Rey Mysterio Heaps Praise On Rising Star In WWE

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WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio has heaped praise on a rising WWE star in the company, seeing them as ‘a young version’ of himself.

For many years, WWE has been on the hunt for their next breakout Mexican star, with names like Sin Cara, Kalisto and Andrade being slated for that spot.

Now, WWE has Dragon Lee, who has made a big splash in the company in only his first year with WWE.

Speaking to Bakers Bantering Podcast, Rey spoke about Dragon Lee, believing that he is going to be big in the future, and that he reminds himself of a young version of him.

He said:

“This is what I see in Dragon Lee. I said it at Deadline, I see a lot of young me in Dragon Lee. He’s very unique with his style. Of course, he carries the tradition of lucha libre, which is the mask. The mask represents something way beyond just putting on a mask. It transforms you; it gives you a certain power of representation to our culture, representation to our sport.

“But overall, he has the heart and determination to go in the ring and put it all on the line. I’ve seen that every time he stepped in the ring. So, I endorse myself, Dragon Lee to be the next superstar within WWE, that’s a luchador. It’s been quite a while. We’ve had several luchadores in WWE that have [been] given opportunities, but Dragon Lee is captivating. He’s taking full advantage of this opportunity. He already beat Dominik for the North American title. So you can only see that he’s going very big.”

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