Sin Cara Talks About WWE Sending Him To Anger Management After Backstage Fights With Chris Jericho, Sheamus, And Simon Gotch

Former WWE Superstar Sin Cara, now known as Cinta de Oro, recently spoke to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com and revealed that WWE sent him to anger management classes due to his backstage skirmishes while with the company.

After reportedly having backstage altercations with Sheamus, Chris Jericho, and Simon Gotch while working with WWE, the former Sin Cara was asked about his willingness to defend himself, and when asked about the legitimacy of the stories, Sin Cara laughingly stated that “I got sent to anger management classes.”

He went on to clarify and explain in more detail why WWE sent him to anger management classes, and said that he does not have any issues with anger management. He states that it was mostly a result of where he grew up, and that was how you earned respect from people where he comes from.

“Yep, by WWE. Exactly. A lot of people have noticed, but they sent me. But, I don’t have an anger issue. Like, people that know me, they understand that it’s a respect issue. I grew up in the hood in El Segundo Barrio El Paso and Cuidad Juarez, that’s how you get respect, you know? If they don’t respect you, then you got to show them how to respect. For me, it’s never been about proving anything to anybody. If I made it to the WWE it was because I was talented enough to be there, you know? But, I got in a few here and there.”

He went on to say that none of the incidents backstage had any lasting impacts on the relationships with the other wrestlers involved, and that things were usually fine by the following day. He added that he never wanted to hurt anyone or say that he was better than them, but that some people within the industry tend to try and intentionally provoke and instigate. When that happened, he was “able to throw down.”

“But, you know what? The good thing about men like us is that we can get in a fight one day and tomorrow we’ll be fine. You take your frustrations out and you’re fighting and you’re friends again. We don’t hold a grudge in that sense. For me, obviously, being a Latino kid, it’s different. I was starting a different life and for me, it was you have to earn your respect, you know? That’s how I grew up. Sometimes in wrestling, it’s a tough business because everybody wants to poke you and wants to see if you’re good enough to be there, you know what I mean? I was never there to hurt anybody or say that I was better than anybody in that sense, but obviously, when it was time to throw down, I can throw down a little bit.”

When asked about his altercation with AEW Star Chris Jericho, the former Sin Cara stated that it was just a misunderstanding, downplaying the situation and saying that he has no grudges.

“Yeah, we were good. It was just a little misunderstanding here and there, a little scuffle. Whatever. Then we spoke on this day. Everything was fine. I have no grudge on it. Nothing happened obviously. On social media things always get out of hand and say, ‘That is not true,’ and things like that. But, like I was saying before, you can get in a fight one day and the next day you’ll be fine. We talked and everything was okay, everything was cool. Sometimes in the middle of a tour, it’s tough because we’re away from home and a lot of emotions are going on and things happen.”

“But, at the end of the day, we’re good friends. I don’t mind anything that went on and it’s also a learning experience. Also, it teaches you a lot about yourself and sometimes you got to be able to control your emotions even in the toughest moments. So, for me, the things I went through or the stories that they tell, I always let him continue telling the story. The only thing I can tell you is that I have defended myself and that I can throw down a little bit here and there. I don’t like to do it, but I wrestled in high school.”

“I was a state champion wrestler in high school in Texas. I was undefeated, 35-0 as a senior. I was voted the [most outstanding] wrestler of the state tournament. I went to nationals. Wrestled a couple years in college. So, that’s a little bit about my background. As a young kid growing I had to learn how to throw punches because you thought you would get bullied. It wasn’t like today that you kids have social media, they have all this, you go to a counsellor and a lot of things for help.”

Sin Cara concluded by once again stating that his intention was never to hurt anyone, but that he felt like he was being tested in a sense backstage and he felt the need to defend himself.

“Back in the day, you were considered a wuss if you would go and say that you were getting bullied, you know? You can’t say that, so you have to learn to defend yourself and in wrestling in the beginning when you’re trying to make it, obviously, people are going to try and test you. See how bad you want it. So, for me, it was in that sense but it was never to hurt anybody or make anybody feel less than me, you know? Me and Sheamus have a great relationship. With Jericho, also. With Simon Gotch, I have no idea what he’s doing, but I wish him the best.”

 
 

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