Rey Mysterio loved Nacho Libre.
In 2006, Jack Black starred in the film ‘Nacho Libre’, he played the character Ignacio who was a Catholic friar while secretly being a luchador, the movie was a hit and many fans around the world loved it.
While discussing the movie, Rey Mysterio gave praise to it and talked about how awesome Jack Black was in it.
“What a great movie,” Rey said on the Jaxxon Podcast. “The movie was based on a real priest. There was a priest in Mexico. Nacho Libre was the shit. Jack Black was fucking awesome. That whole movie was based on a real character. A true story. There was a priest in Mexico, Fray Tormenta, that story was based on him. Obviously, they threw in the comedy. He has a church, he would help kids, and at night he would go wrestle.”
Almost twenty years later since the film’s release, Mysterio is still going strong in the WWE.
h/t to Fightful for the transcription.
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