Luis Ignacio Urive Alvirde (born December 22, 1982), best known under the ring names Místico and Carístico, is a Mexican luchador enmascarado, or masked professional wrestler. Urive worked under the ring name Místico from 2004 to 2011, from 2011 to 2014 he worked for WWE under the name Sin Cara, (Spanish for "Without Face" or "Faceless") followed by a year under the name Myzteziz, before settling on the ring name Carístico in 2015. Both the Místico and Sin Cara ring characters have been taken over by other wrestlers.
Urive works for the lucha libre promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as well as on the Mexican independent circuit. From 2006 to 2011 Urive was the top técnico (those that portray the good guys) and was the biggest box office draw in Mexico for a number of years. During his rise to fame in CMLL, he worked under the name Místico (Spanish for "Mystic"), a religious ring character who was the storyline protégé of the wrestling priest Fray Tormenta. Between 2011 and 2014, he worked for the global wrestling promotion WWE under the ring name Sin Cara. After leaving WWE, Urive adopted the name Myzteziz while working for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) and then returned to CMLL in 2015 under the name Carístico. On two occasions in 2008, Místico held five championships simultaneously and has won most major CMLL championships over the years as well as CMLL's Torneo Gran Alternativa and Leyenda de Plata tournaments on three occasions each.
Urive is the son of Miguel Urive, who wrestled under the ring name Dr. Karonte, the brother of wrestlers Astro Boy, Argos, Argenis and Dr. Karonte Jr, the cousin of wrestlers Magnus and Ulises Jr. as well as the nephew of CMLL booker Tony Salazar.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion 2009 _Retired WWE |
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