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Mark Schlereth Comments On Rey Mysterio Nacho Libre Comparison

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Fox NFL announcer Mark Schlereth commented on his mishap where he compared Rey Mysterio to Nacho Libre during an ad read on Sunday’s NFL on Fox.

“So, I do a promo, because now Fox is in with WWE wrestling superstars, and I do a promo with this WWE superstar Rey…. I can’t even remember this guy’s name,” Schlereth said on his Stinkin’ Truth (via Fightful) podcast. “First off, I meet him. Great guy. He’s in his mask. I call it from Nacho Libre because that’s what I know it from. Luchador [exaggerated rolling of R’s] mask. He’s got a spare [mask] and I’m like, ‘let me put this on, we can do it together.’ He goes, ‘it’s probably not gonna fit your head.’ It’s not that I have a big head. This guy is 5’6″ and maybe 170 lbs. His head is small compared to my head. He was right, it didn’t fit. We do this wrestling promo and it’s silly, it’s 15 seconds,” recalls Schlereth.

“They flash to him and he’s sitting in the stands with his mask on and I say something about the luchador mask and it reminded me of the Nacho Libre mask. And wrestling fans went ape bananas on me like I’m ‘the most disrespectful guy in the history of broadcasting’ and ‘that’s a superstar of WWE’ and ‘I should learn the sport.’ I’m like, ‘you’re kidding me, right?’”

Schlereth’s co-host Mike Evans, who reminded Schlereth that Rey’s last name is Mysterio, added, “So they’re telling you to be more serious about…something that is…fake?”. Wrestling fans can take some solace in Schlereth’s comments as he did concede that “Hockey fans are worse” when it comes to attacking him and defending their sport. Schlereth ended by using a Jericho meme, likely unknowingly, saying “Wrestling fans, you’re on my list. Do not disrespect their ‘sport.’”