Thunder Rosa Says WWE Finally Got Latino Representation Right With Dominik Mysterio

Thunder Rosa had a lot to say about Dominik Mysterio’s rise in WWE, but one comment stood out—and it was aimed straight at WWE’s long, messy history with Latino talent. During her conversation with Denise Salcedo on the Busted Open Podcast, Rosa broke down why Dominik’s character is connecting with fans in a way most Latino stars in WWE rarely get the chance to.

Rosa started by pointing out how Dominik finally stepped out of Rey Mysterio’s enormous shadow by becoming the total opposite of his legendary father.

“He’s not in the shadow of his father anymore… When they had them tagging together, it was not going to work. He was always going to be compared to his father.”

She explained that Dom’s transformation into a full-blown rudo—embracing his “urban” persona, leaning into cultural angles, blending English and Spanish, and developing a loud, chaotic identity—was exactly the kind of layered character development Latino talent rarely receive in WWE.

“When you separate yourself in a way where you’re the total opposite… and you say that you’re a Guerrero kind of sort of—it just makes it a lot more interesting.”

Then Rosa dropped the line that wrestling fans immediately locked onto. After explaining how well Dominik resonates with Mexican, Mexican-American, and general U.S. audiences, she made it clear WWE actually did something right for once.

“When you take the time to create things for Latinos or Mexican American professional wrestlers that can be popular with the Mexican Americans, the Mexicans, and the population in general—that’s a great thing to do.”

“This needs to be studied. That’s how you’re supposed to book people like that.”

Rosa pointed out that WWE’s typical approach to Latino characters never goes this deep—but with Dominik, the storylines, identity, attitude, and cultural details all clicked in a way that felt real.

She even brought up how Dom shockingly connected with fans in Mexico—where many assumed he’d be hated—simply because he embraced the kind of chaos Mexican wrestling fans actually enjoy.

“You took him to Mexico where you think he’s going to be hated—and he’s not, because he’s a jerk. And for some reason we love jerks in Mexico, especially when they’re rudos.”

Her breakdown wasn’t just praise—it was a not-so-subtle callout of WWE’s spotty track record with Latino stars. And according to Rosa, the way WWE built Dominik Mysterio isn’t just success. It’s a blueprint they should’ve been using years ago.

WWE might not always get representation right, but Rosa believes Dominik’s rise shows exactly what happens when they actually invest in making a Latino character layered, authentic, and entertaining.

What do you think? Is Dominik Mysterio the example WWE should follow for future Latino stars, or is Rosa giving WWE too much credit? Drop your thoughts below and let us know how you feel.