A wrestler’s injury proneness is no secret to fans. But sometimes the injuries are so gruesome that it becomes career-ending, even life-threatening to some extent. Rey Mysterio faced a similar situation back in 2014 when he found his body unfit for a highly physical sport like wrestling.
"Every day I ran into stem cells and ever since then you know that’s been my final youth. The first couple of times that I did it was actually here and then I got connected to the place in Colombia and they shot me up like full body both knees ankles shoulders biceps. I have carpel tunnel so wrists, my spine, they drew out fluid from my spine.”
Rey further reflected on how aggressive and painful this whole treatment process has been for him. It even caused numbness in the whole body for 24 hours after the therapy.
His temporary discomfort brought him permanent peace and that is something Rey will always be grateful for.
Since 2012, there are very few years that didn’t bring any injury to him. After handling major knee injuries back in 1997 during his bout with Juventud Guerrera, another grueling one came with a gap of 8 years.