Few Superstars captivated the WWE Universe quite like Rey Mysterio.
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Despite being one of the smallest Superstars of all time, The Ultimate Underdog has downed some of WWE's largest giants and even captured the WWE World Title.
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Mysterio’s daredevil maneuvers and in-ring innovation have spawned countless imitators.
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El Santo transcended lucha libre. During his nearly 50-year career, he won countless titles and was featured in dozens of cult favorite horror films. El Santo, who passed away in 1984, was even buried in his trademark silver mask.
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El Hijo del Santo — pictured here with Edge and Blue Demon Jr. — carried on his father’s incredible legacy.
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An international sensation since his debut in 1965, Mil Máscaras has wrestled in six different decades, competing into his 70s.
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The Man of a Thousand Masks opened the door for hooded Superstars when, on Dec. 18, 1972, he became the first masked wrestler allowed to compete in WWE’s home arena, Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Máscaras was enshrined in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012.
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No Superstar has protected his true identity as fiercely as Mil Máscaras, who has virtually never been seen without his mask.
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Along with the likes of Andre the Giant, Máscaras was a popular attraction in the 1970s and ‘80s, and he’s often credited with introducing American fans to the lucha libre style.
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Dos Caras is considered one of the finest heavyweights in the history of Mexican wrestling.
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The brother of Mil Máscaras, Caras became a pillar of Mexico's Universal Wrestling Association in the 1970s, but he also found success in the rings of Japan.
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Kalisto wowed crowds in NXT with his acrobatic offense.
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The masked Superstar not only won the NXT Tag Team Titles with Sin Cara, but is also a two-time United States Champion.
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Pedro Morales holds the distinction of being WWE’s first Triple Crown Champion, winning the WWE World, Intercontinental and Tag Team Championships during his WWE Hall of Fame career.
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He had memorable rivalries with a number of Superstars during his 30 years in pro wrestling, including a bitter war with Don Muraco over the Intercontinental Title.
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Hailing from Culebra, Puerto Rico, Morales stirred the emotions of WWE’s fan base in the Northeast.
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WWE Hall of Famer Carlos Colón was born in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, but spent his formative years in New York City, where he learned to wrestle at Antonino Rocca’s amateur club.
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A mega-star in Puerto Rico, Colón won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title an astounding 26 times, defeating everyone from Abdullah the Butcher to Ox Baker. He is the father of Carlito and Primo, and the uncle of Epico.
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Tito Santana began his WWE Hall of Fame career in 1977. He went on to win the Intercontinental Title twice, as well as co-hold the World Tag Team Titles twice.
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The massively popular Santana was one of many future Superstars — including Dusty Rhodes, Ted DiBiase and the Funk brothers — who played football at West Texas State University.
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Santana fought in mat classics against Randy Savage, Greg Valentine and others during WWE's mid-'80s boom ...
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... and remained an enduring figure into the 1990s.
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After being named "Rookie of the Year" in 1943, Gory Guerrero captured the world title and Mexican national titles in several weight classes, and even challenged NWA World Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz.
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He is also the patriarch of the famed Guerrero wrestling family. All four of his sons grappled professionally.
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Chavo Guerrero Sr., Gory's oldest son, turned into a breakout star in the old Los Angeles territory. His rivalry with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper led to sellouts at the world-famous Olympic Auditorium.
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In 2015, indie rock band The Mountain Goats paid tribute to Chavo, who was one of the first wrestlers to use the moonsault on a regular basis, with the song, "The Legend of Chavo Guerrero."
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The youngest of Gory Guerrero’s sons, Eddie Guerrero became the most successful member of the family. His fluidity in the ring was without par.
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After honing his skills in Mexico, Japan, ECW and WCW, Guerrero journeyed to WWE, where he defeated Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Title in 2004.
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Daniel Bryan, Tyson Kidd and a slew of other Superstars have cited "Latino Heat" as an influence.
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In addition to his many singles titles, Guerrero held the WWE Tag Team Titles with three different partners, including nephew Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Rey Mysterio.
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Eddie Guerrero was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Mexican wrestler Black Gordman, a hated villain in the California and Texas territories, enraged Latino fans in Los Angeles by demanding to be announced as hailing from New Mexico, instead of Mexico. In 1969, he lost his pompadour when he fell to Mil Máscaras in a Mask vs. Hair Match in L.A.
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In his nearly 30 years of wrestling, Perro Aguayo went from a despised rudo (rulebreaker) to beloved technico (fan favorite) in Mexico. He was a huge box-office attraction.
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Second-generation luchador Juventud Guerrera, aka the "Youth Warrior," wowed WCW fans with his incredible offense, which included a show-stealing 450 Splash.
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Having lost his mask to Chris Jericho, Guerrera reinvented himself as an outspoken Superstar with an affinity for talking about "Juvi Juice."
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Guerrera won the WCW Cruiserweight Title three times and won WWE's version of the championship twice.
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Mascarita Sagrada ("Little Sacred Mask"), arguably one of the biggest Mexican mini luchadors in terms of notoriety, also made a brief splash in WWE under the name Mini Nova.
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Orale, arriba la raza! With his unmistakable call-and-response dialogue with fans, Konnan became one of WCW’s most popular stars during the Monday Night War.
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Born in Cuba, he became a top heavyweight in Mexico’s AAA organization in the early 1990s. He even starred in daytime soap operas.
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Konnan was also an important figure in WCW’s recruitment of luchadors, to the benefit of the company’s acclaimed cruiserweight division.
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He held the United States, Television and Tag Team Championships in WCW.
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La Parka's utterly unique presence and charisma, combined with his outlandish, Day of the Dead–inspired outfit, made him a favorite in WCW.
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Despite being larger than most other luchadors in WCW, La Parka had no problem taking to the air.
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Psicosis helped give lucha libre new exposure with his incredible matches against Rey Mysterio in ECW and, later, WCW.
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Among sports-entertainment's wildest risk-takers, Psicosis, who trained under Rey Mysterio's uncle, embodied the thrilling style of lucha libre.
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His horned mask, meanwhile, was a prime example of the theatrical, over-the-top ring attire that is commonplace in Mexico.
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The mask was gone by the time Psicosis appeared in WWE, where he soon joined fellow "Mexicools" Juventud Guerrera and Super Crazy.
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Mexican wrestlers like Pscosis, Mysterio and Guerrera were in ECW for only a short time, while Super Crazy was considered the organization's "Extreme Luchador."
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The moonsault-happy Superstar enjoyed a lengthy career in the United States that included a stint in WWE.
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Sin Cara - which is Spanish for "faceless" - has competed in WWE since 2011.
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The high-flying Superstar has been one of WWE's most noteworthy lucha-libre style grapplers.
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The masked Superstar competed alongside Kalisto as "The Lucha Dragons," shocking the NXT Universe when they defeated The Ascension to win the NXT Tag Team Titles.