Rey Mysterio vs. Juventud Guerrera - 2 out of 3 Falls ECW 1996
Added 2025-09-11 16:00:08 +0000 UTCAlright alright so I cheated and hand-picked this one, forgive me. But it was a fun one so can we really be all that mad? Thanks for the suggestion, Lobi!
WATCH HERE: https://streamable.com/zb975o
Comments
Oh wow I gotta do a whole deep dive on lucha
Briesbe
2025-09-12 12:23:23 +0000 UTCRey and Juventud both unmasked in WCW, wrestling without masks, because the mask is so important in Lucha Libre there was always a rumour that Rey had to ask the Lucha Libre Commission (a governing body tasked with keeping lucha libre tradition alive, like if you put the same mask back on after losing and try to wrestle in Mexico they will fine you as its an insult) to put it back on when he joined WWE whilst the council is very real and intresting, the rumour has partially been debunked by Rey. The mask is so sacred that wrestlers tend to get buried in them when they pass away. The Rey Mysterio you know is actually Rey Mysterio Jr as his uncle is the original Rey Mysterio and passed down the mask to him. In Lucha Libre there are alot of "jr's" or "El hijo del" (the child of the).
Rob DW
2025-09-12 03:19:22 +0000 UTCWhoa that’s so neat! Funny coincidence that I decided to watch this match this week. I was JUST editing an interview I did a few months back with an indie wrestler and he mentioned a dream match with Juventud and I went “idk who that is.” And now I do!
Briesbe
2025-09-11 19:32:24 +0000 UTCGlad you liked the match! It's funny that you talk about how much wrestling hasn't changed, because a lot of modern wrestling culture was born in ECW. ECW was booked and owned by Paul Heyman. That's right, the Wiseman himself was once a wrestling promoter. That's how he managed to gain so much influence in the industry. ECW was the first promotion to bring in a lot of smaller guys like Rey, Juventud, and Psicosis. They were also the home of several generation-defining wrestlers like Sabu and Mick Foley (known as Cactus Jack at the time). They even employed an older Terry Funk, who would have some of his bloodiest matches in the promotion. ECW folded in 2001 but their identity and their legacy can be found in the indies of the 2000s and 2010s. You can see it in ROH, CZW, PWG, and GCW. I encourage you to look int the story of ECW in your own time
Lobi Warsaw
2025-09-11 17:36:50 +0000 UTC
