Published 13:49 IST, December 18th 2019
Sin Cara reveals his new name after his WWE release, posts a picture with a new mask
Wrestler Sin Cara is getting ready for life after WWE. Sin Cara, whose real name is Jorge Arias, has begun the transition by adopting a new name - Cinta de Oro.
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Wrestler Sin Cara is getting ready for life after WWE. wrestler, whose real name is Jorge Arias, has begun transition by adopting a new name -- Cinta de Oro. name is Sin Cara’s attempt to hour his late coach and Lucha legend who went by same name. Arias also unveiled a new mask to go with his name.
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Arias had requested an early release from his WWE contract which still had three years on it. company had houred wrestler’s wishes. However, just like all WWE wrestlers, Arias was bound by a 90-day n-compete clause, forbidding him from competing in any wrestling event worldwide. WWE also has trademark for name Sin Cara, which meant Arias could longer lay claim on title.
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Anuncing his new moniker on Instagram, wrestler said that he would be undergoing some changes before he goes back into ring. On Instagram, Arias posted a picture of himself with sons of original Cinta de Oro (which means golden ribbon in English). It proved that he has family’s approval to use name.
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Interestingly, just days after being released from WWE, wrestler appeared at a wrestling event AAA in Mexico under name Sin Cara. It had raised concerns that he would incur company’s wrath for using name without authority. He was also breaking n-compete clause. Arias’ new-name anuncement may just save him from getting on wrong-side of WWE.
Sin Cara would be in trouble?
Meanwhile, re have been reports that Arias had filed for a trademark on name Cinta De Oro in Mexico earlier this year. Social media posts also suggest that a woman in Mexico already has trademark for name. It would be interesting to see if Arias will have a chance to fight under his new identity. Arias started in WWE in 2009 and inherited his name Sin Cara after Luis Urive left company in 2013. He even went on to win NXT Tag Team championship alongside his Lucha Dragon teammate Kalisto. However, wrestler felt he was being underutilized by company and decided to leave to explore or opportunities.
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10:55 IST, December 18th 2019