WWE: Why I can’t stand Alberto Del Rio

Sin Cara

Sin Cara is probably one of the clumsiest performers in the WWE. Like Del Rio, I was a huge fan of Cara when he performed in Mexico. Cara and Del Rio are pretty similar when it comes to their popularity and fan base in Mexico and them not clicking in the WWE. But Cara has faced the unpleasantness and the misfortune of getting injured way too often. With the fans calling him names such as “Botch Cara”, it was evident that he wasn’t able to adapt to the “WWE style” of wrestling like Del Rio did. As Mistico, he was the biggest draw for CMLL, even surpassing Del Rio! These are the credentials of a performer who is immensely talented, but just didn’t get over in the WWE, much like Ultimo Dragon.

Now, after he got injured, Del Rio lost his temper and started attacking an injured Sin Cara. I don’t care how upset Del Rio was, but as per pro wrestling protocol, you do not attack a performer when he is injured and being tended to. As per WWE’s announcement, it could have been worse for Cara had he continued the bout.

But Del Rio carelessly threw Sin Cara inside the ring and landed a couple of stiff kicks. Del Rio isn’t a “major draw” in the WWE by any means, and he isn’t an interesting character, at least for me. But if getting into a fight just before SummerSlam isn’t enough to earn him a slap on the wrist by the WWE management, this incident has to force the management to punish him in one way or the other.

When you’re risking the safety of a performer, that is when you have to be thrown into the dog house, no matter how talented or over you are. Del Rio the performer is someone I like, but the character and person isn’t someone worthy of being the world champion, at least in my books.