WRESTLING legend Rey Misterio Snr has died aged 66 - just weeks after a family tragedy. <br /><br />Misterio Snr, real name Miguel Ángel López Días, was the uncle of WWE Hall of Fame entrant Rey Mysterio. <br /><br />The masked luchador started wrestling in 1976 and officially retired in 2009. <br /><br />Mexican wrestling company Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide announced the tragic news on social media. <br /><br />They said: "We regret the sensitive death of Miguel Ángel López Días, known as Rey Mysterio Sr. <br /><br />"We send our most sincere condolences to his loved ones and raise our prayers to heaven for his eternal rest." <br /><br />Misterio Snr was born in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1955 and started out as a boxer before he turned to wrestling. <br /><br />Misterio Snr’s death comes just weeks after Rey Mysterio’s dad Robert Gutierrez died aged 76. <br /><br />Mysterio, 50, paid tribute to his father saying: "Father: thank you for giving me the life I have. <br /><br />"You did more than set the example of how to love & maintain a strong marriage and father of 4 boys, you were the example and passed every single time until your death with flying colors. <br /><br />"Excellent husband, loving father, beautiful grandfather, incredible son & brother, and amazing father-in-law." <br /><br />Mysterio is still involved with the WWE and recently lost about when he was unmasked. <br /><br />He recently held the US Championship, which he later lost to Logan Paul at Crown Jewel.
