‘Dirty’ Dominik Mysterio followed his father’s footsteps in becoming a WWE Superstar. Currently, the former NXT North American Champion is playing a heel as part of The Judgment Day. He is seemingly the most hated man on the roster. Mysterio has trained with his father and wrestling veteran Konnan. It is to be noted that back in WCW, Konnan and Dom’s father Rey Mysterio were tag team partners. The duo even managed to capture the WCW World Tag Team Championship once.
Recently, Dominik Mysterio sat down for an interview with Justin Barrasso for Sports Illustrated. During the interview, he mentioned the role Konnan played in Mysterio’s wrestling career.
“Konnan, man, he’s the tough love I always needed,” said Mysterio. “Especially if you know him, you know he calls it how it is. He doesn’t sugarcoat. Personally, that’s something I needed. I don’t want to say the wrong thing and get in trouble here, but starting off in the business, as the son of Rey Mysterio, you don’t know what’s what. I could have a sh—- match and people would say, ‘That was really good’ just to be on my good side. You don’t know what’s it’s real or not. But then I’d get a call from Konnan. He’d say, ‘Your punches looked like shit,’ ‘You need to work on this,’ or ‘Stop doing the 619 if you’re not going to do it properly.’
“Konnan gave me tough love, right from when I started training with him and my dad. He still keeps an eye out on my matches, and I’m a student of the game–so I’m always willing to learn from someone who revolutionized the sport,” Dominik Mysterio said.
Do you think ‘Dirty’ Dominik Mysterio has the potential to become a WWE World Heavyweight Champion?
