Mistico Luis Ignascio Urive Alvirde ( December 22 , 1982 ) is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado , or masked professional wrestler , formerly signed to AAA under the name Myzteziz . He left AAA in October 2015 , after which he adopted the new ring name Carístico . He is best known for his time in the lucha libre promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) under the ringname Mistico , where since 2006 he was the main tecnico ( good guy ) in CMLL and the biggest box office draw in all of Mexico . Místico is Spanish for " Mystic " , a religious ring character who is the storyline protege of the wrestling priest Fray Tormenta . Místico is the son of Dr . Karontes and the brother of wrestlers Astro Boy , Astro Boy II and Argenis and the nephew of CMLL booker Tony Salazar . Career . Raised in the notorious Tepito district of Mexico City , he began his career wrestling under his father ' s name as Dr . Karonte , Jr . at the age of 13 . In 2000 , he adopted the name of Astro Boy and started getting noticed working undercards for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . In , 2001 , he traveled to Japan and began wrestling as Komachi in Michinoku Pro before returning to CMLL Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre . El Principe De Plata y Oro ( 2004 – 2009 ) . In 2004 , he was repackaged as Místico with a religious persona . He debuted in Arena México in June and spent much of the following months teaming with Volador , Jr . and Misterioso II in the second or third matches on the card . He participated in the 6th Annual Leyenda de Plata tournament but his push didn ' t take off until he won the Gran Alternativa tag team tournament with established star , El Hijo del Santo , claiming " Místico es chévere " . Shortly afterwards , the bookers began teaming him with other established " técnicos " ( faces ) such as Negro Casas and Shocker against the big " rudo " ( heel ) groups , Los Guerreros del Infierno and La Furia del Norte . His stature made him an underdog and his high flying moves such as diving arm - drags made him popular with Mexico City crowds . " Wrestling Observer " voted Místico the 2006 " Performer of the Year " , " Biggest Box Office Draw " , and " Best Flying Wrestler " in their " Year - End Awards " . He was also ranked third in " Pro Wrestling Illustrated ' s " list of the top 500 wrestlers of 2007 . In 2005 , he continued working against Los Guerreros , winning important singles matches against Rey Bucanero , Mephisto and Tarzan Boy in CMLL ' s secondary arena , Arena Coliseo . He won his first title by defeating Guerreros member Averno for the NWA Middleweight championship on February 11 . The match was well received by the audience in attendance and fans near the ring threw money into the ring as a sign of appreciation . Two weeks later , he participated in his first singles main event match when he faced Guerreros leader Último Guerrero in Arena México . He won the fall in two falls after Guerrero was disqualified in the first fall and was pinned in the second with a small package . The match sparked a program with the recently turned Dr . Wagner , Jr . teaming with Místico against Último Guerrero and Rey Bucanero . After that program died down , Místico became involved in a feud with Perro Aguayo , Jr . and his Los Perros del Mal group . After defeating Aguayo in a singles match , the two exchanged hair versus mask challenges so Místico was added to the already planned eight - man cage match where the last man in the cage lost his hair or mask . Místico joined Negro Casas , Heavy Metal , Universo 2000 and Máscara Mágica against Aguayo ' s group consisting of Damián 666 , Halloween and Héctor Garza leading up to the match but neither Místico or Aguayo were involved in the finish of the match where Damián pinned Máscara Mágica . In September , he reheated his feud with Último Guerrero with another singles match but in the third fall , he was attacked by Atlantis , turning Atlantis heel . Místico worked a short program with Atlantis but after he defeated Atlantis in a singles match in October , Atlantis focused more on former tag partner Blue Panther . In 2006 , Místico was the biggest star in Mexico . He main evented eighteen events during the year that drew more than ten thousand people . In the early part of the year , he teamed up with Black Warrior in two unsuccessful CMLL Tag Team Championship challenges . In the second one , Black Warrior turned on Místico and the two began a feud . While Black Warrior was wrestling in Japan , Místico and Negro Casas defeated Averno and Mephisto for the CMLL Tag titles on April 14 . When Warrior returned , the feud picked up again and Black Warrior handed Místico his first major singles defeat when he pinned him and took his NWA Middleweight Championship on a May 12 Arena México show . On September 29 , Místico defeated Black Warrior in a mask versus mask match in the main event of the CMLL 73rd Anniversary show , his first major mask win . On April 10 , 2007 , Místico defeated Mephisto to capture the CMLL World Welterweight Championship . Capitalizing on Místico ' s popularity , the CMLL created a comic book starring Místico as an urban hero . The comic reached its 50th issue in December 2007 . The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Místico was injured on September 28 during a match in Toluca , Mexico . He reportedly was coming off the top rope to the floor attempting a spinning head scissors , but his opponent slipped and Místico landed on his head . He was rushed to the back , evaluated and then rushed to Mexico City for testing . It was ruled he had a contusion on his brain , while X - Rays have ruled out more serious injuries . He is said to be on medication right now to avoid further inflammation of the neck and spine Sometime in 2007 , WWE offered him a deal to sign with them but due to commitments with CMLL , he was unable to sign with them at the time . Reportedly , the likes of Dean Malenko , Paul London , and Rey Mysterio pushed WWE to offer him a deal in 2007 - 2008 . In December 2007 , the Mexico City newspaper " The Record " reported that WWE was back in talks with Místico . In March 2008 , it was reported that Místico contacted TNA to see if they were interested in having him work for their promotion company . If TNA were to agree , Mistico would be featured as a special attraction due to his commitments with CMLL . On March 10 , 2008 , Místico and Hector Garza became CMLL World Tag Team champions by defeating Averno and Mephisto . In April , the commission declared the title vacant after a match resulted in a double disqualification . Mistico and Garza reclaimed the tag team title by defeating Averno and Mephisto in a rematch . They eventually lost the title to Averno and Mephisto in December . On March 20 , 2009 , Mistico lost his CMLL Welterweight Championship to Negro Casas in a title match . Subsequently challenges were made for a Lucha de Apuesta between Místico and either El Felino or Mr . Niebla , but those plans were soon replaced by an Apuesta between Místico and Negro Casas , as the main event of the CMLL 76th Anniversary Show on September 18 , 2009 . Místico won the match two falls to one and then watched as Negro Casas was shaved bald . After the match Místico made an Apuesta challenge to El Felino , Casas ' cornerman . On December 11 , 2009 Místico won a cage match against El Sagrado , Blue Panther , El Terrible , El Felino , El Texano , Jr . , Hijo del Fantasma and Naito to win the Festival Mundial de Lucha Libre ( World Festial of Wrestling ) championship . Feuding with Volado , Jr . ( 2010 - 2011 ) . On January 22 , 2010 Místico teamed up with Averno to participate in CMLL ' s " Torneo Internacional de Parejas Increíbles " ( " International Amazing Pairs tournament " ) , a tournament where CMLL teams up a Tecnico ( Místico ) and a Rudo ( Averno ) for a tournament . On the night of the tournament Místico and Averno showed some surprising team unity by wearing outfits that mixed the style of each wrestler . In the first round the team defeated Ephesto and Euforia , not showing any friction between the two , despite their long history of animosity . In the second round Místico ' s attitude seemily changed as he began attacking Volador , Jr . , someone he usually teams with . Místico even went so far as to ripping up Volador ' s mask , a rudo move , and won the match after an illegal low blow to Volador , Jr . After the match Místico took the microphone and claimed that " all was fair in war and defending Mexico City " , a comment that drew a lot of boos from the crowd . Místico continued to work a Rudo style in the semi - final match , ripping at Mascara Dorada ' s mask . When Místico ' s team lost to Dorada and Atlantis the two tecnicos argued after the match . Further hints at Místico potentitally turning Rudo came a few days later as Volador , Jr . challenged Místico to a one on one match , a Super Libre ( match with no rules ) match if Místico would agree to it . The two met in the main event of an Arena México show on February 5 , 2010 and this time Místico was clearly a Rúdo , tearing so viciously at Volador ' s mask that a new mask had to be brought to the ring during falls . In the second fall Místico pulled his mask off and threw it to Volador , Jr . in an attempt to get Volador , Jr . disqualified . The end came when Volador , Jr . reversed Místico ' s La Mística and won by applying the same move to Místico . Following the match Místico angrily proclaimed “ ¡ Yo soy la máxima figura de la lucha libre ! ” . ( " I am the greatest figure in wrestling " ) . On February 12 , 2010 Místico lost the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship to Volador , Jr . losing two falls to one . On the February 26 CMLL Super Viernes show it was announced that Místico , Volador , Jr . , La Sombra and El Felino would face off in a four way Lucha de Apuesta match as the main event of the 2010 Homenaje a Dos Leyendas . La Sombra was the first man pinned at Dos Leyendas and El Felino was the second , forcing the two to put their masks on the line . After a long match La Sombra pinned El Felino . After the match he unmasked and announced that his real name was Jorge Luis Casas Ruiz . Following Dos Leyendas Místico announced that he was done being a rúdo and returned to the técnico side , although Volador , Jr . kept suspicious of Místico . The storyline between the two cooled off for a bit , but in late May , 2010 tension resumed as Místico and Volador , Jr . faced off once again over the Mexican Light Heavyweight Championship , with Volador , Jr . retaining the belt . At the 2010 Sin Salida the two were on opposite sides of a Relevos incredibles , Místico teamed with Máscara Dorada and Mr . Águila while Volador , Jr . teamed with Averno and Negro Casas . Averno came to the ring wearing the same combined Averno / Místico mask he had worn for the Parejas Incredibles tournament and tried to convince Místico to join the rúdo side , only to turn around and reveal that both he and Volador , Jr . were wearing a combined Averno / Volador , Jr . mask underneath . Volador , Jr . worked as a rúdo throughout the match , losing the match for his team when he tried to cheat but was caught by the referee . On July 12 , 2010 , at the Promociones Gutiérrez 1st Anniversary Show , Místico participated in a match where 10 men put their mask on the line in a match that featured five pareja incredibles teams , with the losing team being forced to wrestle each other with their mask on the line . His partner in the match was El Oriental , facing off against the teams of Atlantis and Olímpico , La Sombra and Histeria , El Alebrije and Volador , Jr . , Último Guerrero and Averno . Místico and El Oriental ended up being the last team and were forced to wrestle for their masks . After a long match Místico defeated El Oriental . After the match El Oriental was forced to remove his mask and show his face . On August 16 , 2010 it was announced that Místico was one of 14 men putting their mask on the line in a Luchas de Apuestas steel cage match , the main event of the CMLL 77th Anniversary Show . Místico was the 11th and second to last man to leave the steel cage , keeping his mask safe . The match came down to La Sombra pinning Olímpico to unmask him . International travel ( 2008 – 2011 ) . In July 2008 , Místico travelled to China and participated in the second Beijing International Martial Arts Training Camp , organized by Belgium - based martial arts instructor Mike Martello . Throughout the training camp , Místico received instruction in Chinese traditional wrestling ( shuaijiao ) from Shuaijiao expert Yu Shaoyi ( two times regional champion of Beijing ) and joint - locking techniques ( Qinna ) from Mike Martello . The event was covered by Televisa , and was broadcast in a series of 16 clips during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games . On January 4 , 2009 , Mistico made his debut for New Japan Pro Wrestling at Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome . Mistico wrestled in the opening match , teaming with Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi to defeat Averno , Gedo and Jado when Mistico made Averno submit using his trademark move " La Mística " . After the match , Místico announced that he would like to return to New Japan Pro Wrestling and even stated he would like to challenge for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship . On February 15 , 2009 Místico successfully defended his CMLL Welterweight Championship against Mephisto on a NJPW Show in Sumo Hall , Tokyo . Místico injured his knee during the match , although he was back in action by the end of the week . Místico , Misterioso , Jr . and Okumura were scheduled to work for NJPW in early May but due to the outbreak of the Swine flue pandemic the tour was cancelled . In August , 2009 Místico went on his third tour with NJPW , accompanied Okumura . On August 13 , 2009 Místico teamed up with Tiger Mask IV to defeat Okumura and Tomohiro Ishii . On August 15 , 2009 , Místico defeated Tiger Mask IV to become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion . Upon his return to Mexico , Místico teamed with Tiger Mask IV and Shocker as they defeated Ultimo Guerrero , Atlantis , and Arkangel at Dragomania IV . Místico had his first successful IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship defense , as he defended against Jushin Liger in the main event of a CMLL show in Puebla , Puebla on September 28 , 2009 . On November 8 at NJPW ' s Destruction ' 09 show Mistíco lost the IWGP Title back to Tiger Mask . Místico returned to Japan in January 2011 , taking part in the CMLL and New Japan Pro Wrestling co – promoted Fantasticamania 2011 shows . On the first show on January 22 Místico teamed with IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Prince Devitt in a six - man tag team match , where they were defeated by Averno , Shinsuke Nakamura and Tetsuya Naitō , when Averno pinned Místico . At the second show the following day , Místico defeated Averno in a singles match , which would turn out to be his final match for CMLL . WWE . On January 30 , 2011 " SuperLuchas Magazine " confirmed that Urive had signed a contract with WWE . On February 24 , WWE held a press conference in Mexico City to introduce Urive under his new name , Sin Cara , which translates literally to " Without a Face " . On March 25 , 2011 , Sin Cara made his WWE debut at Raw ' s live event at Assembly Hall in Champaign , Illinois , defeating Primo in a singles match . On March 28 , WWE announced that Sin Cara would be making his televised debut on the April 4 edition of " Raw " . In his debut appearance , Sin Cara attacked WWE United States Champion Sheamus , saving former champion Daniel Bryan and establishing himself as a face . On the same week ' s edition of " SmackDown " , Sin Cara made a similar appearance , this time attacking Jack Swagger and cementing his face status . On the April 11 episode of " Raw " , Sin Cara made his televised in - ring debut , defeating Primo . The next week in London , Sin Cara teamed with John Cena to defeat the then WWE Champion , The Miz and Alex Riley . In the 2011 WWE Draft , Sin Cara was drafted to " SmackDown ! " , making his first appearance as part of the roster on the April 29 episode with a win over Jack Swagger . Sin Cara then started a storyline with Chavo Guerrero , who began guest commentating his matches and , much to Sin Cara ' s dismay , even helped him win matches by interfering in them . Sin Cara made his pay - per - view debut on May 22 at Over the Limit , defeating Chavo Guerrero . Afterwards , Sin Cara moved on to feuding with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase , while teaming with Daniel Bryan , with the two saving each other from two – on – one beatdowns on the June 3 and 10 editions of " SmackDown " . Sin Cara ' s undefeated streak came to an end on the July 1 edition of " SmackDown " , when he was defeated by former World Heavyweight Champion Christian . On July 18 , Sin Cara participated in the second annual Money in the Bank PPV , but was unsuccessful in winning the ladder match to earn a World Heavyweight Championship opportunity , after being taken out of the match with a storyline injury . The following day , WWE announced that it had suspended Sin Cara for 30 days for his first violation of its Wellness program . He would later claim in an interview that he did not know what he had tested positive for and claimed to only have gotten a routine injection for an injured knee in Mexico . Feud with Sin Cara Negro ( 2011 - 2012 ) . The Sin Cara character returned on August 9 at the taping of the August 12 edition of " SmackDown " , defeating Tyson Kidd ; however with Urive still serving his suspension , Sin Cara was in this appearance portrayed by WWE developmental wrestler Hunico , while also having gone by the ring name " Mistico " in Mexico . After another week of Arias portraying Sin Cara , Urive returned under the mask on August 20 at a live event in Tacoma , Washington . On August 26 it was reported that Urive had been sent home from the week ' s " SmackDown " tapings , with Arias once again appearing on TV under the Sin Cara mask . During Urive ' s time away from WWE , the Sin Cara character seemingly turned heel by attacking Daniel Bryan . At the tapings of the September 16 edition of " SmackDown " , Urive returned as the original Sin Cara , confronting the impostor version of the character . On the September 19 edition of " Raw " , the original Sin Cara was booked to face Cody Rhodes , but was prior to the start of the match attacked by the impostor character . After a brief brawl , the impostor would flee the ring defeated . On the September 23 edition of " SmackDown " , the impostor Sin Cara attacked the original version during his match with Daniel Bryan , then took his place in the match and pinned Bryan for the win . The following week the impostor 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 , leading to a match between the two Sin Caras at Hell in a Cell . To further help the distinguishment between the two characters , WWE began referring to the original as Sin Cara " Azul " ( Blue ) and the impostor as Sin Cara " Negro " ( Black ) . At the pay - per - view on October 2 , Sin Cara Azul defeated Sin Cara Negro in a singles match . After being defeated by WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio on the October 7 edition of " SmackDown " , Sin Cara Azul was again attacked by Sin Cara Negro . The rivalry culminated in a Mask vs . Mask match at the October 16 taping of " SmackDown " in Mexico City , where Sin Cara Azul was victorious , unmasking Sin Cara Negro by force after the match . He competed on Team Orton at Survivor Series , but suffered an injury during the match , keeping him out of action for 6 months . On June 1 , 2012 , Sin Cara returned on Smackdown with a new costume with red and white colors . He faced off against Heath Slater and won . Sin Cara then made a return to Raw the following Monday , showing a different entrance and variant of his finisher , defeating Hunico . Three days later , Sin Cara returned to Raw , defeating old rival Hunico in a singles match . This rekindled their feud and on June 17 at No Way Out , Sin Cara defeated Hunico . On the July 9 episode of Raw , Sin Cara defeated Heath Slater to qualify for the World Heavyweight Championship Money in the Bank Ladder match at the Money in the Bank pay - per - view event , but was unsuccessful in the match itself , which was won by Dolph Ziggler . Teaming with Rey Mysterio ( 2012 - 2013 ) . In August , Sin Cara rekindled a feud with Cody Rhodes , who claimed he was wearing a mask to cover his ugly face . Sin Cara scored pinfalls over Cody Rhodes in consecutive matches on both Raw and SmackDown , both times taking advantage of Rhodes trying to remove his mask . He then also saved fellow masked wrestler Rey Mysterio from being unmasked by Rhodes and afterward teamed up with Mysterio to put one of his masks on Rhodes . After defeating WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz in a non - title match . Sin Cara was granted an opportunity to win the title at Night of Champions in a fatal four - way , which also included Rhodes and Mysterio and saw The Miz retain the title . The following day on Raw , Sin Cara and Mysterio teamed up to defeat Epico and Primo in a tag team match . Sin Cara and Mysterio entered a tournament to determine the number one contenders to the WWE Tag team Championship , defeating Epico and Primo and the Prime Time Players ( Darren Young and Titus O ' Neil ) to advance to the finals . Sin Cara and Mysterio lost the final tournament match to Team Rhodes Scholars ( Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow ) on the October 22 episode of Raw . At Survivor Series , Sin Cara and Mysterio were victorious in a 10 - man elimination match alongside Brodus Clay , Justin Gabriel , and Tyson Kidd against the Prime Time Players , Epico and Primo , and Tensai . On December 16 at , Sin Cara and Mysterio were defeated by Team Rhodes Scholars in a number one contenders tables match for the WWE Tag Team Championship . Two days later , Sin Cara suffered a legitimate leg injury and was written off television following an attack by The Shield . Sin Cara returned on January 27 , 2013 , at the Royal Rumble , entering the Royal Rumble at number twenty nine , but was eliminated by Ryback . On the following episode of Smackdown , Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No ( Daniel Bryan and Kane ) in a non - title match . After spending two months off of television due to further injuries Sin Cara returned at a WWE house show on May 10 at Shreveport , Louisiana , teaming up with Adrian Neville and Bo Dallas in a winning effort against Michael McGillicuddy and the Prime Time Players . Sin Cara returned to television on the May 15 episode of Superstars , defeating Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett in a non - title match . During the August 19 episode of Raw , Sin Cara dislocated his ring finger during a match with Alberto Del Rio . Beginning on the December 2 Raw , Jorge Arias ( Hunico ) reprised his role as Sin Cara . In late January 2014 , Urive announced his return to wrestling in Mexico , likely signifying an end to his time WWE . Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( 2014 – present ) . On February 19 , 2014 , the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Urive had signed with Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and would be making his debut two days later . At the end of AAA ' s February 21 event , AAA ' s main " rudo " stable , " La Sociedad " , attacked the promotion ' s top " tecnico " ' s with help from the debuting Black Warrior . This led to AAA president Marisela Peña Roldán revealing her own surprise wrestler , Urive , who appeared on the darkened entrance stage , but did not enter the ring or say anything . It was later reported that Urive was under a WWE non - compete clause until May and could therefore not show his mask . On May 17 , Urive made another appearance , during which he was referred to only as a " mysterious wrestler " , attacking " La Sociedad " and targeting especially his old rival Averno , who was making his AAA debut . On May 28 , AAA revealed promotional material , which suggested Urive would be returning to the Místico ring name , however , on June 5 , the promotion revealed his new ring name as Myzteziz . The ring name is exclusive to AAA and Urive will continue to work as Sin Cara outside of the promotion . Myzteziz made his in - ring debut on June 7 at " Verano de Escándalo " , where he , Cibernético and La Parka defeated Averno , Chessman and El Hijo del Perro Aguayo in a six - man tag team main event , with Myzteziz submitting the AAA Latin American Champion Chessman for the win . Outside of professional wrestling . Capitalizing on Místico ' s popularity , the CMLL created a comic book starring Místico as an urban hero . The comic reached its 50th issue in December 2007 . Místico starred in a music video for the song " Me Muero " by the Spanish pop group La 5ª Estación . He made a guest appearance on the telenovela Muchachitas como tú In 2009 , he starred in a commercial endorsing the PAN ( Nacional Action Party ) political party in Mexico .