10 Great Wrestlers Who Never Got Over In WWE

7. Sin Cara

Sin Cara Chavo Guerrero
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Oh Sin Cara, what could have been? The masked superstar was one of the most high-profile WWE signings in years when he put pen to paper in 2011. His signing was the beginning of a new era, a Triple H-inspired time when big names outside of WWE weren’t off-limits. The former Mistico was one of professional wrestling’s biggest stars; how would he fare under the bright lights of WWE?

Well, first of all, the lights were dimmed for Sin Cara. Second, he got off to the worst possible start when he botched his ring entrance. The botches didn’t end there, as the worldwide superstar struggled to get used to the ways wrestling was done in WWE. Sin Cara was dead before he even got off the ground, or before he even left the trampoline. One of the most popular wrestlers on the planet became a toilet break for the WWE Universe.

The company kept the character alive for years, moving the mask to Hunico in the process, but at no point did Sin Cara even threaten to get over. How would WWE look today if this story had played out differently? Sin Cara was one of Triple H’s first major signings. Would NXT be the show we know and love today if the masked man had been an instant hit on the main roster?

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