Tag: Rey Mysterio

No DQ tag team match added to WWE SummerSlam

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A new match has been added to Saturday’s SummerSlam card. 

Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio will face Finn Balor and Damian Priest of The Judgment Day in a no disqualification match at SummerSlam in a rematch from this week’s Raw episode. 

The Mysterios defeated Balor and Priest in a standard tag match on Monday’s Raw. Balor, Priest, and the returning Rhea Ripley then attacked Rey during a backstage celebration of Rey’s 20th anniversary in WWE to set up the SummerSlam bout. 

Nine matches are now official fir Saturday’s event at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Here is the updated lineup: 

WWE SummerSlam, Saturday, July 30, 8 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock & WWE Network —

  • Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Last Man Standing match: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Brock Lesnar
  • Raw Women’s Championship: Bianca Belair (c) vs. Becky Lynch
  • SmackDown Women’s Championship: Liv Morgan (c) vs. Ronda Rousey
  • United States Championship: Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Theory
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship: The Usos (c) vs. The Street Profits – Jeff Jarrett special guest referee
  • Logan Paul vs. The Miz
  • Pat McAfee vs. Happy Corbin
  • Seth Rollins vs. Riddle
  • No DQ match: The Mysterios vs. Finn Balor & Damian Priest (w/Rhea Ripley)

Rhea Ripley returns to WWE Raw, attacks Rey Mysterio

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Rhea Ripley returned to WWE on Monday’s Raw, attacking Rey Mysterio in a segment involving Finn Balor, Damian Priest, plus Dominik, Angie, and Aalyah Mysterio. 

Ripley had been sidelined from ring action since the June 6 Raw episode after suffering a possible concussion and a dental injury. 

Ripley and her Judgment Day stablemates Finn Balor and Damian Priest interrupted a celebration for Rey Mysterio’s 20th anniversary in WWE in a backstage segment, and Ripley shoved away Rey’s daughter Aalyah, then stomped on Rey after he had been jumped by Balor and Priest. 

Earlier in the show, Priest and Balor lost a tag team match to Rey and Dominik. After the backstage attack, a no disqualification match with Rey and Dominik vs. Balor and Priest was added to Saturday’s SummerSlam lineup. 

Prior to her injuries, Ripley had been scheduled to challenge Bianca Belair for the Raw Women’s Championship at June’s Money in the Bank event, but ended up replaced in the match by Carmella. 

WWE announces ‘#MonthOfMysterio’ 20th anniversary celebration

Posted on by Ian Carey

WWE is launching the “Month of Mysterio” to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Rey Mysterio’s WWE debut. 

Monday’s edition of WWE Raw from Madison Square Garden will mark 20 years since Mysterio debuted on the July 25, 2002 edition of SmackDown. In addition to holding a celebration for him on Raw, WWE will also be celebrating #MonthofMysterio on social media. 

“In addition to celebrating Mysterio’s 20-year milestone this Monday on Raw, WWE will recognize the legendary luchador throughout the #MonthOfMysterio on social media. Be on the lookout for original video features, including a career retrospective edition of WWE Playback, a look at Mysterio’s incredible influence as told by his peers, and an in-depth exploration of some of Mysterio’s most iconic masks,” reads WWE.com. 

Mysterio is scheduled to team with his son Dominik to face Judgment Day in tag-team action on Monday as well. 

WWE also celebrated #CenaMonth in June to commemorate the 20th anniversary of John Cena’s WWE debut. 

Logan Paul, Roman Reigns, Rey Mysterio celebration set for next week’s WWE Raw

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Logan Paul and Roman Reigns appearances, Rey Mysterio’s 20th anniversary celebration, plus The Mysterios vs. The Judgement Day have been announced for next week’s WWE Raw. 

Paul will host his version of Miz TV, dubbed “ImPaulsive TV” on next week’s episode. Paul appeared on Miz TV in the show-closing segment on this week’s Raw, and challenged Miz to a match at SummerSlam. After some back and forth, Miz accepted the challenge. 

Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns is set to appear on next week’s Raw as well. Reigns will defend his title against Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing match at SummerSlam. 

The 20th Anniversary of Rey Mysterio’s WWE debut will be celebrated next week. In addition, Rey will team with son Dominik against The Judgement Day’s Finn Balor and Damian Priest. 

Raw will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York next week. 

The announced lineup: 

WWE Raw, Monday, July 25 —

  • Rey Mysterio’s 20th anniversary celebration
  • The Mysterios vs. The Judgement Day
  • Roman Reigns appears
  • Logan Paul appears

Women’s title rematch, Rey Mysterio vs. Finn Balor added to WWE Raw

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A Women’s Championship rematch is set to take place on tonight’s episode of Raw.

WWE has announced that Bianca Belair will defend her Raw Women’s Championship against Carmella on Raw tonight. It’s a rematch from Money in the Bank, where Belair retained her title but was then attacked by Carmella after the match.

Belair and new SmackDown Women’s Champion Liv Morgan teamed together to defeat Carmella & Natalya on Raw last week. The match was made after Belair saved Morgan from a beatdown by Carmella and Natalya.

Rey Mysterio vs. Finn Balor has also been announced for tonight’s Raw. In the Mysterios’ hometown of San Diego, Rey & Dominik Mysterio defeated Balor & Damian Priest by disqualification last Monday. Rey took a page out of the late Eddie Guerrero’s playbook by faking that he had been hit with a chair by Balor.

Balor and Priest attacked Rey and Dominik backstage after their match last week.

This will be the first-ever one-on-one match between Rey and Balor.

Raw is being held in San Antonio, Texas tonight and will feature an appearance by Brock Lesnar. Lesnar is challenging Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship in a Last Man Standing match at SummerSlam later this month.

A Bobby Lashley United States title open challenge and Riddle vs. Theory were previously announced for tonight’s Raw but are no longer being advertised on WWE.com.

The Judgment Day vs. The Mysterios set for next week’s WWE Raw

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A tag team contest has been announced for the Monday, July 4 episode of WWE Raw. 

In a bout set up in a backstage promo segment on this week’s episode, The Judgment Day’s Finn Balor and Damian Priest will face Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio. 

Balor and Priest approached The Mysterios backstage on Raw, and Balor noted that Rey would soon be celebrating his 20th anniversary in WWE, much as John Cena did on tonight’s show. Balor said that Rey was not teaching Dominik how to be successful, and Priest offered that Dominik needed a better father. Rey then issued a challenge for next week’s Raw in San Diego. 

The two teams faced off on last week’s episode of WWE Main Event, with Rey and Dominik taking the win by disqualification. 

Here is next week’s lineup:

WWE Raw, Monday, July 4 —

  • The Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Damian Priest) vs. The Mysterios (Rey Mysterio & Dominik Mysterio)

NJPW reveals full card for Dominion

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Update —

It’s been announced that Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto in an interim AEW World Championship eliminator match has been added to Dominion. The winner of that match will advance to compete for the interim AEW World Championship at Forbidden Door.

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NJPW has released the full card for Dominion that will take place later this month.

The card will take place June 12 at Osaka-Jo Hall. New championship matches have been added in addition to the IWGP World Heavyweight title match between champion Kazuchika Okada and challenger Jay White.

Juice Robinson will be defending the United States title against Will Ospreay, who issued a challenge, and SANADA, who returned at the Best of the Super Junior finals after recovering from injury. Tama Tonga will defend the NEVER Championship against Karl Anderson, Shingo Takagi will face Taichi for the KOPW 2022 provisional trophy, and Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale will defend the IWGP Tag Team titles against the United Empire’s Jeff Cobb and The Great-O-Khan.

Hiromu Takahashi, who won the Best of the Super Juniors, will not get his championship match against Taiji Ishimori at Dominion. That will instead take place June 21 at Korakuen Hall.

The full card is as follows:

  • Kazuchika Okada vs. Jay White for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
  • Interim AEW World Championship eliminator match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto
  • Juice Robinson vs. SANADA vs. Will Ospreay for the IWGP United States Championship
  • Tama Tonga vs. Karl Anderson for the NEVER Openweight title
  • Shingo Takagi vs. Taichi for the provisional KOPW 2022 trophy
  • Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale vs. Jeff Cobb & The Great-O-Khan for the IWGP Tag Team titles
  • EVIL, SHO, and Yujiro Takahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and El Desperado for the NEVER Openweight Six-Man titles
  • Toru Yano vs. Doc Gallows
  • Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, and Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Phantasmo, Ace Austin, and Taiji Ishimori
  • TJP, Francesco Akira, and Aaron Henare vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, Master Wato, and Hiroyoshi Tenzan

Update on why Rey Mysterio missed WWE Raw

Posted on by Joseph Currier

On Wrestling Observer Radio overnight, Dave Meltzer gave an update on why Rey Mysterio missed last night’s episode of WWE Raw.

Mysterio was supposed to face Veer Mahaan on Raw last night, but the match was changed to Mahaan vs. Rey’s son Dominik. Rey didn’t appear on the episode.

Meltzer said on WOR that a medical issue was the reason Mysterio wasn’t on the show.

“He’s a medical issue,” Meltzer said. “It’s not false advertising or they changed their mind. It was he was unavailable tonight. So they put Dominik in the place and Dominik just got destroyed. So, they could probably do Rey in a week or two.”

Mahaan submitted Dominik with a Cervical Clutch in their match. Following the match, there was an angle where Mahaan put the hold on Dominik two more times. Dominik was stretchered out as part of the angle.

After weeks of hype videos, Mahaan arrived on Raw last week by attacking Rey and Dominik.

Rey vs. Mahaan wasn’t the only announced match that couldn’t take place on last night’s Raw. Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan were scheduled to challenge Sasha Banks & Naomi for the Women’s Tag Team titles, but Ripley wasn’t on the show due to being “in protocol.” Naomi instead defeated Morgan in a singles match.

Banks & Naomi vs. Ripley & Morgan for the Women’s Tag Team titles will take place on Raw next week.

Rey and Dominik Mysterio appear on WWE NXT

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Rey and Dominik Mysterio appeared on tonight’s NXT, with Dominik competing in a match.

The Mysterios first appeared in a backstage segment, walking up to Legado Del Fantasma during an interview. Santos Escobar said that he would be the one that would break all of Rey’s records. Rey disagreed, saying it would be Dominik who would break his records. The two groups argued until Dominik challenged anyone from Legado Del Fantasma to a match. 

Later, Raul Mendoza and Dominik had a match, with Dominik winning after a 619 and a frog splash.

Rey and Dominik Mysterio are set to face Logan Paul and The Miz on Saturday, April 2 at WrestleMania 38. The Miz appeared in the opening segment of the show, hosting Miz TV with special guest Dolph Ziggler. The interview was interrupted by LA Knight, who challenged Dolph Ziggler to a NXT title match on tonight’s show. Ziggler agreed, eventually defeating Knight following a superkick.

The Mysterios vs. Miz & Logan Paul official for WWE WrestleMania 38 night one

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Logan Paul’s in-ring debut is officially set to take place on night one of WrestleMania 38.

WWE has announced that Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. The Miz & Paul will be part of the card for WrestleMania 38 night one. AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas is hosting the two-night event on Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3.

The social media and celebrity boxing star Paul was revealed as Miz’s WrestleMania partner on last week’s episode of Raw. After losing to Rey Mysterio on the Elimination Chamber pre-show, Miz teased that he would be finding a partner who is a “global superstar” to team with against Rey & Dominik.

Miz and Paul beat down The Mysterios during a Miz TV segment last Monday:

This will be the second consecutive year that Paul has been involved with WrestleMania. At WrestleMania 37 in 2021, he was stunned by Kevin Owens.

Here are the updated lineups for WrestleMania 38 nights one and two:

Night one (Saturday, April 2) —

  • SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair defends against Ronda Rousey
  • Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch defends against Bianca Belair
  • Rey & Dominik Mysterio vs. The Miz & Logan Paul

Night two (Sunday, April 3) —

  • Winner-take-all championship unification match: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Universal Champion Roman Reigns

Logan Paul to make in-ring debut in WWE WrestleMania 38 tag match

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Logan Paul is set to make his in-ring debut in WWE at WrestleMania 38. 

In a segment on tonight’s episode of Raw, The Miz introduced the social media star Paul as his new tag team partner in his vendetta against The Mysterios. Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio stated that if Paul was The Miz’s partner, they accept the challenge for a match at WrestleMania 38. 

Paul made a series of WWE appearances in the build to WrestleMania 37, then seconded Sami Zayn in his match against Kevin Owens at the event. Owens hit Paul with a stunner. Paul would return to WWE programming last August, appearing in a segment with Miz and John Morrison. In a Raw appearance last September, Paul aligned with Happy Corbin in another segment with Owens. 

WrestleMania 38 is set for Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The show will air on Peacock and WWE Network.

The WrestleMania 38 lineup so far: 

  • Winner-takes-all match: WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns 
  • WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship: Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Ronda Rousey
  • WWE Raw Women’s Championship: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bianca Belair
  • Logan Paul & The Miz vs. Rey Mysterio & Dominik Mysterio

Report: Logan Paul planned to be Miz’s WWE tag team partner against Mysterios

Posted on by Joseph Currier

During a backstage interview at today’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, The Miz teased that he had someone in mind to team with against Rey & Dominik Mysterio.

It appears that the identity of that tag team partner has been revealed, with PWInsider reporting that the word backstage at Elimination Chamber was that the current plan is for Miz’s partner to be YouTube and celebrity boxing star Logan Paul, potentially for WrestleMania 38 this April.

If Paul is involved with WrestleMania 38, it would be the second straight year he’s appeared at the event. He was given a stunner by Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 37 last year.

Paul also appeared on an episode of Raw last August and took part in a talk show segment with The Miz and John Morrison.

Rey Mysterio defeated Miz in a match on the Elimination Chamber pre-show today. Dominik was in his father’s corner and got involved in the match, including stopping Miz from using a steel chair. Miz attacked Rey after the match but was then laid out by both Mysterios. They gave Miz a double 619, then Dominik and Rey both hit frog splashes on Miz.

Miz claimed during his interview later in the show that Rey cheated his way to a victory with Dominik’s help. Miz said he’d find a way to even the odds and would find a partner who is a superlative athlete, has similar handsome features, and is a global superstar. Miz said he had someone in mind and had to go make a phone call.

Rey Mysterio vs. The Miz announced for WWE Elimination Chamber

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Rey Mysterio vs. The Miz has been added to Saturday’s WWE Elimination Chamber event. 

The match was made official during tonight’s WWE Raw episode. After trading wins with Dominik Mysterio in recent weeks, The Miz used a distraction to allow Alpha Academy’s Chad Gable to pin Dominik on Raw in a Alpha Academy vs. The Mysterios tag team bout. 

After the match, The Miz left Rey laying with his Skull-crushing Finale finisher. 

Eight matches have been announced for Saturday’s event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 

The lineup: 

WWE Elimination Chamber, Saturday, February 19, 12 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock & WWE Network —

  • Elimination Chamber WWE Championship match: Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Seth “Freakin” Rollins vs. AJ Styles vs. Riddle vs. Austin Theory
  • Elimination Chamber match for a Raw Women’s title shot at WrestleMania 38: Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan vs. Doudrop vs. Nikki A.S.H. vs. Alexa Bliss
  • WWE Universal Championship match: Roman Reigns (c) vs. Goldberg
  • WWE Raw Women’s Championship match: Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lita
  • WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship match: The Usos (c) vs. The Viking Raiders
  • Falls count anywhere match: Drew McIntyre vs. Madcap Moss
  • Ronda Rousey & Naomi vs. Charlotte Flair & Sonya Deville
  • Rey Mysterio vs. The Miz

Two Elimination Chamber qualifying matches set for WWE Raw

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE will begin to determine Bobby Lashley’s Elimination Chamber challengers on tonight’s episode of Raw.

Two Elimination Chamber qualifying matches have been announced for tonight’s show. They are: Rey Mysterio vs. AJ Styles and Kevin Owens vs. Austin Theory.

It was announced earlier today that Lashley will defend his WWE Championship against five opponents in an Elimination Chamber match at February’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. The PPV is being held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, February 19.

Lashley won the WWE Championship from Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble. The finish of the match involved interference by Universal Champion Roman Reigns, along with Lesnar being betrayed by Paul Heyman.

Tonight’s Royal Rumble fallout edition of Raw is taking place at the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Here’s the updated lineup for the show:

  • Men’s Royal Rumble winner Brock Lesnar will make his WrestleMania decision
  • Women’s Royal Rumble winner Ronda Rousey appears
  • New WWE Champion Bobby Lashley appears
  • Elimination Chamber qualifying match: Rey Mysterio vs. AJ Styles
  • Elimination Chamber qualifying match: Kevin Owens vs. Austin Theory