' s ▁issues ▁in ▁the ▁W WE ▁rings ▁stood ▁in ▁stark ▁contrast ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁Mexico ▁prior ▁to ▁joining ▁W WE . ▁In ▁both ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁readers ▁of ▁the ▁Wrestling ▁Ob server ▁News letter ▁voted ▁him ▁the ▁" Best ▁F lying ▁Wrest ler " ▁category ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁in - ring ▁performance ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁Through out ▁his ▁career , ▁U rive ▁has ▁primarily ▁port rayed ▁a ▁tec nico ▁( th ose ▁that ▁port ray ▁the ▁good ▁guys ▁in ▁wrest ling ) ▁character , ▁with ▁brief ▁periods ▁of ▁time ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁more ▁ambigu ous ▁character ▁who ▁str add led ▁the ▁tec nico / r udo ▁divide . ▁When ▁introduced ▁as ▁M íst ico ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁C ML L ▁created ▁an ▁elaborate ▁fict ional ▁back story , ▁where ▁M íst ico ▁was ▁an ▁or phan ▁who ▁was ▁taught ▁to ▁wrest le ▁by ▁F ray ▁Tor ment a , ▁a ▁wrest ling ▁priest ▁who ▁also ▁acted ▁as ▁his ▁P adr ino ▁(" G od father ") ▁early ▁on . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁religious ▁back story ▁M íst ico ▁would ▁often ▁pose ▁with ▁his ▁hands ▁put ▁together ▁in ▁a ▁" p ray ing " ▁motion ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ad or ning ▁his ▁t ights ▁with ▁cru c if ix ▁like ▁patterns . ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁wore ▁mainly ▁white ▁tr unks ▁and ▁mask s ▁with ▁either ▁silver ▁or ▁gold ▁ad orn ment , ▁ear ning