WWE star and Judgment Day member Dominik Mysterio spoke with Netflix about several topics, including the reaction he gets from the fans.
Mysterio said, “I realized this is something special. I had been able to cut promos, but after Mania, people started booing me nonstop. I couldn’t even get a word out. The fact that I’m still getting reactions like that is honestly insane.”
On why he enjoys playing the bad guy:
“I enjoy being a bad guy. I feel like I have more liberty in what I can do, say, and get away with. I feel like I’m pushing the boundaries a little bit more. This might sound terrible, but kids and their dads will show up to events and I’m like, ‘Is that your dad? He’s probably a deadbeat too.’ So it’s just getting to have more fun with them other than being a good guy. I’ve witnessed that my whole life with my dad. I wanted to do something different with the Mysterio name.”
On opponents he wants to face this year:
“CM Punk. He sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to my sister in the ring when I was 12-years-old and he was doing his little shenanigans. Now, I’m 6’1, 200 pounds and much taller than he is. I’d like to see him try and sing to me now. I feel like there’s also some bad blood with Seth [Rollins]. He took advantage of me when I debuted because I was new. ‘Dirty’ Dom isn’t going to take that.”
On the time he spent under his father’s wing:
“Starting off with him by my side was a huge cheat code. The man’s been in this business for 30-plus years now, so being able to have him ringside for my first couple of matches — he was literally guiding me, yelling at me, [telling me] what to do, how to do it. That was very helpful for me to grow and learn in-ring. But being able to get away from it and realizing what I can do on my own, it’s almost like removing the training wheels off the bike. Once I realized I no longer needed them, it was game time.”
