Rey Mysterio's daughter: 5 things you might not know about Aalyah Gutierrez

Aalyah Gutierrez appeared on WWE RAW with her family

The rivalry between Seth Rollins & Murphy and Rey Mysterio & Dominik Mysterio reached new heights on the September 7, 2020 episode of WWE RAW when the Mysterio family struck Murphy with 86 kendo stick shots at the end of the show.

Earlier in 2020, Rollins defeated Rey Mysterio in an Eye for an Eye match at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view. The finish to the match saw Rollins pierce his rival’s eye against the corner of the steel steps, causing his eye to pop out.

Since then, The Monday Night Messiah has continued to torment the Mysterios, notably at SummerSlam when he defeated the debuting Dominik Mysterio in a Street Fight.

Rey Mysterio’s concerned wife, Angie, watched on from the stage area as Dominik faced Rollins at SummerSlam, while Aalyah – Rey’s daughter and Dominik’s sister – became the latest Mysterio to get involved in the storyline when she worked alongside her family to brutally attack Murphy on RAW.

According to Google trends, there was a 2,000 percent worldwide increase in searches for Rey Mysterio’s daughter after she appeared on TV, and more searches were registered for her real name (Aalyah Gutierrez) than her brother’s name following the main-event segment.

With so many people seemingly keen to find out more about Rey Mysterio’s daughter, let’s take a look at five things about Aalyah that you might not know.

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#5 Rey Mysterio's children: How old are Dominik and Aalyah?

When Brock Lesnar attacked Dominik Mysterio on the September 30, 2019 episode of WWE RAW, commentator Jerry Lawler mentioned during the segment that Rey Mysterio’s son was a teenager.

“Dominik is a teenager. This is reprehensible. Come on, [Paul] Heyman, do something. This guy is heartless. Reprehensible, rotten... no, no, no. Somebody stop him!”

In reality, Dominik was 22 when the segment happened, and Lawler was almost certainly fed the line through his headset to make the Lesnar attack seem even more villainous.

As of the time of writing, Dominik is 23 (born April 5, 1997) and Aalyah is 19 (born August 20, 2001).

Rey Mysterio celebrated his daughter’s most recent birthday by posting a heartfelt message about her (see above) on his Instagram page in August.

#4 Rey Mysterio has Aalyah’s name tattooed on his bicep

Rey Mysterio's right bicep says Aalyah's name

In 2007, Rey Mysterio gave an interview to WWE’s website about some of his tattoos, including the tributes to Dominik and Aalyah on his biceps.

“I've got a Kanji symbol on my shoulder; it's for my son and means ‘strength and power’. I have my son and daughter's names, Dominik and Aalyah, written on the inside of the left and right biceps, too.”

Many people have incorrectly spelled Rey Mysterio’s daughter’s name as “Aaliyah” since her on-screen appearances, but the WWE veteran’s tattoo (and her Instagram page) proves that her name is spelled “Aalyah”.

As for Rey Mysterio’s other tattoos, he said on Corey Graves’ Superstar Ink show in 2019 that his 619 tattoo (left forearm) resonates with him the most because it not only pays respect to the city where he grew up, San Diego, but it is also synonymous with his wrestling persona.

The former WCW star went on to reveal that, when he is not wearing a mask in public, he sometimes has to prove that he is the real Rey Mysterio by lifting up his shirt to show people the “Mexican” tattoo that he has across his stomach.

#3 How Rey Mysterio’s daughter reacted to her attack on Murphy

The final match on the September 7 episode of WWE RAW saw Murphy (without Seth Rollins) take on Dominik Mysterio (with Angie, Aalyah, and Rey Mysterio) in a Street Fight.

All four Mysterio family members used kendo sticks on Murphy, who had been tied up in the ropes by Dominik, prompting the former Cruiserweight Champion to admit defeat by telling the referee that he wanted to quit.

Speaking in a WWE Network video after the show, Aalyah revealed that she “loved” the feeling of hitting Murphy with multiple kendo stick shots.

“Oh man, it was good. It definitely felt really good getting back for Dom because just watching at home and just feeling like, ‘Oh, I can’t do anything about it, you know?’ And it was just like… going today and being able to be in the ring, hitting him [Murphy] with those kendo sticks, it was awesome. I loved it.”

As is often the case when a non-wrestler performs well in WWE, there has been lots of social media speculation about Rey Mysterio’s daughter potentially becoming a WWE Superstar one day.

For what it is worth, there have been no indications from either Rey Mysterio or Aalyah about her wanting to follow in her father’s footsteps, so it remains unclear whether she plans to ever go down that route.

#2 Rey Mysterio’s daughter has more Instagram followers than many WWE Superstars

Aalyah Gutierrez only has 84 posts on her Instagram account, but Rey Mysterio’s daughter still has more followers (164k) than many of the WWE Superstars who can be seen on weekly television.

It is not too surprising that the likes of Karrion Kross and Shotzi Blackheart have relatively low Instagram numbers compared to more established Superstars, especially when you take into account that they are new members to the NXT roster.

However, looking through the RAW and SmackDown Superstars who use Instagram, it is alarming that some of their follower numbers are way below Rey Mysterio’s daughter.

• Karrion Kross (148k)
• Shotzi Blackheart (145k)
• Lince Dorado (127k)
• Ivar (124k)
• Humberto Carrillo (123k)
• Akira Tozawa (114k)
• Gran Metalik (64k)
• Riddick Moss (34k)

To put those numbers into context, Rey Mysterio is one of the most followed Superstars on the current WWE roster (3.5m followers), while Dominik Mysterio currently has 303k followers.

The person who Aalyah attacked with a kendo stick, Murphy, has built up 396k followers during his six years on WWE television.

#1 Rey Mysterio’s daughter appeared on WWE TV as a child

While older WWE viewers will no doubt be aware that Aalyah appeared on WWE television when she was younger, anybody who is new to the product over the last decade might not know that Rey Mysterio’s daughter took part in segments on SmackDown in 2010.

As you can see in the video above, Aalyah waited backstage with WWE Diva Tiffany while Rey Mysterio gave her an action figure and told her that she could watch his match on television.

Aalyah also made an in-ring appearance alongside the rest of the Mysterio family on the March 12, 2010 episode of SmackDown.

Rey Mysterio wanted the WWE Universe to sing “Happy Birthday” to his daughter on her ninth birthday (in reality, her ninth birthday was five months later), but CM Punk ruined the moment by interrupting his WrestleMania XXVI rival.

When Rey Mysterio ushered his family out of the ring, Punk sang “Happy Birthday” to a frightened Aalyah as she made her way up the ramp and to the backstage area with Rey, Dominik and Angie.