WWE star Rey Mysterio unmasks to pose for photo as he celebrates wife’s birthday : The standard Sports

WWE legend Rey Mysterio has posted a photo of himself and his wife without his iconic mask.

One of the greatest high-flyers to enter the ring, Mysterio and his mask came hand in hand.

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You have to go back to the now 45-year-old’s WCW days to catch a glimpse of his face.

Current stars Seth Rollins and Andrade have both attempted to reveal his true identity in recent times.

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But Mysterio has shown fans his face as he shared a snap of himself and his wife Angie Gutierrez on Instagram.

He posted to celebrate her birthday with the caption, which was posted in Spanish: “I love you with all my heart my love and I thank God for blessing you with one more year of life and health at my side.

Never change your way of being because I love it so much that you make me smile because of how spontaneous you always are!”

The couple live in a £1m mansion, that includes five bedrooms and five bathrooms, in San Diego.

Mysterio will take on Rollins at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view in a one of a kind Eye For An Eye match.

The Mexican, who made his professional wrestling debut in 1989, has held a host of belts in the WWE.

He is a two-time World Heavyweight champion, four-time United States champion and two-time Intercontinental champion.

Mysterio also won the Royal Rumble in 2006.

The wrestling gene is the family also looks to have been passed down with his son Dominik poised for a career in the ring.

He told  Metro : “Any time that he feels like he needs to compare his work to mine – that’s one of the first words of advice that I gave him.

“He needs to create his own legacy, he doesn’t need to try and imitate mine. He understands that.”