Rey Mysterio is a large title within the wrestling business and in popularity of his mythical occupation, he lately were given inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. But like in lots of circumstances, the upward thrust to reputation and stardom, is filled with tales of combat, darkish moments and errors, Rey additionally confronted such scenarios.
In a up to date episode of Logan Paul’s “IMPAULSIVE” podcast, Rey shared a gloomy second from his occupation when he were given hooked on painkillers. He highlighted how his spouse Angie got here down closely on him which in the long run helped him eliminate the disastrous dependancy.
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“So during my big run in WWE and after so many surgeries, I got f***ing hooked on painkillers for a very long time,” stated Rey.
“My wife caught me one time. We were on vacation. She saw that I was just out of it completely, so she gave me an ultimatum. She goes, ‘So when we get back home, you can either take your pills or you can take your family. You choose,’” recalled Rey.
The luchador additional shared how he knowledgeable his boss Vince McMohan in regards to the scenario. Rey took go away from wrestling for a while and checked into rehab.
“That really opened me up and it made me a stronger person because I remember getting back home to San Diego, I flew to TV, and the next day, I spoke to Vince,” stated Rey.
“I instructed him, ‘Boss I want to take a look at myself in. I’m gonna want some time without work. He used to be cool with it. He used to be like, ‘It takes f***ing guy to guy as much as what you might be doing,'” recalled Rey.
Meanwhile, there have been speculations that Rey would possibly announce retirement after the “father vs son” conflict in opposition to Dominik Mysterio at WrestleMania 39. Rey delivered a great end as he got here out triumphant within the head-to-head combat in opposition to Dominik on the Show of Shows. . But opposite to the speculations, the luchador has carried on since then and the contention in opposition to his personal son and The Judgment Day, has grown more potent and uglier.