Rey Misterio Snr dead aged 66: Wrestling legend & uncle of WWE icon Rey Mysterio dies weeks after family tragedy
WRESTLING legend Rey Misterio Snr has died aged 66 just weeks after a family tragedy.
Misterio Snr, real name Miguel Ángel López Días, was the uncle of WWE hall of fame entrant Rey Mysterio.
The masked luchador started wrestling in 1976 and officially retired in 2009.
Mexican wrestling company Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide announced the tragic news on social media.
They said: "We regret the sensitive death of Miguel Ángel López Días, known as Rey Mysterio Sr.
"We send our most sincere condolences to his loved ones and raise our prayers to heaven for his eternal rest."
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Misterio Snr was born in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1955 and started out as a boxer before he turned to wrestling.
Misterio Snr’s death comes just weeks after Rey Mysterio’s father Robert Gutierrez died aged 76.
Mysterio, 50, paid tribute to his father saying: "Father: thank you for giving me the life I have.
"You did more than set the example of how to love & maintain a strong marriage and father 4 boys, you were the example and passed every single time until your death with flying colours.
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"Excellent husband, loving father, beautiful grandfather, incredible son & brother, and amazing father in law."
Mysterio is still involved with the WWE and recently lost a bout when he was unmasked.
He recently held the US Championship, which he later lost to Logan Paul at Crown Jewel.
