^ a b c d e f g h i Landru (September 1, 2009).PWI Presents: 2008 Wrestling Almanac and book of facts. ^ a b c d 'Statistics for Professional wrestlers'.^ 'El Hijo de Rey Misterio' (in German).^ a b 'Detienen con droga a hijos de Rey Misterio' (in Spanish).Baja California Championship (1 time, current).Vendetta Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1 time).Pro Wrestling Revolution Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rey Misterio, Sr.It was never reported if López was ever convicted of any crime.Ĭhampionships and accomplishments Both were turned over to the federal authorities for prosecution. 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. His other cousin is a wrestler known as Metalika and his uncle, Juan Zezatti Ramírez, is better known as Super Astro. Personal life Įl Hijo de Rey Misterio is part of an extended family of wrestlers, his father Miguel Ángel López Díaz is best known under the ring name Rey Misterio (Sr.), his cousin Oscar Gutiérrez, works for World Wrestling Entertainment as Rey Mysterio. Tempest in a ladder match to win the Baja California Championship, joining Los Perros del Mal in the process. On December 25, 2011, he defeated Mortiz and Mr. The original El Hijo de Rey Misterio returned to professional wrestling in November 2011.

On May 27, 2011, a new El Hijo de Rey Misterio was introduced by Rey Misterio, Sr. He would, however, never make an appearance for CMLL, before suddenly announcing his retirement from professional wrestling in early 2011. 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.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

By the end of 2006 his father gave him permission to use the 'Rey Misterio' name and he became 'El Hijo de Rey Misterio'. He made his professional wrestling debut in 2006, initially working under the ring name Diablo. At the age of 13 he began training with his father at his wrestling school in Tijuana. He mainly works on the independent circuit in the United States, especially in California and in Mexico, especially in Tijuana, Baja California.Įl 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. He is the first-born son of the luchador Rey Misterio Sr. His ring name is Spanish for 'The Son of the Mystery King'. Miguel Aarón 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. Misterio at a Viva la Lucha show in San Diego, California in 2011.

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