Dominik Mysterio retains AAA Mega Championship at Héroes Inmortales after coin incident

Dominik Mysterio retained the AAA Mega Championship in the main event of Héroes Inmortales on October 25 in Mexico City but was left bleeding after a fan threw a coin into the ring following the match. The 28-year-old, who also appears on WWE programming, defeated Dragon Lee at the Juan de la Barrera Gymnasium, then was struck in the face by the projectile during post-match activity. El Grande Americano immediately entered the ring to check on Mysterio as medics and officials attended to the cut.

The match concluded after a referee bump allowed Mysterio to use Dragon Lee’s boot as a foreign object, followed by a frog splash for the pin. Both competitors appeared to complete the contest despite several hard spots. After the finish, El Hijo del Vikingo confronted Mysterio, continuing a rivalry that began when Mysterio captured the AAA Mega Championship from Vikingo in September at Worlds Collide. Americano ran to the ring to assist Mysterio, and AAA announced a tag team match for its November 22 television taping in Mexico City pairing Mysterio and Americano against Dragon Lee and Vikingo.

Coin throwing has a long history at Mexican wrestling events as a sign of appreciation for...