The insane WWE break Rey Mysterio had in 2015! 

The thing I remember most about Rey's break from WWE is that time he went to bloody NEW JAPAN and got to team up with Jushin Thunder Liger and Hiroshi Tanahashi. I couldn't believe it.

This genuinely saved his career. He was able to get healthy, get back into shape and work a schedule that fit him better for his age! He wouldn’t have been resigned if not for this run!

I feel like his LU run really reinvigorated Rey. He lost a bunch of weight and got a lot leaner

Rey has done multiple interviews where he mentions the effects of stem cell therapy on his damaged knees and how slimming down helped him turn back the clock. I think its awesome that he has had this last run with Dominik and he looks like he has had a lot of fun.

Watching Mysterio and Puma in Match 8 is proof of how badly the WWE has dropped the ball on Ricochet. There's nothing stopping these bangers from happing today.

The start of this run was clearly about building all the guys around Rey and not about Rey himself which is likely why he allowed them to have the spotlight. He was just there to give his partners credibility.

Wild how well he was moving even back in 2015 during like his huge era of mutliple knee surgeries and is still going almost 10 years later. Dude is a legend

YES Rey Mysterio in Lucha Underground was one of the best times to be a wrestling fan. His match with Prince Puma is still one of my all-time favorite matches.

Ahh, Lucha Underground. The show that made me wish for another show like this in the last... *counts* 8 years :(

I think the Taping Schedule is key here. They would tape MULTIPLE Episodes at a time. So, if Rey has 3 matches at one Taping, he might pace himself. It’s still on him to disguise it though TBF.

Never stop using this ROTH theme it’s classic af

Dominik has come a along way since

I think people were getting a little sick of Rey Mysterio cause he was the same guy for his wwe run with little to no change in him. He got stale and while he could still go i can definitely see his burn out and he was a little directionless. I remember when he left WWE i thought it would be good for him to go away and get his passion back as well as resting. I think his run in the other smaller companies improved his stock a little bit and he worked out to look good for the first time in ages where he was a little chubby towards the end of his first run. He was the babyface people were bored of and i was never really a Rey Mysterio fan personally but i never hated him i just wasnt interested in seeing him anymore and tbh even now i can take him or leave him but there is no doubt hes a influence for many people and earned his Hall of Fame place. The Ultimate Underdog Also please do Vito in WWE ive been asking since forever :D

I will never forget Rey in NJPW I had to pinch myself couldn't believe it

Rey Mysterio, John Morrison, Ricochet, Mascarita Sagrada, Taya Valkyrie, Chavo Guerrero, and Brian Cage. Wtf is going on? All we're missing is some random interference from Orlando Jordan and this is the most random batshit crazy non-mainstream match ever.

It would be alot of work Hawk but I really think a comprehensive review of Lucha Underground like you've done for the early days of TNA would be incredible. Of course I have no idea how hard LU goes after their content on youtube but the series was so good I definitely think its worth a shot. Also will there be another An Idiot Watches Wrestling In 2023 video before All In at Wembley?

I miss Lucha Underground. It was awesome! Matt Striker and Vampiro were awesome on commentary.

I watch this run. It was really good. I recommend it to any Rey fan. I wish WWE would used him as a Legend that he is like Lucha Underground

Do the Great Khali in Japan, the dude could really move back then

He’s sorry and he loves him. That’s a funny little dig at Flair’s retirement match against Shawn Michaels

Imagine booing Rey Mysterio but when he returned they lost their minds at the Royal Rumble fans suck man

Nice to see more Lucha Underground videos on here. I'm still waiting on Marty The Moth Martinez's run in the company. I think he had maybe 27 or 28 matches so he counts.

3:39 Matanza was Jeff Cobb who works for NJPW now. He's not huge by the standards of the era you started watching wrestling in but he was big by lucha standards and so it made him a monster heel in LU.

Rey left WWE mostly because of burnout and injury. On the after the bell podcast he spoke about how when he was away he received stem cell treatment in his knees and improved his overall diet to reduce aging so the early stages of lucha underground is prior to or in the early stages of his treatment

11:46 the way he says chavo guerrero makes me die of laughter everytime

I forgot how hot Taya was back then and her early days in AAA i hope we get more from LU would like to see some on Marty the Moth

Lucha Underground was such an amazing gem. To bad it slide down in quality so fast.

Lucha underground was really the best Wrestling show going at the time 💯 I love how they treated rey like the icon he truly is

I remember hearing about Rey Mysterio signing with LU, but I never got a chance to check out any of his LU matches.

Didn't expect to see Dominic. Good show sir. No need to hit me with a brick

Not all in the same place but yeah, it's weird to think a post 2002 Rey Mysterio had 132 non WWE matches.

I wish we got to see him take on Will Ospreay, Jushin Liger, Bandido and several others like that

Rey rey always have a place in my heart

Rey did more moves in the match with puma than nakamura and balor have done in their entire careers combined

Awe fuck yeah , Rey Rey Was the Best after he left WWE , everyone that I grew up with that grew out of wrestling actually enjoyed Rey’s work outside of WWE, Since and more than likely helped better his Goat Statues. I loved this Run of Mysterio , since every Fed and Indy’s in the world were giving Him his Flowers and props, assuming he was going to retire. The only regret I think is we never got one more Jushin Liger vs Rey Mysterio match up. The Raza loved Rey outside of WWE , since we all felt like he got more respect in 2015, than his whole tenure at WWE at that time.

“Rey does a line of coke and runs around like a deer on acid” is the funniest line I’ve ever heard on Ring of The Hawk. Brilliant absolutely brilliant

Funny i didn't know Dominick appeared in lucha underground

The audio is not in sync with the video😢

He needed this leave, near the end of his first WWE run you could tell fans were so over him, he still got pops but they weren't as loud anymore.

A very good episode, a whole lot of fun about a run I knew extremely little about.

That double team move from Taya/Mundo is an assisted twisting neckbreaker that Anderson/Gallows calls Magic Killer.

His LU, AAA and indies run was amazing. I think he made a really good desicion to take a break from WWE and show us what he really is about, I think WWE started threating him like the big deal he is after his return. He still didn't got a nice push but he is very respected at least.

Audio vs visual off for anyone?

Is the audio off on this for anyone else?

Love it everytime you show Lucha Underground content. Hope to see more in future. Have you done Pentagon in LU yet?

Rey Mysterio also accidentally killed a guy in Mexico. Which mostly wasn't his fault. I think he did throw the guy outside the ring first which weakened the neck area and boom the drop kick to the ropes was what did it. That's what I remember. I think Rey going back to WWE helped clean up his image and helped his son.

Look like Rey wasnt in shape in the beginning of this run and was carried in the 3 man team. Went solo when he got his wind but i noticed he did his job and putting people over on his way out. Even if he went over, he elevated his opponents. Great run by a real pro

anyone else notice the audio is out of time ?

Seeing the cinderblock over the head of brian cage was absolutely wild. I loved it.

I wonder how many masks and outfits Rey has ? You rarely ever see the same gear twice . Also he was doing some great matches here . I heard he has been doing the stem cell deal and it has rejuvenated him quite a bit .

great match Big Hawk!

Why is the audio not synced up with the video?

The Audio is really out of sink

Mad to think that he was working with the likes of Ricochet & Jeff Cobb, without the accompanying fanfare you'd expect from doing so

I had no idea Rey was in LU until today so finding this recap of his LU run was great!

Love seeing the Lucha Underground videos, it’s all new to me since this was during the years I had stopped watching

Great video Hawk!

What the hell happened to Taya Valkyrie??? Sure, it's obvious she's had work done on her face unfortunately. But she looked in way better shape and actually ripped in Lucha Underground.

Also, so far, he is wrestling a lot more naturally here, and doing insane flips that he didn't even do in his WCW days.

Is the sound ahead of the video for anyone else?

That Aztec Warfare match is still one of my favorite things about 2010s wrestling. Wish Lucha Underground was still with us today.

Please take a look at Cody Rhodes in 2013, he nearly became the break out star he is now and has tonnes of fan support. Would be interesting if you think it was a missed opportunity or whether the timeline of events we’ve experienced was the best way.

Remember when rey had personality unmasked and done the bronco buster

LU is the best wrestling show in multiple decades. It's not even close.

You know what I like? When Rey goes for the frog splash in LU but isn't a hokey little latino about it. We all know why you're doing it, rey. Just do the move. No kissing the sky, no shimmy, no corny, small brain bullshit.

That clip of WWE fans booing Rey shows how fickle they are.

I luv the look of LU they you for showing me this I luv Rey and Morrison great video

Man u should do more Lucha Underground videos theyre awesome

Rey Mysterio is an amazing wrestler. You tend to forget that because he works for the WWE doing exactly what they want.

I like your long videos

Good video! Rey misteryio is a very good wrestler in my opinion he may be an underdog in the WWE but in luchca underground he's awesome I'd give every match in luchca underground that Rey misteryio was in a B+ and would you be interested in talking about Darby Allen in the next video

There’ll never be another Rey

lucha underground was wrestlings absolute peak. shame jack swagger showed up and killed it.

Pleasant surprise from the greatest heel in all of wrestling history

I get why they booed at royal rumble but booing in a random match with bad news barrett is wack

The audio and video are out of sync.

You don’t almost have me fooled, you said it was the last match as my timer went off for dinner and when I came back there was a different match and I was seriously like wtf is going on right now 😂 31:30

Nice. I was aware of this stuff but didn’t see any of it.

For some reason at 1:31, the video speeds up, but the audio doesn't which makes the audio desynced with the video for the rest of it. Not sure if this was a RU-vid issue or not, but might want to take a look!

Looking back at where all the people in that first Aztec warfare now is crazy, the final 3 was Rey, Ricochet and Jeff Cobb lol

The audio is not lined up correctly

Lucha Underground is so good, highly recommend it to anybody curious about it out there, the first couple episodes r kind of slow & awkward but once it gets going its so worth the watch. As a big Rey Mysterio fan his LU run is one of his best & LU introduced a lot of stars Like Pentagon & Fenix to a larger audience too

The audio is off by like ten seconds lol wtf

love your videos!,. maybe its just my computer but the audio was about 5 seconds off sync on this video

In lucha underground they filmed three to four episodes in one night so the performers didn’t go crazy until the last episode of the night so most wrestlers were doing 8 matches in a week

There's a lot of AEW talents in this video that were used better in LU than they were in AEW

Rey really is one of the GOATs. Been amazing for 4 decades now.

Can’t Believe We Never Had Rey Mysterio Vs Rey Fenix , That Be Ultimate Dream Match

IDK if you could do this because of copyright, (but if you can) could you do Toni Storm's Main roster WWE Run? (She Did 10 Matches, 19 if you count the Mae Young classic)

You gotta hand it to LU, they REALLY had something going with the Cinematic Storylines

Rey Mysterio only went to LU, so he can re-up on the ‘Mexican Supplements’ he can’t fool me. After a couple months he started moving like it was 1997. 💉

Rey Mysterio jr had some good matches in lucha underground that's too bad he never won a title

Being Mexican American from LA when Rey left WWE I sought him out in other promotions. I have never done that before so becuse of that happen i got eyes on the indies for the first time. Rey is on the same level of El Santo… Legendary

Ez and Miguel bout to control everything at the end. I’m interested in seeing if they gonna bring Romeo from soa since he canceled one of potters case on samcro.

Revolutionized his career

Rey Mysterio had a tremendous match with Will Ospreay, at the WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup.

I can honestly say I've never seen Rey do a submission before until now

Dominik Mysterio in the indies, he did pay his dues lol

Jeff Cobb did a good job as Matanza I think .

Is it just me or does this episode feel like Marky's commentating is not in sync with what's happening at the exact time in the video