In 1999, after the two
factions of nWo reformed – nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac – they demanded that
the LWO disband. Mysterio refused to take off his LWO colors and was attacked
by the nWo as a result. This led to a match at SuperBrawl IX where Mysterio and tag
partner Konnan lost a "Hair vs. Mask match" against Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, forcing Mysterio to remove
his mask. After the match, he phoned his uncle to tell him the news. Mysterio
has publicly expressed his disappointment over being unmasked:
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I was
strongly against it! I don't think WCW understood what the mask meant to me,
to my fans and to my family. It was a very bad move on their behalf. The fans
wanted Rey Mysterio with the mask and losing it hurt me a lot. It was also
frustrating that it didn't come as the climax to a feud with another masked
wrestler, but in a throwaway match. The same thing happened to Juventud and
Psicosis and psychologically wise it was a bad move by Eric Bischoff. I think the fans understand that I was in a
position where I had no option. I either had to lose my mask or lose my job.[25]
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