10 Wrestlers Who Had Their Careers Stolen From Them

10. Mistico/Sin Cara

When WWE signed a young stud from Mexican promotion CMLL, fans were curious. The company was making a rather big song and dance of things, which typically meant they had solid plans for the performer. In Mexico City, WWE held a press conference to announce the signing of Místico, who would perform under the new name of Sin Cara.

A month later, WWE’s latest luchador debuted. With blue and yellow lights shining over the ring for his matches, and a unique “imposter” storyline with a heel imitator, WWE were doing their best to make Sin Cara connect with their audience. However, the Faceless One became more infamous for his botches than his in-ring presence and after returning from an injury it was clear that the company had lost interest in him and he became just another midcarder.

In January 2014, Místico announced that he was leaving the company but still owned the rights to the Sin Cara character. In March, WWE released him and went on to prove that this was not the case. They didn’t have any plans for Sin Cara, as they clearly demonstrated, but they recast the character just to show Místico they could.

Místico continues to enjoy success in South America, but the chances of him returning to the WWE are low and his North American tenure is mostly likely done with.