In a moment that solidified his legendary status, Rey Mysterio added a new chapter to his illustrious WWE career by seizing the WWE United States Championship from Austin Theory on last week’s Friday Night SmackDown. This victory marks Mysterio’s third reign as the US Champ and places him in an exclusive position within WWE’s history books. A tweet from the @WWEStats Twitter account highlighted the uniqueness of this achievement, as Mysterio becomes one of the few individuals to have graced the WCW roster in the 1990s and secured singles championships in WWE during the 2020s.
Mysterio’s name now stands alongside that of Bill Goldberg, the only other WCW veteran from the ’90s to claim this distinction. Goldberg’s own foray into WWE gold during the 2020s saw him briefly clinching the Universal Championship in 2020, notably defeating “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt at the Super ShowDown event and subsequently relinquishing the title to Braun Strowman at WrestleMania 36.
The spotlight remains fixed on Mysterio as he prepares to grace the upcoming Friday Night SmackDown episode, set against the backdrop of The Grayson Waller Effect. With Waller’s involvement and Theory’s potential retaliation, coupled with the lingering prospect of Santos Escobar seeking retribution for Mysterio supplanting him in the title match, the question arises: How long can Mysterio’s reign endure?
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