" name he has been working mainly for Pro Wrestling Revolution (PWR) in Northern California, shows in Tijuana and made various independent wrestling promotion appearances in America. His stint in PWR saw him team with his father on several occasions, the two won a tournament to become the first PWR Tag Team Champions when they defeated the Border Patrol (Oliver John and Nathan Rulez) on May 31, 2008.[11] The duo defended the title a couple of times during 2008 but were forced to vacate the title in June, 2009 as Rey Misterio, Sr. suffered a serious injury.[5] He has stated that while he likes working in the United States he really wants to focus on a wrestling career in Mexico, hoping to work for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), Mexico's two largest professional wrestling promotions.[5] In October 2009 it was reported that El Hijo de Rey Misterio had been working at CMLL's wrestling school in Mexico City, Mexico to train for his future CMLL debut.[12] He would, however, never make an appearance for CMLL, before suddenly announcing his retirement from professional wrestling in early 2011. On May 27, 2011, a new El Hijo de Rey Misterio was introduced by Rey Misterio, Sr. and Konnan, making his debut in Tijuana.[13] He now goes by Rey Horus. The original El Hijo de Rey Misterio returned to professional wrestling in November 2011. On December 25, 2011, he defeated Mortiz and Mr. Tempest in a ladder match to win the Baja California Championship, joining Los Perros del Mal in the process.[14]

Personal life

El Hijo de Rey Misterio is part of an extended family of wrestlers, his father Miguel Ángel López Díaz was best known under the ring name Rey Misterio (Sr.), his cousin Oscar Gutiérrez works for World Wrestling Entertainment as Rey Mysterio. His other cousin is a wrestler known as Metalika and his uncle, Juan Zezatti Ramírez, is better known as Super Astro.[5]

In May 2012 López and his younger brother were arrested in Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, with a kilogram of the drug "ice" in their possession. Both were turned over to the federal authorities for prosecution.[1] While it was not initially reported if López was ever convicted of any crime, López later confirmed in a 2023 interview that he was imprisoned for four years for his involvement in the drug trade.[15]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Pro Wrestling Revolution
  • Vendetta Pro Wrestling
    • Vendetta Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[17]
  • Other titles
    • Baja California Championship (1 time, current)[18]

Luchas de Apuestas record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
El Hijo de Rey Misterio (mask) Inferno (mask) Tijuana, Baja California Live event February 23, 2007  
El Hijo de Rey Misterio (mask) Black Panther (mask) Tijuana, Baja California Live event August 17, 2007  
El Hijo de Rey Misterio (mask) Kendo Jr. (mask) Tijuana, Baja California Live event October 26, 2007  

References

  1. ^ a b "Detienen con droga a hijos de Rey Misterio" (in Spanish). LaCronica.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "California Births, 1905 - 1995". FamilyTreeLegends.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  3. ^ "El Hijo de Rey Misterio" (in German). CageMatch.net. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d "Statistics for Professional wrestlers". PWI Presents: 2008 Wrestling Almanac and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 77. 2008 Edition.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Landru (September 1, 2009). "Entrevista Hijo de Rey Misterio" (in Spanish). Hablando de Catch. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
  6. ^ "Hijo De Rey Misterio PWINSIDERTV Interview Extreme Rising debut, Rey Jr. in ECW & More". PWInsiderTV. February 8, 2013. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  7. ^ "Rey Misterio Heredero". April 29, 2024.
  8. ^ Ocampo, Jorge (September 2, 2008). "El Hijo de Rey Misterio (No confundir con Rey Mysterio) en Portugal". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2009.
  9. ^ Ocampo, Jorge (May 1, 2009). "Hijo de Rey Misterio se presenta en Bolivia, la falta de información de muchos medios provoca líos". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2009.
  10. ^ Ocampo, Jorge (May 10, 2009). "El conflicto Hijo de Rey Misterio / Rey Mysterio en Bolivia". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved November 1, 2009.
  11. ^ a b "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2008". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). January 6, 2008. 296. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  12. ^ Gutiérez, Ana (October 30, 2009). "Eæ Hijo de Rey Misterio al CMLL" (in Spanish). Fuego en el Ring. Retrieved November 1, 2009.
  13. ^ Meltzer, Dave (June 2, 2011). "Jun 2 Observer Newsletter: UFC 130 in-depth, Super Hate stroke, St. Pierre vs. Diaz, Flair trouble, Mania buyrate, Lesnar surgery, Dana on Sonnen, Averno to WWE, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, CA: 21. ISSN 1083-9593. The debut of the new El Hijo de Rey Misterio took place on 5/27 in Tijuana. Both the original Rey Misterio (Miguel Lopez, the uncle of the WWE wrestler) and Konnan introduced the new Rey, who had been wrestling as a prelim wrestler Horus on area shows. He is not related to either Lopez or Oscar Gutierrez, who is the WWE version. Lopez's real son had done the role and got similar tattoos and contacts as the WWE version and worked a lot of indies in the U.S. and was probably the biggest independent wrestling draw in the U.S. now that El Hijo del Santo rarely comes, but he grew tired of the business.
  14. ^ Pérez, Samuel (December 27, 2011). "Hijo de Rey Misterio se corona como campeón en Tijuana, integrándose a las filas de Los Perros del Mal". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved December 28, 2011.
  15. ^ "Rey Misterio el Heredero, estuve 4 años en la cárcel". Global Comunicación on YouTube. 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  16. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 31, 2008). "Pro Wrestling Revolution Tag Team Championship". Cagematch. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  17. ^ "The 'Son' Rises, and SU/KA Prevails". Vendetta Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  18. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 25, 2011). "Homenaje A Rey Misterio". Cagematch. Retrieved February 21, 2021.