5 greatest matches of Rey Mysterio's career

#3 World Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat Match: WrestleMania 22 (April 2, 2006)

A 619 to Orton

Standing in the ring at WrestleMania with the World Heavyweight Title in his arms was too far-fetched an idea for the Ultimate Underdog to imagine. But it happened on April 2, 2006, when Rey defeated Randy Orton and Kurt Angle in a Triple Threat Match to claim the Olympic gold medallist’s World Championship.

Earning this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity after amazingly winning the 2006 Royal Rumble Match, Mysterio entered Chicago’s Allstate Arena and fought with that undying spirit. Narrowly avoiding the submission assault of Angle and the brutal RKO of The Viper, Mysterio nailed Orton with a springboard hurricanrana to achieve the impossible.