Men of Mystery: 10 of the greatest masked wrestlers

#3 Rey Misterio Jr.

Rey Mysterio is so talented, not many people realize that he's actually a legacy character. Taking over the mantle from his uncle, Rey became an international star before signing with WCW.

Disgustingly over with the fans, Rey dazzled and delighted with his top-notch high flying ability and technical acumen. Though he spent a brief period of time maskless after losing a match to Kevin Nash, Mysterio would don the mantle again when he signed with the WWE. He also lost the Jr. suffix to his name, as WWE wanted to present him as a unique character.

Rey Mysterio had one of the most successful runs of any masked wrestler, ever, becoming a grand slam champion in the WWE and selling out arenas all over the world for that promotion. Practically worshipped as a god in Mexico, Mysterio has plenty of fans all over the world as well.

Soft-spoken, humble, but possessed of perhaps the greatest sense of timing in any wrestler ever, the only reason Mysterio isn't number one on this list is because of the long, LONG shadows cast by number two and number one. Here's Rey in a street fight versus Drax the Destroyer--er, Dave Batista.

Edited by Shruti Sadbhav