Lince Dorado Lince Dorado ( May 11 , 1987 ) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and performs under the " Raw " brand . Dorado is , perhaps , best known for working for Chikara and several other independent promotions . His ring name is Spanish for " Golden Lynx " . Professional wrestling career . Chikara . Debut ( 2007 ) . Dorado began his training in Mexico under El Pantera until he made his way to the United States in early 2007 . On February 17 , Dorado , Pantera and Sicodelico , Jr . made their Chikara debuts as a part of Chikara ' s first - ever King of Trios tournament . The team made an impressive impact , as they advanced to the semi - finals before falling to the team of Mike Quackenbush and ShaneSaw ( Shane Storm and Jigsaw ) . Shortly after the tournament , he moved to the U . S . and began residing in New Jersey in order to compete for Chikara in addition to various promotions in the area . Dorado quickly garnered fan support due to his high - flying wrestling style and he was soon entered into the first - ever Rey de Voladores tournament , which brought together some of the most talented high flying wrestlers on the independent circuit . Despite advancing to the finals , including an upset win over established Chikara wrestler Jigsaw , Dorado lost the tournament Chuck Taylor . At the Anniversario weekend , Dorado began his first feud in Chikara against the returning " Marvelous " Mitch Ryder , which stemmed from Ryder ' s " patriotic " dislike of " the illegal immigrant Mexicans " , which he claimed Dorado to be a part of . During the course of the feud , Dorado scored a major upset victory over Chris Hero via submission with the Chikara Special . The feud culminated when Dorado defeated Ryder in November in a hair vs . mask match . However , their match gained some notoriety after Dorado suffered a seizure and severe concussion after he over - rotated a shooting star senton in the finish of the match that resulted in his head hitting the mat . Post - match , Dorado began suffering a seizure and was tended to by Chikara ' s founder Mike Quackenbush and Daizee Haze before he was unmasked ( though a towel was placed over the top half of his face in order to conceal his identity ) and subsequently taken away from the arena in an ambulance . In December , Dorado was released from the hospital and returned to Chikara that same month , where he distracted Ryder during his match with Tim Donst , allowing Donst to score an upset victory . King of Trios and The Future is Now ( 2008 – 2009 ) . Dorado would return to the ring in January , teaming with Claudio Castagnoli and Ophidian to defeat Mike Quackenbush , Tim Donst and Amasis in a Trios Increibles match . During the match , Dorado utilized a more grounded style of wrestling instead of his usual high flying style . Dorado then entered the King of Trios tournament , where he rejoined El Pantera and aligned with luchador Incognito to form Los Luchadores de Mexico . The team would go on to win the tournament , lastly defeating The BLKOUT ( Eddie Kingston , Ruckus and Joker ) after Dorado made Kingston submit with the Chikara Special . Following the tournament , Kingston was not seen for a couple of months afterwards . When Kingston returned , he immediately targeted Dorado and defeated him several times but was repeatedly unsuccessful in keeping him down , driving Kingston into to the point of total insanity . Aside from his feud with Kingston , Dorado joined former enemy Jimmy Olsen ( who , at the time , began competing as both himself and as the second Equinox ) and Helios to form The Future is Now in order to feud with The UnStable ( Vin Gerard ( the first Equinox ) , STIGMA and Colin Delaney ) . In late 2008 , Olsen ( as Equinox ) and Dorado won the first - ever La Lotería Letal and were thus granted the three points required to compete for the Campeonatos de Parejas . Olsen ( as Equinox ) and Dorado , challenged the champions The Osirian Portal at Chikara ' s " Armdrags to Riches " event on November 16 , 2008 in a two out of three falls match . Although Dorado gained the first pinfall , the Portal ultimately retained the title after pinning Dorado and then Equinox . On November 22 , 2009 , at the season eight finale " Three - Fisted Tales " Dorado challenged Player Dos for the Young Lions Cup , but was defeated after Dos German suplexed him on the ring steps . After the match Dorado was carried backstage by Equinox and Helios in a scene reminiscent of the events of two years prior . Bruderschaft des Kreuzes ( 2010 – 2011 ) . On January 31 , 2010 , at the season nine premiere Dorado and Equinox were scheduled to be a part of Mike Quackenbush ' s team that was to battle the " rudo " stable Bruderschaft des Kreuzes ( BDK ) . However , during the eight man tag team match Dorado turned on Equinox and joined BDK , who managed to win the match , when Claudio Castagnoli pinned Dorado ' s replacement in Quackenbush ' s team , Eddie Kingston . Afterwards Dorado explained his turn by claiming that the Chikara audience never accepted him , despite his superior athleticism and his two serious injuries suffered inside the Chikara ring . On March 20 at " Wit , Verve , and a Bit o ' Nerve " , Dorado , now sporting a new white and BDK - themed attire , defeated his former tag team partner Equinox in a singles match . On August 28 , 2010 , Dorado first defeated Gregory Iron in a singles match and then Adam Cole , Cameron Skyy , Keita Yano , Obariyon and Ophidian in a six - way elimination match to make it to the finals of the eighth annual Young Lions Cup tournament . The following day Dorado was defeated in the finals by Frightmare . In October 2010 Dorado made his first tour of Japan with Osaka Pro Wrestling . Dorado was advertised to take part in Chikara ' s shows on March 12 and 13 , 2011 , but ended up not appearing at the shows . Following the weekend , Dorado ' s profile was quietly removed from Chikara ' s website , confirming his departure from the promotion . Independent circuit ( 2007 – 2016 ) . After making his Chikara debut , Dorado wrestled for many different promotions sporadically during his tenure with Chikara . In May 2008 , Dorado would win the Independent Wrestling Revolution Revolucha Cup after defeating Josh Abercrombie in a two out of three falls final . Dorado made his debut for Dragon Gate USA at Open the Heroic Gate in a dark match where he defeated seven other wrestlers . On October 9 , 2009 , Dorado won the Sweet Sixteen Tournament at F1RST Wrestling , defeating three other men in the final . A month later he took part in the Open the Freedom Gate Championship tournament , losing to Gran Akuma in the first round . Dorado kicked of 2010 by losing to Rich Swann in a match for the vacant Real Championship Wrestling Cruiserweight Championship . On March 26 , Dorado won the Garden State Pro Wrestling Championship by winning a tournament for the vacant title . In May , Dorado lost to Shiima Xion in the first round of the Super Indy IX for International Wrestling Cartel . Two months later , he would lose to Xion again but this time it was for the IWC Super Indy Championship . Dorado won the F1 Heritage Championship after winning a war games match , later vacating it after an 84 - day reign . In December , Dorado debuted for Full Impact Pro , losing to Craig Classic in the first round of the Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup . After leaving Chikara , Dorado would primarily wrestle for I Believe in Wrestling , Florida Underground Wrestling , IGNITE Wrestling and to a lesser extent Dragon Gate USA and its affiliates . Lince Dorado also started working for Dreamwave Wrestling in 2013 . On March 14 , 2014 , Dorado defeated Gran Akuma at Full Impact Pro ' s Everything Burns and won the FIP Florida Heritage Championship . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( 2012 – 2013 ) . On October 4 , 2012 , Dorado wrestled a tryout dark match for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) , facing Kazarian . On January 12 , 2013 , Dorado took part in the taping of X - Travaganza ( aired on April 5 , 2013 ) , wrestling in a seven - man Xscape match , which was won by Christian York . WWE . Cruiserweight Classic ( 2016 ) . On April 3 , 2016 , Dorado was announced as a participant in WWE ' s Cruiserweight Classic tournament . The tournament began on June 23 with Dorado defeating Mustafa Ali in his first round match . On July 14 , Dorado was eliminated from the tournament by Rich Swann in his second round match . On July 22 , it was reported Dorado had signed a contract with WWE . Raw ( 2016 – present ) . On September 16 , Dorado was announced as part of Raw ' s cruiserweight division . Dorado made his Raw cruiserweight division debut on the September 21 episode of " Main Event " , losing to Rich Swann . On October 10 , Dorado teamed with Sin Cara to defeat Tony Nese and Drew Gulak .