10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Sin Cara

3. That Time His Finger Went Ouchy

Sin Cara
WWE

Wrestlers are notoriously hard.

Triple H withstood the agony of a torn quadricep - even exacerbating it in Chris Jericho's Walls Of Jericho finisher - in order to complete a match in 2001. The back injury Shawn Michaels incurred at Royal Rumble 1998 set his career back four painful years - yet he dropped the WWF Heavyweight Title to Steve Austin in an inconceivably gutsy performance at WrestleMania XIV. Steve Austin recovered from temporary paralysis to achieve his SummerSlam 1997 Intercontinental Title victory over Owen Hart.

Urive as Cara once, in 2013, was in so much pain from an, erm, dislocated finger, that he was unable to complete his short RAW match opposite Alberto Del Rio as scheduled. After he naturally botched a suicide dive attempt, he frantically motioned to the referee to alert him of the injury. An incensed Del Rio had to be dragged away from Cara, so intent was he on punishing him for his weakness. It matters little to WWE that this was Urive and Arias - they are one and the same in the canon, irrespective of how often it is ignored.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!