Dominik Mysterio is no stranger to doing things his wayon WWE television or in real life. While speaking on Whats Your Story? With Steph McMahon, the former tag champ opened up about the stories behind his tattoos, including how one of his boldest decisions came from pure spite during a family party.
It all started when Dominik was attending a gathering with his wife Marie Juliettes extended family. So we were at one of my wifes family partiesbig Portuguese family, 45 people over for any reason, he said. Thats when an uncle made an offhand comment that Dominik wasnt about to forget. One of the uncles comes up to me and goes, A lot more tattoos now. Just dont ever do the neck. I said okay.
Instead of letting it slide, Dominik immediately made a plan. I texted my tattoo artist and said, Ill be in Vegas tomorrow, you got any openings? He said yeah. I said, Cool. Ill be there at 5. I dont know what Im getting, but its going on my neck.
On the 45-minute flight to Vegas, he landed on the perfect word. Thought villanovillain in Spanishsounded cool. So I showed up, got it done, and then told my wife. She said, Okay, cool. She didnt care.
Dominiks tattoo journey didnt start there, though. He revealed he got his first ink at age 15with the help of his dad, Rey Mysterio. I got my first tattoo with my dadnot at the same time, but legally I couldnt go to a shop cause I was 15. He asked me, What do you want for your birthday? I said, I want to get tatted up. He said, Youre 15, you cant go to a tattoo shop. So we had his tattoo artist come to the house and tattoo me in the garage.
That first piece? A verse from the Bible. It was on my ribsI got a Bible verse. Psalm 27:3. Though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war may rise against me, in this I will be confident. I wanted it on my back and my dad said, Dont be a bitch, get it on your ribs. So I did. It hurt like hell.
As for his most painful tattoo? That title goes to the ghost face from Screamplaced in a spot most would never dare. Honestly, I have the Scream ghost face tattooed on my inner thigh. I feel like I really earned that because I didnt understand how painful it was gonna be. It hit nerves that reached places I didnt think it would.
Yeah, especially on the inner thighcertain spots youre like, oh no, thats a whole different kind of pain. So yeah, that ones my favorite just because of what I endured.
Dominik also paid tribute to those who shaped him in wrestling. On one hand, he has ink honoring his godfathers: Psychosis, Conan, and Viano Cuarto. And I also added La Parka, whos not a godfather, but I loved watching him as a kid. On the other, he carries the masks of lucha legends: El Rayo de Jalisco, Mil Mascaras, Blue Demon, and Santo.
They were super painful too, but it was worth it. I havent seen anyone do the masks like thisso I hope I started a little trend there.
From getting his ribs inked at 15 to marking his neck out of pure defiance, Dominik Mysterio is fully committed to his personain and out of the ring.
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