Monday’s episode of WWE RAW saw the long-awaited debut of recently-signed Mexican lucha libre star Sin Cara. What many probably don’t know is that WWE used an old school trick to add a little extra “boost” to Sin Cara’s high-flying offensive attack on Sheamus.
When Sin Cara ran to the ring, a WWE crew member actually pushed a mini-trampoline from under the ring, which he used to springboard into the ring. Check out the video below of his debut, you can actually see the trampoline for a second during the wide shot before he runs to the ring:
There was said to be a lot of concern backstage that the stunt could go wrong if the trampoline wasn’t in the exact right position – which it wasn’t. The trampoline was positioned so close to the ring that Cara almost didn’t clear the top rope when he went to attack Sheamus.
In related news, Sin Cara actually called an “audible” during his debut and the top rope cross-body attack on Sheamus is not what was originally planned. Cara was booked to hit a flying “tornado twist”splash, but toned it down and went with a high crossbody instead. The tornado twist would have had a lot more impact but after the trampoline stunt almost went wrong, he decided to keep it more conservative and not risk too much during his first appearance.
Sin Cara will be appearing on Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown, so at this point, there’s still no word on which brand he’ll settle down on.
There is said to be a lot of pressure on Sin Cara right now, with most in WWE having very high expectations for him to climb the roster ranks in the coming weeks. So far, so good.
(Partial Source: PWTorch.com)
