WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio appeared on the No-Contest Wrestling podcast, where he discussed several topics. One key point he highlighted was the significant role that pro wrestling legend Konnan played in the early stages of his career by assisting him in getting into ECW.
Mysterio said, “Right after Worlds Collide is when Eddie [Guerrero], Dean [Malenko], Jericho, they were all in ECW. Konnan was there at the time. Now, I got to give respect and mad love to Konnan because he was the vision behind Rey Mysterio. Nobody believed in me because of my size, because I was skinny, I was too short, I didn’t look like a wrestler. So, Konnan opened up the doors in AAA. I made a household name in Mexico City, nationally, and then after that, anywhere that he would go, he would always say, ‘You got to bring Rey and Psicosis.’ That was like the dynamite team right there.”
On Konnan suggesting him and Psicosis to Paul Heyman::
“And when Konnan was in ECW, Eddie, Dean, Jericho, they were leaving and going to WCW. And Paul E asked Konnan, ‘Do you have anybody to replace my guys that are leaving?’ He said, ‘I know exactly who.’ So, he brought Psicosis and myself to ECW, and after that, the rest is history.”
You can check out the complete podcast in the video below.
