WWE has just signed a new Mexican luchador and believe he is going to become a global icon. Sin Cara which translates to Faceless, will be debuting with the promotion in the near future, bypassing the developmental league. It is still unknown to what brand he will debut on but the best guess would seem to be Friday Night Smackdown! since it is WWE's highest watched show in the Latino market and already features dominant Mexican superstars such as Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio.
This is a big signing for the WWE, as Rey Mysterio's contract is about to expire in the coming year, and all signs point to him retiring at his age. Losing a superstar as huge as Mysterio could have been very detrimental to the WWE, but they have worked hard to find his successor and Sin Cara is the perfect replacement for the masked superstar.
Known for his high flying, innovative style, Sin Cara known to Mexican fans as Mistico was the biggest draw in Mexico prior to the signing. Now with a new mask and a better platform to showcase his skills, Sin Cara cold become a fan favorite and world renowned right off the bat.
The WWE obviously has high hopes for Sin Cara has they recently held a press conference in Mexico City to announce his signing. Many Mexican media outlets where there to cover the story and the announcement has shaken up the Lucha Libre community. I cannot think of a time, when WWE has held a conference to announce a superstars arrival in the company and for it to be covered by as much press as it has.
Hopefully, the WWE universe will be able to get introduced to their new masked superstar before Wrestlemania, even though the event is less than a month away. I would personally love to see Sin Cara in a match at Wrestlemania against Daniel Bryan for the US Championship, which could steal the show and be an instant classic. Other possibilities would be the Money in the Bank Ladder match, where Sin Cara's high flying ability would be on full display. However, Lucha Libre wrestlers do not have gimmick matches in their style, so the ladder would be foreign to Sin Cara. Still, his innovativeness is what separates Sin Cara and makes him such a special talent and I believe he would perform brilliantly.
Down the road, feuds with the other Mexican stars in the company namely Alberto Del Rio and Rey Mysterio would be a must. Especially the latter as the WWE has many possibilities such as the Lucha de Apuestas match, which would wager mascara contra mascara. (mask vs. mask) This would be a great way not only for Rey Mysterio to pass the torch to his successor but would also be something the WWE universe had never seen before.
The mask has special significance in Lucha Libre history. The mask defines the wrestler and is his identity. In Mexican wrestling history, the wrestlers are never seen in public without their mask and it is sworn that they hide and keep their real identity away from the crowd as much as possible.
A Lucha de Apuestas match would be a great farewell to Mysterio and would gather the interest from the WWE universe. The WWE has never held a match of this magnitude and it would be the perfect final match for Mysterio to end his feud with the young Sin Cara and say goodbye. Many great Lucha Libre competitors have gone out this way and I believe it is fitting for Mysterio, arguably the most popular Lucha Libre performer of all time to go out like this as well.
Both the WWE and myself have high hopes for Sin Cara. A new age is upon WWE has the youth movement is in full effect with the old timers fading out to the new generation. Many superstars we have all grown up with and loved such as The Rock, Kurt Angle, Stone Cold, Chris Jericho, HHH, Rey Mysterio and the Undertaker are all on the last stages of their careers and are retired or close to retirement. The WWE needs new exciting performances to continue their great legacy and Sin Cara is the perfect man to do just that.
Check out Sin Cara's amazing finisher. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yk_6FVo_Vw&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_953717
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