WWE's Rey Mysterio Talks Eventual Retirement, Wants To Share Ring With Son & Daughter

Starting his wrestling career at 14-years-old in 1989, Rey Mysterio refuses to look Father Time in the eye just yet. Though he's aware that every legend hangs up their boots one day, he looks at his eventual retirement as the end of an era just in the ring, but not in the industry for good. The AAA on-screen general manager addressed his thoughts on that powerful word during his interview with The Sun.

"I would love to, in some way or form, stay active in the business somehow. We all know eventually my day is gonna come where, where I'm gonna tap out. It is scary when you think about it," Mysterio said. "I try not to think about it as much, but I do. What I am doing now is I'm trying to enjoy more of the moment. But yeah, I most definitely would see myself sticking around and helping. Whether it's helping young talent in any way or form, or as a creative person."

As for who he would like to retire him, though they've had two one-on-one contests that were in Rey's favor, the Hall of Famer would like to make history by having his ending come at the hands of his son, "Dirty" Dominik, something never seen before just yet.

"I think that can always happen with Dom and myself," Mysterio began. "Maybe we thought that was a finale or an ending, but the story is always there. It's very accessible to knock back on that door and reopen that. So, I mean, yeah, that was my original thought [Dom retiring him] from the moment my son stepped in. It just it happened so fast. His growth happened so fast that I didn't think it was gonna come within two to three years after him breaking into the business. It's crazy."

The Mysterio family lineage has expanded recently, as Rey's daughter, Aalyah, is now learning the trade of the wrestling business. Rey thinks having his son and daughter in the ring with him once he's ready to fly off into the sunset would be the picture perfect ending to his in-ring legacy.

"But now that I have my daughter training, I mean, that's, that's like a different thing for me. I would really love to be able to try and share the ring with both. Why not? I don't think it's ever been done in history, so to be able to share the ring with my daughter and my son, it would be something. It's a personal hope or dream of mine," he concluded.

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