WWE Hall of Famer DDP recalls asking "who the f**k is Rey Mysterio" after losing out to him in Dave Meltzer's rookie of the year award in 1992:
"I remember I was sure as hell I was gonna get rookie of the year, and then my brother Eric Watts got it, PWI rookie of the year. I was, I should have been, but it was stolen from me.
"But I figured Dave Meltzer, he knows, he’s not my biggest fan but he knows. No one’s put the work in more than me, and then I see this name: Rey Mysterio, I go ‘Who the f**k is Rey Mysterio.’
"And then he comes into WCW, and all I hear is his name. Rey Mysterio is going to the ring, and I wanted to see it live. ‘Rey Mysterio’s here? I gotta see this guy.’ And about two minutes into that match I realized I was a distant, distant second to Rey Mysterio (laughs). He was by far the rookie of any era he wanted to roll into."
(Wrestling Life Online)