E3 2011: Alberto Del Rio talks 'WWE 12'

Unbelievable that for so many years, Del Rio actually hid his face in favor of a wrestling mask, but as the superstar explains, it was all about tradition.

"When you wrestle in Mexico, the mask is everything," Del Rio tells me as talk behind the scenes of E3, backstage at THQ's swank booth. "The most important match in Mexican culture, in Mexican wrestling is Mask vs. Mask. That's the reason I wore the mask for years, and of course, because of my father and grandfather. But at this moment, I feel totally comfortable without my mask and with Alberto Del Rio.

"When I came to WWE, they told they wanted to use me without the mask, but I didn't care because I just wanted to work. They told me all of their ideas about Alberto Del Rio, and I loved the character right from the beginning. I was a baby face my entire life, but I'm a heel here in the States and I'm loving it. I don't want to be a baby face ever again. The bad guy is the one who controls the match. The bad guy is the one who makes the crowd cry, laugh, scream, whatever. It's fun."...More?

source: espn.go.com