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Rey Mysterio reveals that the WWE received cease and desist letters due to his Marvel outfits at WrestleMania.
Over the years, Rey Mysterio has taken inspiration from comic books when creating some of his most iconic outfits. He has altered his mask and attire to pay homage to heroes like the Flash, Daredevil and Wolverine over the years, much to the delight of WWE and comic book fans.
However, Marvel was not thrilled with the apparent trademark infringement. Rey Mysterio recently spoke with Adrian Hernandez, where he revealed that WWE stopped him from wearing the Marvel-style attires due to potential legal action. He also revealed the origin of his superhero costumes came from his time in Mexico, where he donned a Superman-style cape and tights for his matches in AAA.
“Actually, WWE had to shut me down for a minute because I was getting too exaggerated. I was like, ‘It’s my logo! I’m just using their colors, you know? And maybe Captain America, maybe a star here, the gloves…’ but I don’t change anything with this outfit.” Rey Mysterio said.
“I have a pretty dope idea that I want to put into work. I’m hoping I’ll be able to bust it out. But overall, it’s always been inspirational. When I did the first one, I was in AAA, and I did a Superman outfit.”
“Back in the day, I used to wear tights with trunks over them,” continued Rey Mysterio. “And the logo on the trunks had the Superman emblem with a question mark in the colors. I even wore a little red cape! So people got what I was trying to do.”
“Then came Batman, then Spider-Man—I just carried that with me to WWE until they told me, ‘Hey, maybe you gotta stop a little bit because we’re getting cease and desist letters from them.'” added Rey Mysterio.
