{"id":59158,"date":"2019-12-08T15:09:12","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T20:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=59158"},"modified":"2019-12-08T15:09:36","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T20:09:36","slug":"sin-care-granted-release-from-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/12\/08\/sin-care-granted-release-from-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Sin Cara Granted Release From WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been quite some time since WWE did any spring cleaning with releases, requested or otherwise, in fear they would jump to another major promotion, namely <strong>All Elite Wrestling (AEW)<\/strong>. But it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/blakeoestriecher\/2019\/11\/29\/wwe-is-reportedly-considering-a-mass-release-of-superstars-for-early-2020\/#37a641ac5bb1\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appears the reports of WWE softening their stance on releasing lower card Superstars<\/a>, as WWE announced today that it had come to terms on the release of <strong>Sin Cara<\/strong> as of today.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WWE has come to terms on the release of Sin Cara.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YqxH8XBhdi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/YqxH8XBhdi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1203753774139002881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Originally debuting in 1999, the Texas-born son of Mexican immigrants debuted as <strong>Mistico<\/strong> with CMLL before changing his name to Incognito to avoid confusion with another star named Mistico. In 2004, he made the jump to AAA under his new name. In 2007, he became a regular with CHIKARA in the US.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59164\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/12\/incognito200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/12\/incognito200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/12\/incognito200-165x300.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2009, he made his WWE debut with <em><strong>ECW on SyFy<\/strong><\/em>, before heading to WWE developmental at <strong>Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW)<\/strong>. In WWE, his name was changed to <strong>Hunico<\/strong>, which remained his name when he debuted with SmackDown in 2011. Originally, he was paired with <strong>Camacho<\/strong>, who went on to find greater success in NJPW where he teamed with his brother, <strong>Tama Tonga<\/strong>, as <strong>Tanga Loa<\/strong> in <strong>Guerrillas of Destiny<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sin Cara vs. Hunico: Raw, June 4, 2012\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ntWX2YNcxC4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 2012, the second Mistico signed with the WWE and was renamed Sin Cara, but after two years, he was released and returned to Mexico as <strong>Caristico<\/strong> (a combination of Sin Cara and Mistico). Soon after, Hunico &#8211; who had been unmasked by WWE &#8211; put on the Sin Cara mask and had remained Sin Cara until his release on Sunday. He split his time with NXT and the main roster, forming <strong>Lucha Dragons<\/strong> with <strong>Kalisto<\/strong>, winning the NXT Tag Team Championships.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sin Cara vs. Andrade: Raw, Oct. 28, 2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rtHDOYGdehA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Just over a month ago, Sin Cara posted on his Social Media that he had requested his release, shortly after entering a feud with <strong>Andrade<\/strong> and <strong>Zelina Vega,<\/strong> which <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2019\/10\/28\/chilean-wrestler-jessy-makes-raw-debut-as-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">introduced WWE&#8217;s first luchadora, <strong>Carolina<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cHTgJw4l6m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/cHTgJw4l6m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CintaDeOro (@CintaDeOro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CintaDeOro\/status\/1193974945006657537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With Sin Cara garnering his release, it leads one to wonder whether other stars &#8211; such as <strong>Luke Harper<\/strong> and <strong>Mike Bennett<\/strong> &#8211; may also get their releases now. Another disgruntled star, <strong>Oney Lorcan<\/strong>, reportedly asked for his release, changing his Twitter handle back to his indie name, <strong>Biff Busick<\/strong>, but days later revealed he had signed a new 5-year contract with the company. It also comes a week after WWE released <strong>ACH<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/_StarDESTROYER\/status\/1203168477927882752<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the<a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been quite some time since WWE did any spring cleaning with releases, requested or otherwise, in fear they would jump to another major promotion, namely All Elite Wrestling (AEW). 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