WWE received legal letters over some of Rey Mysterio’s gear.
The legendary luchador Rey Mysterio is one of the most recognisable figures in wrestling history. Along with his iconic mask, the 50-year-old is known for styling his gear in a multitude of ways and paying homage to some of the biggest characters from films and TV, particularly when it comes to the world of superheroes. In the past, Mysterio has taken inspiration from the likes of Spider-Man and Superman, but now he’s discussed how some of his gear got WWE some legal warnings.
Speaking to Adrian Hernandez, Mysterio talked about how WWE had to step in and slow down his tributes to the superhero world, with some of his Marvel gear prompting WWE to receive cease and desist letters.
“Actually, WWE had to shut me down for a minute because I was getting too exaggerated. It’s my logo, I’m just using their colors and maybe a Captain America star here and the gloves, but I don’t change anything. With this outfit, I have a dope idea I want to put into work and I’m hoping I’m able to bust it out. Overall, it’s always been an inspiration. When I did the first one, I was in AAA. I did a Superman outfit. I used to wear tights and trunks over the tights and the logo on the trunks had the Superman logo with the ? and the colors. I just wore a red cape. People got what I was trying to do. I did Batman, Spider-Man, and I carried that with me to WWE until they told me, ‘Hey, maybe you’ve got to stop a little bit because we’re getting cease and desist letters,'”
-Rey Mysterio
Mysterio has over 35 years of experience in the ring and still competes today at the highest level. Most recently, the Hall of Famer main evented RAW in an Elimination Chamber qualifying match and, although the social media star progressed to the chamber match, Rey’s illustrious career shows no sign of slowing down.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on the future of Rey Mysterio as soon as we hear more.
H/T to Fightful for the transcription.
