10 Best WWE Rey Mysterio Matches

#6 Rey Mysterio vs. John Morrison - September 4, 2009

One of the best matches in SmackDown history

The WWE Intercontinental Championship has a rich history of some of WWE's all-time greatest matches. And not only is this one of them, but it is often a highly overlooked gem.

The interesting thing about this match is that it almost didn't happen. The reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio had been feuding with Dolph Ziggler over the gold for the previous few months, meeting twice on pay-per-view. At the beginning of September, Rey was informed that he would be suspended over a wellness policy violation, and would need to drop the Championship, and would do so to rival Dolph Ziggler.

For whatever reason, Rey vetoed the idea, and instead someone, quite possibly Rey, suggested that he drop it to John Morrison instead, and the date was set for the September 4 edition of SmackDown. The two high flyers tore the house down. A match that can be best described as a pay-per-view quality nail-biter, the two had a fantastic affair, with so much unpredictability in their moves and drama, the fans were on the edge of their seat.

John Morrison pinned Rey with the Starship Pain to take home the Intercontinental Championship.