 Magnus started his CMLL career as a member of the informal Generación 2011 stable, which also included the newcomers Bobby Zavala, Enrique Vera, Jr., Hombre Bala Jr., Dragon Lee, Hijo del Signo and Super Halcón Jr. During the press conference, Magnus wore a mask with an open mouth and only a passing resemblance to the mask that CMLL's top "tecnico" Místico had worn.His mask was redesigned for his first match and the color scheme was changed to be primarily silver, closely resembling the outfits that Místico wore before leaving CMLL, leading people to comment that CMLL was trying to recreate the character with Magnus.CMLL held a "Forjando un Ídolo" (Spanish for "Forging an idol") tournament in April and May 2011, with the purpose of identifying which of the 16 newcomers in the tournament would move up the ranks of the promotion.