Jorge Arias is a Mexican-American professional wrestler currently signed
to WWE where he portrays the Sin Cara character, which means "faceless" or
"Without Face" in Spanish. He is currently teamed with Kalisto as part of
The Lucha Dragons. He was formerly known as Hunico in WWE.
Before signing with WWE, Arias wrestled under the ring name Incognito under
which he had worked for professional wrestling promotions such as Asistencia
Asesoría y Administración in Mexico and Chikara in the United States. He is the
second wrestler to use the name Sin Cara in WWE as the first was Mexican born
star Místico. Professional wrestling career
Born to Mexican immigrant parents in El Paso, Texas, Arias began wrestling in
Burges High School where he was an accomplished state champion multiple
times. He then embarked onto a professional career, as he managed to
continue working for his family's funeral home and Ciudad Juárez,
Chihuahua, Mexico in the early 2000s under the ring name "Mistico". This
masked ring persona may or may not have preceded the debut of Místico in Consejo
Mundial de Lucha Libre around the same time period, but CMLL won the legal
rights to the name "Místico" some time in 2005, forcing Arias to change his
name to "Mystico" or "Mistico de Juarez". On February 2, 2004 he defeated
Nicho El Millonario to win the WWA Middleweight Championship but was
stripped of the title in March when he had to stop wrestling in the Tijuana,
Baja California area where the World Wrestling Association was based.
= Asistencia Asesoría y Administración = In early 2004 he began working regularly
for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, CMLL's main Mexican
rival and had to change his name in order to avoid any type of legal
problems. With minor adjustments to his mask and tights Mystico became known as
"Incognito" instead. While he was signed to AAA for over a year Incognito made
few wrestling appearances, spending most of his time training in AAA's school to
improve his wrestling skills. By 2005 he had left AAA and began working for
various independent wrestling promotions on both sides of the US/Mexico border,
exploiting the fact that he was a US citizen and spoke English well to get
more bookings in the US than most luchadors typically can.
= Total Nonstop Action Wrestling = Incognito first made a name for himself
in the United States when he participated in Total Nonstop Action
Wrestling's 2006 World X-Cup Tournament. As part of Team Mexico, Incognito's only
match in the World Cup tournament was a 16-man gauntlet match that included all
four World Cup teams. Incognito was eliminated by Sonjay Dutt. Team Mexico
finished in third place out of four teams.
Following his appearance for TNA Incognito began working regularly for
the National Wrestling Alliance, often teaming with fellow Luchador Sicodelico
Jr.. The two participated in a tournament to crown new NWA World Tag
Team Champions, but lost to Joey Ryan and Karl Anderson in the final match, a
match that also included Billy Kidman and Sean Waltman.
= Chikara = On September 22, 2007, Incognito made
his first appearance for the Lucha Libre inspired Chikara promotion when he
participated in their annual 16-man torneo cibernetico tournament. Incognito
was part of an eight-man team consisting only of masked wrestlers. The team lost
to The Kings of Wrestling. Incognito returned to Chikara in 2008 for a series
of appearances. He teamed with El Pantera and Lince Dorada to form the
team Los Luchadores de Mexico winning Chikara's 28-team King of Trios 2008
tournament when they defeated BLKOUT in the finals. Incognito went on to win the
2008 Rey de Voladores tournament when he defeated Helios in the finals on May 18,
2008. In April, 2009 Incognito made two appearances for Ring of Honor, working
on the same shows where his friend Blue Demon Jr. worked. On April 3 he teamed
with Chris Hero and Eddie Edwards to defeat Jay Briscoe, Kevin Steen and
Magno and on April 4 he teamed with Hero, Edwards and Davey Richards in a
loss to El Generico, Steen, Briscoe and Magno.
= World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE = Florida Championship Wrestling
On December 14, 2009 Arias worked a "try out" match for World Wrestling
Entertainment working without a mask, under his real name, losing a tag team
match against The Dudebusters. Shortly after Arias signed a developmental deal
with WWE following his try out match and started in WWE's Farm League Florida
Championship Wrestling. He later changed his ring name to Hunico although his
mask and outfit remained unchanged. In April Hunico began teaming with Tito
Colon, wrestling Florida Tag Team Champions The Uso Brothers but were
unsuccessful. Later on Tito Colon was given a new ring persona, an enmascarado
character called "Dos Equis", which was later changed to "Epico", and the team
was named Los Aviadores. On June 3, 2010 Los Aviadores defeated The Uso Brothers
to win the Florida Tag Team Championship. On July 15 Los Aviadores
lost the tag team titles to Kaval and Michael McGillicutty, but regained the
titles the following day in a rematch. On August 12 Hunico and Epico lost the
FCW Florida Tag Team Championship to Johnny Curtis and Derrick Bateman in a
three-way match, which also involved the team of Donny Marlow and Brodus Clay. On
July 26, 2011, Hunico wrestled in a dark match at the NXT tapings, losing to
Justin Gabriel. Feud with Sin Cara Azul
On the August 12 SmackDown, Arias made his WWE debut, taking over the role of
Sin Cara from Luis Urive, the former CMLL Místico, who was serving a 30-day
suspension for violating WWE's wellness program, and defeated Tyson Kidd. Arias
reprised his role of Sin Cara the following week, taking part in a battle
royal to determine the number one contender to the World Heavyweight
Championship, from which he was the last man eliminated by the winner, Mark
Henry. On August 20, Urive took back the role of Sin Cara for a live event,
however, at the following tapings of SmackDown, Arias once again appeared
under the mask. On the August 30 SmackDown, Sin Cara defeated Daniel
Bryan and attacked Bryan after the match, turning heel in the process for
the first time in WWE. At the tapings of the September 16 SmackDown, the original
Sin Cara made his return, confronting Arias' impostor version of the
character. On the September 19 Raw, the impostor Sin Cara attacked the original
character prior to his match with Cody Rhodes, but was forced to flee after a
brief brawl. On the September 23 SmackDown, the impostor Sin Cara
attacked the original version during his match with Daniel Bryan, took his place
in the match and pinned Bryan for the win. The following week he revealed a
new black attire to distinguish himself from the original version, while also
explaining that he was going to steal the Sin Cara identity from Urive, just
as Urive had stolen the Místico identity from him six years prior. On October 2
at Hell in a Cell, the impostor Sin Cara, now being referred to as "Sin Cara
Negro", was defeated by the original Sin Cara, now referred to as "Sin Cara
Azul". The feud continued on the following SmackDown with Negro attacking
Azul. The rivalry culminated at the October 16 taping of SmackDown in Mexico
City in a Mask vs. Mask match, where Sin Cara Azul was victorious, unmasking
Arias by force after the match. On the October 28 SmackDown, Negro was
interviewed by Matt Striker, where he wanted payback for losing to Azul while
revealing his name to be "Hunico", a name he used in FCW before being called
up. He also adopted a new gimmick, portraying a stereotypical Mexican
hoodlum, wrestling in street attire and addressing the audience in both Spanish
and English. On the November 4 SmackDown, Hunico continued his rivalry
with Sin Cara by attacking him together with his debuting FCW tag team partner
Epico. However, this association was short lived as Epico went on to form a
stable with Primo and Rosa Mendes. Hunico's feud with Sin Cara was cut
short when Sin Cara suffered a legit injury at the 2011 Survivor Series which
required surgery. Teaming with Camacho
On the December 15 Superstars, Hunico introduced FCW's Donny Marlow as his new
bodyguard as they rode to the ring in a lowrider bicycle. The following week,
Marlow's new name was revealed as Camacho. It was revealed that Hunico and
Camacho's friendship arose from Hunico once saving Camacho from several
attackers, resulting in Hunico being stabbed but biting a man's eyeball out
in the process. In January 2012, Hunico started a feud with Ted DiBiase after
Hunico was offended that he was not invited to one of DiBiase's Posse
parties. After both wrestlers scored two wins apiece, Hunico defeated DiBiase on
the February 17 SmackDown to end the feud. After his feud with DiBiase,
Hunico wrestled extensively on Superstars, going on an unbeaten streak
in Superstars singles matches by defeating the likes of Ezekiel Jackson,
Yoshi Tatsu, and Justin Gabriel; from April, Camacho regularly teamed with
Hunico. In June, Hunico lost to the returning Sin Cara, on the June 4 Raw
and at No Way Out. In the pre-show of Money in the Bank, Hunico and Camacho
lost to the WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and R-Truth in a non-title
match. At Raw 1000 in July 2012, Hunico, along with Camacho and four other
wrestlers attempted to ambush Kane to make a statement, but The Undertaker
returned to save Kane, disposing of Hunico with a chokeslam and a tombstone
piledriver. Hunico then underwent surgery for a torn anterior cruciate
ligament in the knee. Hunico returned to in-ring action at the
WrestleMania Axxess live event on April 4, 2013, once again teaming with
Camacho. Hunico and Camacho returned to television on the November 6 Main Event
and lost to The Usos. Hunico and Camacho's first title shot was for the
NXT Tag Team Championship on the December 11 NXT, where they lost to the
defending champions The Ascension. Return as Sin Cara; various feuds
On the December 2, 2013, the Sin Cara character returned to Raw, with Arias
reprising the character and defeated Alberto Del Rio, and the character
experienced a resurgence as he embarked on a winning streak throughout the
month. Sin Cara's streak was ended by Del Rio on the January 6, 2014 episode
of Raw. As 2014 progressed, Sin Cara was unsuccessful in winning four battle
royals: the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania XXX, a
battle royal for the WWE United States Championship in May, a Money in the Bank
qualifying battle royal in June and a battle royal for the WWE
Intercontinental Championship at Battleground.
The Lucha Dragons Also, Sin Cara was sent to NXT, where he
formed a tag team with Kalisto known as "The Lucha Dragons". At NXT TakeOver:
Fatal 4-Way, Sin Cara and Kalisto defeated The Ascension to win the NXT
Tag Team Championship, and Arias' first title in WWE. After defeating
Intercontinental Champion Bad News Barrett in a non-title match on the
January 9, 2015 episode of SmackDown, Sin Cara was awarded a title shot
against Barrett on the taped episode of Smackdown which aired on January 15, but
lost the match. At the NXT tapings on January 15, The Lucha Dragons lost the
NXT Tag Team Championship to Buddy Murphy and Wesley Blake. Sin Cara
competed in the André the Giant memorial battle royal at WrestleMania 31, and was
eliminated by Cesaro. The following night on Raw, the Lucha Dragons made
their main roster debut as a team in an 8-man tag team match, teaming with The
New Day to defeat Tyson Kidd and Cesaro and The Ascension. At Elimination
Chamber in May, the Lucha Dragons competed in the first ever tag team
Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Tag Team Championship, however they
failed to capture the titles. In late June, The Lucha Dragons took a small
part in the ongoing feud between the New Day and the Prime Time Players on the 25
June episode of Smackdown, when they teamed with PTP in a winning effort
against the New Day and Bo Dallas. The Lucha Dragons and PTP teamed up again on
the next episode of Raw, and defeated Dallas and New Day for a second time. At
SummerSlam, The Lucha Dragons competed in a Fatal 4-Way tag team match for the
WWE Tag Team Championship which was won by The New Day. At Night of Champions,
The Lucha Dragons and Neville were defeated by The Cosmic Wasteland). At
TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, The Lucha Dragons, The Usos and The New Day
competed in a triple threat tag team ladder match for WWE Tag Team
Championship which was also won by The New Day. Kalisto have pulled out
unbelievable Salida del Sol at the top of the ladder to Jey Uso at that match.
Personal life Arias grew up in El Segundo Barrio, El
Paso. While working towards his goal of
becoming a professional wrestler Arias worked in his grandfathers funeral home
in Juarez, Mexico. He also gained a degree in embalming and funeral director
services in Mexico. Arias stated in an episode of WWE
Superstar Toyz that he has one young son.
Video Games Arias made his video game debut in WWE
13 as Hunico and will also appear in WWE 2K16 as Sin Cara.
In wrestling Finishing moves
As Sin Cara High-angle senton bomb – 2013–present
Springboard senton bomb followed by a springboard moonsault – 2011
Sunset Bomb – 2012, 2014–present As Hunico
Backbreaker rack lifted and spun into a Samoan drop, sometimes from the top rope
– WWE; used as a signature move in FCW Falling Star – WWE
Hunico Special – FCW As Incognito
Incognito Especial Quebradora
Signature moves As Sin Cara
Diving headbutt to a standing opponent, sometimes while springboarding
Enzuigiri, sometimes from the ring apron Headscissors takedown
Schoolboy transitioned into a deadlift powerbomb
Springboard crossbody As Hunico
Double underhook backbreaker Northern Lights suplex
Saito suplex Schoolboy transitioned into a deadlift
powerbomb Slingshot dropkick to an opponent seated
in the corner Slingshot somersault senton
Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker As Incognito
Moonsault side slam Managers
Camacho Entrance themes
"Ancient Spirit" by Jim Johnston "Maldición" by Jim Johnston
"Respeto" by Reychesta Secret Weapon "Lucha Lucha" by CFO$
Championships and accomplishments Chikara
King of Trios – with El Pantera and Lince Dorado
Rey de Voladores Florida Championship Wrestling
FCW Florida Tag Team Championship – with Epico
Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him 93 of the 500 best
singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2012 Nevermore Championship Wrestling
NCW Light Heavyweight Championship World Wrestling Association
WWA Middleweight Championship WWE NXT
NXT Tag Team Championship – with Kalisto NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's
Tournament – with Kalisto WWE
Slammy Award for Double Vision Moment of the Year – with Sin Cara Azul
= Luchas de Apuestas record = References
External links Sin Cara's profile on WWE.com
Sin Cara on Twitter