History Wrestling / DominikMysterio

* VillainHasAPoint: It's often said that the best heels in wrestling ''do'' have a point; they just take it beyond reason, and Dominik Mysterio is one of the best heels of his generation. Rey Mysterio freely admits that he wasn't the best father growing up, always putting his career over his family, and that he can't fully blame Dom for resenting him. A schedule check would show Rey probably ''did'' miss many of Dom's birthdays growing up because he was too busy wrestling. Even after Rey moves to [[Wrestling/WWESmackDown Smackdown]] to put some distance between them, Dominik refused to leave well enough alone and spent several months [[ForTheEvulz antagonizing]] Rey, knowing he wouldn’t raise a hand against him. It’s no wonder why the fans drown him out with boos, and the heat rises to volcanic levels when he lashes out at his mother and sister who ''were'' there for him growing up. Between that and Dominik [[Main/RejectedApology rejecting his father’s attempts at reconciliation]], it’s no shock that the fans - and Wrestling/MichaelCole - cheered when Rey knocked him down.

** After spending months on end taking advantage of his father's refusal to raise a hand against him to lay one beatdown after another on him, when Rey finally has enough and strikes him when Dominik turns his disrespect on his mother and sister, Dom would later whine on the mic about how a father should ''never'' strike their children, no matter how much he's provoked into doing so.

''(For added effect, play [https://youtu.be/FIdKxNdAIMc this sound] with the volume on maximum while reading.)''

* VillainHasAPoint: It's often said that the best heels in wrestling ''do'' have a point; they just take it way too far, and Dominik Mysterio is one of the best heels of his generation. Rey Mysterio freely admits that he wasn't the best father growing up, always putting his career over his family, and that he can't fully blame Dom for resenting him A schedule check would show Rey probably ''did'' miss many of Dom's birthdays growing up because he was too busy wrestling. Even after Rey moves to [[Wrestling/WWESmackDown Smackdown]] to put some distance between them, Dominik refused to leave well enough alone and spent several months [[ForTheEvulz antagonizing]] Rey, knowing he wouldn’t raise a hand against him. It’s no wonder why the fans drown him out with boos, and the heat rises to volcanic levels when he lashes out at his mother and sister who ''were'' there for him growing up. Notably, it's at that point Rey finally lays a hand on his son and accepts his challenge for a match, since it's a place where Dom ''doesn't'' have a point.

* ShoutOut: For his ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 39'' match against his dad, he wears an outfit similar to the one Rey wore in his famous ''WCW Bash at the Beach 1997'' match against Wrestling/EddieGuerrero. Fittingly, said outfit is purple and black, like the colors of the Judgment Day.

* VillainHasAPoint: It's often said that the best heels in wrestling ''do'' have a point; they just take it way too far, and Dominik Mysterio is one of the best heels of his generation. Rey Mysterio freely admits that he wasn't the best father growing up, always putting his career over his family, and that he can't fully blame Dom for resenting him (Note that a schedule check shows Rey probably ''did'' miss many of Dom's birthdays growing up because he was too busy wrestling.) Dom just takes that resentment well above reason, ignores Rey's pleas that he was a workaholic because he wanted to give Dom the life of wealth and privilege he never had, complains about [[SpoiledBrat things like getting a slightly different model of car than he wanted]], and, ultimately, lashes out at his mother and sister who ''were'' there for him growing up. Notably, it's only the last that finally gets Rey to lay hands on him and accept his demands for a wrestling match, since it's a place where Dom ''doesn't'' have a point.

** Goes out of his way to provoke his legendary, 3-time World Champion, and Hall of Fame father by constantly insulting him, his career, and his parenting skills. However, it later becomes clear he's only pushing his buttons because he knows Rey will never hit him back. When Dominik started insulting his mom as well, [[Main/BerserkButton this pushed Rey too far]] and he knocked him on his ass. The fans and especially [[Wrestling/MichaelCole Michael Cole]] loved every bit of it. Dominik was quite obviously shocked at the action and terrified of his father, [[Main/DidntThinkThisThrough showing he never actually wanted to fight Rey]], just throw his weight around.

** Goes out of his way to provoke his legendary, 3-time World Champion, and Hall of Fame father by constantly insulting him, his career, and his parenting skills. However, it later becomes clear he's only pushing his buttons because he knows Rey will never hit him back. When Dominik started insulting his mom as well, this pushed Rey too far and he knocked him on his ass. The fans and especially [[Wrestling/MichaelCole Michael Cole]] loved every bit of it. Dominik was quite obviously shocked at the action and terrified of his father, showing he never actually wanted to fight Rey, just throw his weight around.

* AbusiveOffspring: After turning heel, to his father Rey Mysterio. Naturally, when Rey finally retaliated, [[{{Hypocrite}} Dominik complained and called him even more of a deadbeat dad than he already was]].

** Goes out of his way to provoke his legendary, Hall of Fame father by constantly insulting him, his career, and his parenting skills. However, it later becomes clear he's only comfortable with this because he knows Rey will never hit him back. When Dominik started insulting his mom as well, this pushed Rey too far and attacked him, Dominik was quite obviously shocked at the action and terrified of his father, showing he never actually wanted to fight Rey, just throw his weight around.

** Dominik kicked off his FaceHeelTurn by attacking his HonoraryUncle Wrestling/{{Edge}}, a WWE Hall of Famer and an ''eleven-time world champion'', in addition to being an infamous AxCrazy basketcase back in his heyday. Edge, being nowhere near the pushover Dominik's father is, made it very clear that he was going to regret this and absolutely refused to pull his punches during the subsequent match, no matter what Dominik once was to him.
** Loves trying to provoke his legendary, hall of fame-caliber father by constantly insulting him, his career, and his parenting skills. However, it later becomes clear he's only comfortable with this because he knows Rey will never hit him back. When Dominik crossed the line and started insulting his mom as well, causing Rey to finally snap and attack him, Dominik was quite obviously shocked at the action and terrified of his father, showing he never actually wanted to fight Rey, just throw his weight around.

He would later form a tag team with his father called "The Mysterios", and they would win the ''Wrestling/WWESmackDown'' Tag Team Championships, becoming the first father-son tag team champions in the history of WWE. After losing the titles to the Wrestling/TheUsos, Dominik would betray his father at ''Clash of the Castle (2022)'', making a FaceHeelTurn and joining the heel faction The Judgment Day. On July 18th, 2023, he became the NXT North American Champion.

Dominik Óscar Gutiérrez (born April 5, 1997), better known by his ring name '''Dominik Mysterio''', is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Wrestling/{{WWE}}. The only son and eldest child of the legendary Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}, Dominik has been appearing on WWE television since he was a child. He participated in his first storyline at eight years old, during his father's feud with the late Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, where it was revealed that he was Eddie's ({{kayfabe}}) biological son. He is a one-time NXT North American Champion and a one-time [=SmackDown=] Tag Team Champion.

Dominik Óscar Gutiérrez (born April 5, 1997), better known by his ring name '''Dominik Mysterio''', is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Wrestling/{{WWE}}. The only son and eldest child of the legendary Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}, Dominik has been appearing on WWE television since he was a child. He participated in his first storyline at eight years old, during his father's feud with the late Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, where it was revealed that he was Eddie's ({{kayfabe}}) biological son. He is a one-time NXT North American Champion.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: His resentment of Rey for prioritizing his career over his family would hold a lot more water if he wasn't basically doing the same thing by aligning with Judgment Day.

* FauxAffablyEvil: He may act nice as a heel, but it was just an act to talk down to his opponents and boost his ego and arrogance.

* HatedByAll: Outside of the Judgement Day and heel commentators, he's one of the most hated Superstars on the main roster, and subject of much abuse from both faces and heels.

Dominik Óscar Gutiérrez (born April 5, 1997), better known by his ring name '''Dominik Mysterio''', is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Wrestling/{{WWE}}. The only son and eldest child of the legendary Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}, Dominik has been appearing on WWE television since he was a child. He participated in his first storyline at eight years old, during his father's feud with the late Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, where it was revealed that he was Eddie's ({{kayfabe}}) biological son.

He would later form a tag team with his father called "The Mysterios", and they would win the ''Wrestling/WWESmackDown'' Tag Team Championships, becoming the first father-son tag team champions in the history of WWE. After losing the titles to the Wrestling/TheUsos, Dominik would betray his father at ''Clash of the Castle (2022)'', making a FaceHeelTurn and joining the heel faction The Judgment Day.

* EightiesHair: Despite being born a decade after the hairstyle went the way of disco, Dominik - in an obvious visual homage to Eddie - wears his hair in an inexplicably, inherently obnoxious-looking mullet.

* DirtyCoward: Whenever facing off against someone who won't take his crap (which is basically everyone on the roster that's not his father), Dom has a tendency to hide behind the other members of The Judgment Day, usually his girlfriend Wrestling/RheaRipley or [[TheBrute their biggest member]], [[Characters/WWENew Damian Priest]].