Rey Mysterio Talks About Becoming A World Champion

In his recent autobiography WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio spoke about what it was like to be told he was going to become a world champion and win the belt.

Here are some exerts from the book.

It was the Royal Rumble in January and the winner was promised a shot at the heavyweight title.

Not only did I win, I set a record for the longest Rumble turn, clocking in at 1:02:12.

I raised my hands to the sky, dedicating my match to Eddie.

Many things helped me in my run for the belt. The crowd and the push that I'd gotten from Eddie were certainly on my side.

And I really have to give credit to Pat Patterson, who played a big role behind the scenes pushing for me, vouching that I would make a good champion.

At the time, Pat was a producer and consultant to WWE. Older fans will remember that he was a longtime superstar as a wrestler, then an onscreen personality and commentator.

I don't know what Pat saw in me.

Maybe it was my professionalism. Maybe it was my love for this business, and the passion inside me. Maybe he liked my style or thought I'd be able to bring something new and unexpected to the company.

Whatever it was, he made the case to the top people at WWE, including Vince

I didn't know anything about it until right after the Rumble, when I was called into a meeting with the top execs.

'You're going to be heavyweight champion,' they told me.

'Oh s***,' I answered."

Before the match, I'd been talking about it with Randy. He suggested I do the West Coast Pop.

He called it 'that thing you do'.

I told him how to base for me, and we set it up for the finish.

Now, in the ring, he was battling hard with Kurt. Kurt flew to the apron, while Randy staggered to the ropes.

It was 619 time. I flew across the ring, hit the ropes, and kicked him in the face. Then I climbed to the top and executed a West Coast Pop.

He caught me beautifully. I covered him for the pin.

Inside, I was thinking, Oh, s***, it's here.

The referee put the championship belt in my hands. I went to the corner and hung over the turnbuckle, calling out my wife and kids. Then I knelt and prayed in the ring.

The moment was incredible. There was no acting. It was all emotion, all real.

Source: wrestlingnewsworld.com