Rey Mysterio recently spoke with the Poughkeepsie Journal to promote Saturday’s “Wrestling Under The Stars” event put on by the Northeast Wrestling independent promotion at the Dutchess Stadium in New York. Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview.

On training and wrestling at a very young age: “My training began south of the border, in Tijuana, Mexico. My uncle [Rey Mysterio Sr.] was a professional wrestler, and he trained me along with several of the greats from Mexico. There’s a rich history of Mexican lucha libre. By the age of 8, I was wrestling. A normal kid would be playing basketball or baseball, but I was into the world of professional wrestling. I got my big break at the age of 13 and started work for the first major promotion, AAA.”

On his son, Dominic, training to become a pro wrestler: “I’ve been doing this almost three decades. The only part that’s left for me to prepare my son, Dominic. He started training last year and he’s ready to take off to Lance Storm’s training school in Canada.”

Check out the complete Rey Mysterio interview at PoughkeepsieJournal.com.