Rey Mysterio has been performing at a high level for decades now and he’s received a lot of praise for his in-ring skills. Another thing people often reference when it comes to Rey Mysterio is his ring gear which has taken inspiration from popular superheroes from time to time.
During a recent conversation with Adrian Hernandez of Unlikely, Rey explained that he had to back off on wearing superhero gear after WWE received from cease and desist letters.
“Actually, WWE had to shut me down for a minute because I was getting too exaggerated. It’s my logo, I’m just using their colors and maybe a Captain America star here and the gloves, but I don’t change anything. With this outfit, I have a dope idea I want to put into work and I’m hoping I’m able to bust it out. Overall, it’s always been an inspiration.
“When I did the first one, I was in AAA. I did a Superman outfit. I used to wear tights and trunks over the tights and the logo on the trunks had the Superman logo with the ? and the colors. I just wore a red cape. People got what I was trying to do. I did Batman, Spider-Man, and I carried that with me to WWE until they told me, ‘Hey, maybe you’ve got to stop a little bit because we’re getting cease and desist letters.'”
H/T Fightful