Real Reason WWE’s Dominik Mysterio Dialed Back On Performing Certain Moves

WWE star Dominik Mysterio has explained why he’s dialed back on performing as many spectacular high-flying moves as he used to.

Mysterio is of course the son of Rey Mysterio, who’s known for his fast-paced, high-flying lucha libre style of offense.

Dominik, however, usually employs a more grounded technique during his matches – and he does it for a reason.

In an appearance on the Intoxicados Podcast, he explained his ‘less is more’ approach when it comes to those spectacular moves, saying:

“The reason I’m like that is because – and this is just my personal opinion – I feel like you see that so much. Especially nowadays with the way wrestling has (evolved) and just moved on from what it used to be. You’d go from chain wrestling, to you’re now doing lucha libre style, to a mixture of lucha libre and American style.

“And it’s like, you have guys doing insane backflips. I can’t do half that s**t… I mean, I’m sure I can if I put the time in.

“But I feel like it’s more special because you see it so often, but not from me. So when you do see it from me, you’re like, ‘Damn, did you see Dom do that moonsault?’, or like, ‘Damn, did you see Dom do that?’ – I want it to mean something, I want it to be special when I do it.

“If you go out there and wrestle 100 times and you do a moonsault 90% of the time, the people are gonna expect it. If I give it to them 10% of the time, when I do hit that moonsault, everyone’s gonna be like ‘Damn, did you see that moonsault?’ – It’s gonna mean more.”

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Dominik Mysterio is the current WWE Intercontinental Champion, having won the title at WrestleMania 41 last month by winning a four-way against Finn Balor, Penta and defending champion Bron Breakker.

Mysterio won by pinning his Judgment Day teammate Balor, furthering the tension between the two that has been building for the past few months.