In order to celebrate SummerSlam’s 25th Anniversary this year, WWE.com posted an article entitled “The 25 Greatest Matches in SummerSlam History.” Of course, Rey Mysterio’s memorable match against Eddie Guerrero for the custody of Rey’s biological son, Dominik is featured.

No. 11: Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero (2005)
Championship titles, guaranteed contracts and other coveted ring-related prizes are all standard Ladder Match booty. But the SummerSlam 2005 Ladder Match between Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero featured a different type of prize altogether: The legal custody of a child was up for grabs. The custodial stipulation was a byproduct of a bizarre and sordid ordeal that played out between Mysterio and Guerrero that summer: It was revealed that “Latino Heat” was the biological father of Dominik Mysterio, and in a callous move, Guerrero threatened to take back custody of the young boy.

Disturbing as the circumstances may have been, the match was twice as thrilling, and why wouldn’t it be? It only featured two of the most graceful and innovative high flyers to ever compete the ring. Plus, it had the one element that is too often missing in matches remembered for their grace and innovation: It was deeply personal. Amplify that intensity with the involvement of a steel ladder, and you have the recipe for a true SummerSlam classic.

In a new post, WWE takes a look at the 25 Most Personal grudges that has happened. Of course, you cannot make a list about grudges without mentioning Rey Mysterio VS. Eddie Guerrero from 2005. WWE posted”

Had it not been for the trail blazed by Eddie Guerrero, the WWE Universe may have never known about “The King of Mystery,” Rey Mysterio. When Mysterio was a teenaged Superstar-in-the-making cutting his teeth in Mexico’s wrestling scene in the early 1990s, Eddie Guerrero had already established himself as one of lucha libre’s premier talents. Guerrero would go on to thrill fans stateside in ECW and WCW before making his way to the ultimate pinnacle of sports-entertainment, WWE. If that trail to WWE glory sounds familiar, it might be because Mysterio followed the exact same route, only lagging by about a year.

Inevitably, their paths crossed. The first time it happened in the U.S. was in WCW, where Mysterio and Guerrero squared off for the prestigious but now-defunct Cruiserweight Championship. Their five-star classic at Halloween Havoc 1997 is still raved about today. That, however, was a competitive match between two world-class athletes. It’d be several more years before the personal nature of their rivalry would be made abundantly clear.

In 2005, Latino Heat and The Ultimate Underdog paired up to become a successful duo, winning the WWE Tag Team Championship. However, after Guerrero left Mysterio high and dry during a title-losing effort against MNM, Guerrero’s darker feelings toward Mysterio showed through. Soon thereafter, Guerrero began taunting his former pal with the threat of revealing an embarrassing secret, which turned out to be that Guerrero was the biological father of Rey’s son Dominick. (Years earlier, Mysterio and his wife, Angie, had trouble conceiving, and in an agreement with Guerrero, they adopted Dominick as a baby.)

Before long, Guerrero hung over Mysterio’s head a new promise: to take back custody of Dominick. With the threat of losing his son staring him in his masked faced, Mysterio took to battle Guerrero at SummerSlam 2005 in a Ladder Match in which the winner would be named Dominick’s legal guardian. The Master of the 619 prevailed, thanks to interference by Vickie Guerrero, and the Mysterio household was restored.

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# 05: WWE Champion Rey Mysterio vs. John Cena from Raw
# 13: Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk from Capitol Punishment
# 17: WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio vs. Rey Mysterio from Raw
# 19: SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match
# 25: Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes from WrestleMania XXVII

Related Links;
xx World Wrestling Entertainment > Special > Top 25 > Top 25 Matches of 2011

#25 Rey Mysterio VS. Alberto del Rio.
- SmackDown: October 08, 2010.
- “Beat the Rich”

#22 Rey Mysterio VS. Jack Swagger.
- Money in the Bank 2010.
- “Underdog Days”

#16 Rey Mysterio VS. The Undertaker
- Royal Rumble 2010.
- “Rey of the Dead”

#13 Rey Mysterio vs. Shawn Michaels.
- SmackDown: January 29, 2010.
- “Best in Show”

#4 Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk.
- Extreme Rules 2010.
- “Edge of Darkness”

Glad to see that Rey contended five matches out of the 25! If you’d like to read the summaries and view the photos, you can do so in the gallery!

Related Links;
- World Wrestling Entertainment > Special > Top 25 > Top 25 Matches of 2010
- View the rest of the Winners