@hye1nRey Mysterio breaks down why Dominik Mysterio isn't part of the World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender's Tournament, pointing to a fundamental gap in their wrestling roots. Rey states that Dom has never actually trained in lucha libre. While Dom might claim he is the best luchador and perform a few moves here and there, his education happened entirely on the American side. His training took place in Tampa, Canada, and San Diego rather than within the traditional Mexican system. For Rey, the true definition of a luchador means being born and raised in that culture, where it serves as your bread and butter. It is about where you started and where you got your ass kicked. He describes a process where every time you stepped into the ring, they made you sweat until you threw up. You wanted to get out of the ring, but they pulled you back in to keep going. Rey concludes that his concept of a luchador is completely different from Dom's concept. This explanation was shared on WWE Now.

@hye1nRey Mysterio breaks down why Dominik Mysterio isn't part of the World Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender's Tournament, pointing to a fundamental gap in their wrestling roots. Rey states that Dom has never actually trained in lucha libre. While Dom might claim he is the best luchador and perform a few moves here and there, his education happened entirely on the American side. His training took place in Tampa, Canada, and San Diego rather than within the traditional Mexican system. For Rey, the true definition of a luchador means being born and raised in that culture, where it serves as your bread and butter. It is about where you started and where you got your ass kicked. He describes a process where every time you stepped into the ring, they made you sweat until you threw up. You wanted to get out of the ring, but they pulled you back in to keep going. Rey concludes that his concept of a luchador is completely different from Dom's concept. This explanation was shared on WWE Now.