Early career (1999–2004) Arriaga began wrestling at
Burges High School from 1992 to 1996, where in 1995 he placed 3rd in State of Texas and in 1996 he became an undefeated State Champion. He then embarked on a professional career, as he managed to continue working for his family's funeral home in
Ciudad Juárez,
Chihuahua,
Mexico, during the early 2000s under the ring name "Mistico". This masked ring persona may or may not have preceded the in-ring debut of
Místico (Luis Urive) in
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), but
Paco Alonso owned the legal rights to the name "Místico" since 1999 anyway, forcing Arriaga to change his name to "Mystico" or "Mistico de Juarez" to differentiate from the original. On February 2, 2004, he defeated
Nicho El Millonario to win the
WWA Middleweight Championship but was stripped of the title in March when he had to stop wrestling in the
Tijuana,
Baja California area where the
World Wrestling Association was based. While he was signed to AAA for over a year, Incognito made few wrestling appearances, spending most of his time training in AAA's school to improve his wrestling skills. In 2005, he had left AAA and began working for various
independent wrestling promotions on both sides of the US/Mexico border, exploiting the fact that he was a US citizen and spoke English well to get more bookings in the US than most
luchadors typically can.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2006) Incognito first made a name for himself in the United States when he participated in
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's (TNA)
2006 World X-Cup Tournament. As part of
Team Mexico, Incognito's only match in the World Cup tournament was a 16-man gauntlet match that included all four World Cup teams. Incognito was eliminated by
Sonjay Dutt. Team Mexico finished in third place out of four teams.
National Wrestling Alliance (2007) Following his appearance for TNA, Incognito began working regularly for the
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), often teaming with fellow
Luchador Sicodelico Jr. The two participated in a tournament to crown new
NWA World Tag Team Champions, but lost to
Joey Ryan and
Karl Anderson in the final match, a match that also included
Billy Kidman and
Sean Waltman.
Chikara (2007–2008) 's
2008 King of Trios tournament On September 22, 2007, Incognito made his first appearance for the
Lucha Libre inspired
Chikara promotion when he participated in their annual 16-man
torneo cibernetico tournament. Incognito was part of an eight-man team consisting only of masked wrestlers (
Equinox, Las Chivas Rayadas,
Lince Dorado, Los Ice Creams and
Magno). The team lost to the
Kings of Wrestling. Incognito returned to Chikara in 2008 for a series of appearances. He teamed with
El Pantera and Lince Dorado to form the team winning Chikara's 28-team
King of Trios 2008 tournament when they defeated
BLKOUT (
Eddie Kingston,
Joker and
Ruckus) in the finals.
World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE (2009-2019) Developmental territories (2009–2011) On December 14, 2009, Arriaga worked a "try out" match for
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) working without a mask, under the name Jorge Arias, losing a tag team match against The Dudebusters. Shortly after Arriaga signed a developmental deal with WWE following his try out match and started in WWE's
farm league Florida Championship Wrestling. He later changed his ring name to Hunico although his mask and outfit remained unchanged. In April Hunico began teaming with
Tito Colon, wrestling
Florida Tag Team Champions The Uso Brothers (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) but were unsuccessful. Later on Tito Colon was given a new ring persona, an
enmascarado (masked) character called "Dos Equis" (after the
Dos Equis beer), which was later changed to "Epico", and the team was named . On June 3, 2010
Los Aviadores defeated The Uso Brothers to win the Florida Tag Team Championship. but regained the titles the following day in a rematch. On July 26, 2011, Hunico wrestled in a
dark match at the
NXT tapings, losing to
Justin Gabriel.
Main roster debut and unmasking (2011–2013) On the August 12 episode of
SmackDown, Arriaga made his WWE debut, taking over the role of Sin Cara from
Luis Urive, the former CMLL Místico, who was serving a 30-day suspension for violating WWE's
wellness program, and defeated
Tyson Kidd. Arriaga reprised his role of Sin Cara the following week, taking part in a
battle royal to determine the #1 contender to the
World Heavyweight Championship, from which he was the last man eliminated by the winner,
Mark Henry. On August 20, Urive took back the role of Sin Cara for a live event. At the following tapings of
SmackDown, Arriaga once again appeared under the mask. On the August 30 episode of
SmackDown, Sin Cara defeated
Daniel Bryan and attacked Bryan after the match, turning
heel for the first time. At the tapings of the September 16 episode of
SmackDown, the original Sin Cara made his return, confronting Arriaga's impostor version of the character. On the September 19 episode of
Raw, the impostor Sin Cara attacked the original character prior to his match with
Cody Rhodes, but was forced to flee after a brief brawl. On the September 23 episode of
SmackDown, the impostor Sin Cara attacked the original version during his match with Daniel Bryan, took his place in the match and pinned Bryan for the win. The following week, he revealed a new black attire to distinguish himself from the original version, while also explaining that he was going to steal the Sin Cara identity from Urive, just as Urive had stolen the Místico identity from him six years prior. At
Hell in a Cell, the impostor Sin Cara, now being referred to as "Sin Cara Negro", was defeated by the original Sin Cara, now referred to as "Sin Cara Azul". The feud continued on the following
SmackDown with Negro attacking Azul. The rivalry culminated at the October 16 taping of
SmackDown in Mexico City in a
Mask vs. Mask match, where Sin Cara Azul was victorious, unmasking Arriaga after the match. ) On the October 28
SmackDown, Negro was interviewed by
Matt Striker, where he wanted payback for losing to Azul while revealing his name to be
Hunico, a name he used in FCW. He also adopted a new gimmick, portraying a stereotypical
Mexican hoodlum, wrestling in street attire and addressing the audience in both
Spanish and
English. On the November 4
SmackDown, Hunico continued his rivalry with Sin Cara by attacking him together with his debuting FCW tag team partner
Epico. Despite Epico's cousin
Primo soon joining them, this was short lived as
Primo & Epico went on to align with
Rosa Mendes. Hunico's feud with Sin Cara was cut short when Sin Cara suffered a
legit injury at
Survivor Series, which required surgery. On the December 15
Superstars, Hunico introduced FCW's
Donny Marlow (son of
Haku) as his new bodyguard as they rode to the ring in a
lowrider bicycle (which would become Hunico's signature entrance). The following week, Marlow's new name was revealed as Camacho. It was revealed that Hunico and Camacho's friendship arose from Hunico once saving Camacho from several attackers, resulting in Hunico being stabbed but biting a man's
eyeball out in the process. In January 2012, Hunico started a feud with
Ted DiBiase after Hunico was offended that he was not invited to one of DiBiase's Posse parties. After both wrestlers scored two wins apiece, Hunico defeated DiBiase on the February 17
SmackDown to end the feud. After his feud with DiBiase, Hunico wrestled extensively on
Superstars, going on an unbeaten streak in
Superstars singles matches by defeating the likes of
Ezekiel Jackson,
Yoshi Tatsu, and Justin Gabriel. In April, Camacho began regularly teaming with Hunico. In June, Hunico lost to the returning Sin Cara, on the June 4
Raw and at
No Way Out. In the pre-show of
Money in the Bank, Hunico and Camacho lost to the
WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and
R-Truth in a non-title match. At
Raw 1000 in July 2012, Hunico, along with Camacho and four other wrestlers attempted to ambush
Kane to make a statement, but
The Undertaker returned to save Kane, disposing of Hunico with a chokeslam and a tombstone piledriver. Hunico then underwent surgery for a
torn anterior cruciate ligament in the knee. Hunico returned to in-ring action (but not television) at the
WrestleMania Axxess live event on April 4, 2013, once again teaming with Camacho. Hunico and Camacho returned to television on the November 6
Main Event and lost to
The Usos. Hunico and Camacho's first title shot was for the
NXT Tag Team Championship on the December 11
NXT, where they lost to the defending champions
The Ascension.
Re-masking and The Lucha Dragons (2013–2016) On the December 2, 2013, the Sin Cara character returned to
Raw, with Arriaga reprising the character and defeated
Alberto Del Rio, and the character experienced a resurgence as he embarked on a winning streak throughout the month. Sin Cara's streak was ended by Del Rio on the January 6, 2014, episode of
Raw. As 2014 progressed, Sin Cara was unsuccessful in winning four battles royal: the
André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at
WrestleMania XXX, a battle royal for the
WWE United States Championship in May, a Money in the Bank qualifying battle royal in June and a battle royal for the
WWE Intercontinental Championship at
Battleground. in March 2015 Soon after, Sin Cara was sent to
NXT, where he formed a tag team with
Kalisto known as "
The Lucha Dragons". At
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way, Sin Cara and Kalisto defeated The Ascension (
Konnor and
Viktor) to win the
NXT Tag Team Championship, and Arriaga' first title in WWE. After defeating Intercontinental Champion
Bad News Barrett in a non-title match on the January 9, 2015, episode of
SmackDown, Sin Cara was awarded a title shot against Barrett on the taped episode of
Smackdown which aired on January 15, but lost the match. On the January 28 episode of
NXT, The Lucha Dragons lost the NXT Tag Team Championship to
Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy. Sin Cara competed in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at
WrestleMania 31, but failed to win the match. The following night on
Raw, The Lucha Dragons made their main roster debut as a team in an 8-man tag team match, teaming with
The New Day (
Big E and
Kofi Kingston) to defeat
Tyson Kidd and Cesaro and The Ascension. At
Elimination Chamber, The Lucha Dragons competed in the first ever tag team
Elimination Chamber match for the
WWE Tag Team Championship, however they failed to capture the titles. In late June, The Lucha Dragons took a small part in the ongoing feud between The New Day and
The Prime Time Players on the June 25 episode of
SmackDown, when they teamed with The Prime Time Players in a winning effort against The New Day and
Bo Dallas. At
SummerSlam, The Lucha Dragons competed in a Fatal 4-Way tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship which was won by The New Day. At
Night of Champions, The Lucha Dragons and
Neville were defeated by The Cosmic Wasteland (
Stardust, Konnor and Viktor). At
TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, The Lucha Dragons, The Usos and The New Day competed in a triple threat tag team ladder match for the WWE Tag Team Championship, which was won by The New Day, who retained their titles. The following week, on a live episode of
SmackDown, The Lucha Dragons received another tag team title shot, but they were once again defeated by The New Day. On the December 28 episode of
Raw, Sin Cara dislocated his shoulder in a match with Big E, leaving him out of action. On February 6, Sin Cara returned from injury, teaming with Kalisto in a winning effort. On the March 21 episode of
Raw, Sin Cara faced Stardust and
Zack Ryder in a triple threat match to determine the #1 contender for the
Intercontinental Championship, which ended in no contest, after Intercontinental Champion
Kevin Owens interfered in the match. Afterwards, it was announced that Sin Cara would compete in a 7-man
ladder match for the title at
WrestleMania 32 against Owens, Stardust, Ryder,
Dolph Ziggler,
Sami Zayn and
The Miz, which he lost.
Brand switches and departure (2016–2019) On July 18, Sin Cara and Kalisto announced they were disbanding and entering the
2016 draft as singles competitors. As a result of the draft, Sin Cara was drafted to the
Raw brand. On the September 5 episode of
Raw, Sin Cara confronted
Braun Strowman, who had removed a luchador's mask the previous week. Sin Cara berated Strowman for disrespecting luchador tradition, igniting a feud between the two. On the following weeks on
Raw, Strowman would defeat Sin Cara in two matches by countout and pinfall. On the October 10 episode of
Raw, Sin Cara teamed with
Lince Dorado to defeat
Tony Nese and
Drew Gulak. During the match, it was confirmed that Sin Cara would be competing in the cruiserweight division. At the
Hell in a Cell pay-per-view on October 30, Sin Cara participated in a six-man tag team match, teaming with Lince Dorado and
Cedric Alexander to defeat Tony Nese, Drew Gulak and
Ariya Daivari. On April 11, 2017, Sin Cara was moved to the
SmackDown brand as part of the
Superstar Shake-up. On the October 17 episode of
SmackDown Live, Sin Cara started a feud with the
United States Champion Baron Corbin, but on November 6, Sin Cara revealed on Twitter that he suffered a legitimate leg injury during the European tour against Baron Corbin. However, the injury was not severe and he was cleared to compete shortly afterwards. On the November 14 episode of
SmackDown Live, Sin Cara failed to win the United States Championship, after being defeated by Corbin. At
WrestleMania 34 on April 8, 2018, Sin Cara competed in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but failed to win. On the May 29 episode of
SmackDown Live, Sin Cara tried to reconnect with
Andrade "Cien" Almas only to be blown off. At
Extreme Rules on July 15, Sin Cara lost to Almas. On August 15, it was reported that Sin Cara underwent knee surgery. In March 2019, he was cleared to return to in-ring action. At
Super ShowDown on June 7, 2019, Sin Cara competed in the 51-man battle royal, but failed to win. As part of the
2019 draft, Sin Cara was drafted to Raw and restarted his feud with Andrade, where he lost against him on the October 21 and 28 episodes of
Raw. Sin Cara also allied with NXT wrestler
Carolina to face Andrade and Andrade's manager
Zelina Vega, but they were defeated by Andrade and Vega on the November 4 episode of
Raw. After the match, Arriaga asked WWE for future plans and, while several WWE producers didn't answer him, Raw's Executive Director
Paul Heyman told him the character of Sin Cara was "dead", which was one of the reasons to leave the company. On the November 11 episode of
Raw, Sin Cara was defeated by
Drew McIntyre, in what would be his final televised match in WWE. On the same night the show was aired, Arriaga requested his release from WWE, citing that while grateful about the opportunities that WWE gave him, he felt unappreciated and wanted to expand his career elsewhere. On December 8, WWE officially granted his release and Arriaga departed from the company.
Return to Mexico (2019–present) On December 14, 2019, at
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide's annual
Guerra de Titanes show, Arriaga made a surprise appearance after one of the matches. Arriaga, wearing the Sin Cara mask and using his WWE ring name, saved
Pagano from an attack and then announced that he would return in 2020. On December 17, Arriaga announced that he would be changing his ring name to "Cinta de Oro" ("Golden Ribbon"), to continue the legacy of the original performer of the character who died in 2016. The sons of the original performer gave Arriaga permission to do so, and handed him the last mask worn by their father. On April 19, 2020, Arriaga competed in his first match under the Cinta de Oro gimmick, teaming with Pagano to defeat
Aéreo and El Hijo Del Impostor at a
De Juarez Para El Mundo event.
Cinta De Oro Promotions (2023–present) In 2023, Arriaga founded his own wrestling promotion called "Cinta De Oro Promotions". The promotion held its first event on November 27, 2023, called
Cuentas Pendientes, where Arriaga lost his IOCW Championship to
Andrade El Idolo in the main event. == Personal life ==