Since he was underage he needed to get his parents to sign a release form, giving him permission to wrestle. He notes that it wasn’t easy to get his mother to sign, but she saw how devoted he was to wrestling at a young age and eventually she signed the release form.
Mysterio was always a Lucha Libre fan, but he started to watch WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event as he got a little bit older. He became a big fan of Randy Savage due to Savage’s promos and colourful ring gear, and he had the chance to share the ring with Savage one time in WCW years later which was a very cool moment for him.
Edge points out that Mysterio broke down a lot of doors and barriers, giving guys like Daniel Bryan and Evan Bourne a greater opportunity in the business many years later. Mysterio gives credit to Konnan for putting in a good word for him, and that allowed him to come into WCW and show them what he could do.
He points out that he just went into WCW determined to do his thing – not to change the business. Little did he and the other cruiserweights know, the United States audiences weren’t accustomed to watching that style of wrestling, and soon they realized that they were onto something pretty cool.
