WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio spoke with Adrian Hernandez of Unlikely on various topics, including why he was told by the company to stop using Marvel-inspired ring gear.
Mysterio said, “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.”
You can check out Mysterio’s comments in the video below.
(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)
