Del Rio was Dos Caras Jr., one of the top names in Lucia libre, son of the famous Dos Caras. Basically, their first attempt to find someone to replace Mysterio when he retires so they can keep the lucrative Hispanic market. It was a pretty big get for them, especially considering they got him to take his mask off, and probably led to them picking up Mistico (Sin Cara) and Averno as well.
Rumors have it Sin Cara's day maybe over. He failed a wellness test and WWE higher ups aren't happy with the fans response (pretty luke warm) . He is also having a hard time transitioning from the Lucia Libre style to something more suitable for WWE audiences ( they (management) don't like alot of the high risk moves he does)
Latest on Sin Cara's status with WWE
» Reported by Adam Martin of Wrestleview.com
» On July 24, 2011 at 3:34 pm
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Roy Sutherland sent word that Sin Cara has been removed from the WWE Summerslam poster. R-Truth is now replacing him which you can view at this link. An image of the old poster featuring Sin Cara can be viewed at this link.
As for Sin Cara's status with WWE following his 30 day suspension, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported this week that a number of people within WWE are under the impression that the company has decided to "cut bait on him." The writing team wasn't told until a day or two before the Money in the Bank PPV last Sunday that he needed to be written out and were also told to not "put any thought into any scenarios for him going forward." It should be noted that it wasn't made clear he was being released, but the tone seemed to indicate it.