Hunico Jorge Arias ( September 5 , 1977 ) is a Hispanic " Luchador enmascarado " , or masked professional wrestler , who is currently signed by WWE under the ring name s Hunico & Sin Cara . Prior to signing with WWE , Arias was better known under the ring name Incognito , under which he mainly worked for the professional wrestling promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) in Mexico and Chikara in the US as well as working for various independent promoters along the US / Mexico border . Arias originally wrestled under the name " Místico " , making his debut under that name around the same time as the much more well known Místico of Mexico City . At times he is billed as either " Mystico " or " Mistico de Juarez " . 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 families 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 ( CMLL ) around the same time period , but CMLL won the legal rights to the name " Místico " some time in 2005 , forcing the Juarez version 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 ( 2004 – 2005 ) . In early 2004 he began working regularly for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) , 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 , adopting the name he is best known as today . 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 " would be able to do . Impact Wrestling ( 2006 ) . Incognito first made a name for himself in the United States when he participated in the 2006 edition of Impact Wrestling ' s World X - Cup Tournament . Incognito formed Team Mexico along with Shocker , Magno and Puma . 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 . In the end Team Mexico ended up in third place , behind winners Team USA and Team Canada but ahead of Team Japan . Following his appearance for Impact Wrestling Incognito began working regularly for the National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) , often teaming with fellow " Luchador " Sicodélico , 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 ( 2007 – 2008 ) . 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 ( Equinox , Las Chivas Rayadas , Lince Dorado , Los Ice Creams and Magno ) . 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 " ( Spanish for " the Wrestlers from Mexico " ) winning Chikara ' s 32 - team King of Trios 2008 tournament when they defeated BLKOUT ( Eddie Kingston , Joker and Ruckus ) in the finals . Incognito went on to win the 2008 " Rey de Voladores " ( " King of the Fliers " ) 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 ( 2009 – 2011 ) . On December 14 , 2009 Arias worked a " try out " match for World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) working without a mask , under his real name . He worked a tag team match , but never entered the ring during the match . 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 ( Jimmy and Jey ) but were unsuccessful . Later on Tito Colon was given a new ring persona , an " enmascarado " ( masked ) character called " Dos Equis " ( after the Dos Equis beer ) , which was later changed to " Epico " , and the team was named " Los Aviadores " ( Spanish for " The Aviators " ) . 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 . " SmackDown " debut as Sin Cara Negro ( 2011 ) . On the August 12 edition of " SmackDown " , Arias made his WWE television debut , when he took 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 in a singles match . 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 edition of " SmackDown " , Sin Cara defeated Daniel Bryan . After the match and as Bryan was recovering , Sin Cara went to shake his hand , then proceeded to roundhouse kick him in the head , seemingly turning heel in the process . At the tapings of the September 16 edition of " SmackDown " , the original Sin Cara made his return , confronting Arias ' impostor version of the character . On the September 19 edition of " Raw " , the impostor Sin Cara attacked the original character prior to his match with Cody Rhodes , but was forced to flee the ring after a brief brawl . 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 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 " . However , the feud continued on the following edition of " SmackDown " with Sin Cara Negro attacking Sin Cara 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 episode of " 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 . Hunico again ( 2011 - 2013 ) . After re - assuming the identity of Hunico , he briefly teamed up with Primo and Epico until he then paired up with Camacho and feuded with Ted DiBiase , Jr . for not inviting him to a party . They had a flag match . Re - portraying Sin Cara ( 2013 – present ) . On the December 2 , 2013 Raw , Arias reprised his role of the Sin Cara character and defeated Alberto Del Rio , and the character experienced a resurgence as he went on a winning streak that continued through December ; he officially took over the character full - time following Místico ' s contract with WWE expiring on January 10 , 2014 . Sin Cara would go on to compete in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania XXX , only to be eliminated by Alberto Del Rio . On the May 23 episode of SmackDown , Sin Cara would lose to the debuting Bo Dallas . In the Summer of 2014 Sin Cara was moved to the NXT roster and paired with Kalisto . The duo would win the # 1 contender NXT Tag Team tournament . As the winners of the tournament they would face The Ascension for the NXT Tag Team Championship at NXT Takeover II . Kalisto and Cara would upset the record holding duo of Konnor & Viktor to capture the titles . After the match they announced their team would be known as the Lucha Dragons .