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WWE legend Rey Mysterio insists plans to wrestle son Dominik have been thrown ‘in the trash’
WWE legend Rey Mysterio has weighed in on a potential dream match against his son Dominik – and he insisted it’s no longer on the cards.
Despite a potential feud with his real life offspring being the kind of blurred lines magic pro wrestling does like no other artform, the masked luchador suggested holding the SmackDown Tag Team Titles together means much more.
He exclusively told Metro.co.uk: ‘We actually talked about this a while back, when my son started to train.
‘The more and more we got to spend time together in the ring and outside of the ring, it came to the point where me and my son were like, there’s no need.
‘The connection here is so beautiful, the love – more than father and son, I think we’re like best friends. For the moment, there’s no time for us to even be thinking, “how would it be like to face each other?” ‘
Although Dominik has seemingly been written off TV and Rey was destroyed by Roman Reigns inside Hell In A Cell on SmackDown last week, the duo still have the tag team gold.
They became the first ever father-son duo to hold the titles in WWE, and the proud dad suggested any desire to stand on opposite sides of the ring has passed.
‘We’re enjoying such a great moment right now within our personal lives, within our wrestling careers,’ he smiled.
‘For me, it’s a complete blessing, before I end up retiring – to have been able to share these moments with my son. So that thought of possibly facing each other, I think was thrown down the trash a while back.’
Of course, anything can happen in the world of wrestling, and fans might be hoping Rey is simply playing his cards close to his chest.
Dominik himself – who first appeared on WWE TV during the infamous custody storyline between Rey and the late, great Eddie Guerrero – previously admitted he was hoping for such a clash.
‘He owes me some spankings,’ he laughed while speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk back in October 2020.
‘Not any time soon, but I’m definitely looking forward to working against him in the ring. That would be the real dream come true.’
Only time will tell!
*WWE SmackDown airs every Friday at 1am on BT Sport.
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