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WWESantos Escobar credits this legend for helping him sign with WWE

When Santos Escobar signed with WWE in 2019, it wasn’t met with incredible fanfare from the general RAW and SmackDown-viewing masses. Sure, Escobar, then known as El Hijo de Fantasma, was a known commodity on the indies, working great matches for Lucha Libre AAA, Lucha Underground, and Impact Wrestling, among others, but he wasn’t a […]

WWERey Mysterio, Santos Escobar want the LWO to be a light for Latinos

After securing a win over The Usos on SmackDown, the lWO, Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar, were feeling good; their tag team had been validated, their string of losses was dashed, and they landed a W versus arguably the greatest WWE tag team of all time. Sitting down for an interview with Megan Morant on […]

WWESantos Escobar spanks Dominik Mysterio for his 'nepo baby' WWE status

Dominik Mysterio is one of the most polarizing performers in the WWE. To some, he’s an insanely compelling performer who can turn a crowd nuclear with a snap of his fingers and a compelling manager for Rhea Ripley who is willing to make himself look ridiculous in order to get a massive pop. And to […]

WWESantos Escobar wants to bring Lucha Libre's legacy to a Mexican Premium Live Event

To say Backlash in Puerto Rico was anything other than a resounding success for WWE would be disingenuous. The promotion did fantastic numbers both in terms of ticket sales and streaming numbers, and the fans who funneled into the Coliseo De Puerto Rico in San Juan were some of the loudest WWE has been graced […]

WWEWWE Hall of Famer boldly declares Bad Bunny the 'best celebrity wrestler of all time'

Whether he’s been watching WWE programming for all of your life, or you’re one of the thousands of fans who saw their first “Premium Live Event” on the first Saturday of the month of May, it’s hard to argue that any performer looked like a bigger star at Backlash than Bad Bunny, the Grammy winner/Kardashian […]

WWEWWE's Santos Escobar reveals worldwide aspirations for LWO

When Santos Escobar and the rest of Legado Del Fantasma, Joaquin Wilde, and Cruz del Toro, were elevated from NXT to SmackDown, leaving their former valet, Electra Lopez, in developmental for further seasoning, it excited more than a few fans of WWE’s developmental brand. Sure, losing Lopez was unusual, but replacing her with Zelina Vega, […]

WWESantos Escobar vows vengeance on Dominik Mysterio for destroying his mask

When Rey Mysterio gave Santos Escobar one of his masks and even personalized it with an inscription on the side, it signified a pretty important moment of respect from one of the best luchadors in the game today and one of the best who ever did it. This act of kindness effectively turned Escobar and […]

WWESantos Escobar's bad blood with Dominik Mysterio deepens

Santos Escobar is a big Rey Mysterio guy. He grew up watching his matches in Mexico, dreamed of having a career of his caliber, and even gave the Hall of Fame-bound luchador one of his El Hijo del Fantasma masks during a criminally non-broadcasted segment for WWE social media. Sure, eventually, Escobar would like to […]

WWEDominik Mysterio inches closer to a match with Rey Mysterio

Whether you like hin or not, the first SmackDown after the 2023 WWE Elimination Chamber might as well have been subtitled “The Dominik Mysterio Edition,” because the third-generation luchador was all over the show, cutting into a touching segment between his father Rey and Santos Escobar, the man he almost views like a father, fighting […]

WWEGUNTHER is ready to humble Madcap Moss after big WWE SmackDown win

After working through much of the best talents SmackDown has to offer, GUNTHER was afforded a chance to sit back and watch as four WWE performers, Rey Mysterio, Santos Escobar, Karrion Kross, and Madcap Moss, took part in a four-way match to decide on the next number one contender for the Intercontinental Championship. The winner? […]

WWESantos Escobar shows respect for Rey Mysterio after WWE SmackDown

Before Santos Escobar was Santos Escobar, the SmackDown star and leader of Legado Del Fantasma, he was known as El Hijo del Fantasma, a moniker given to the second-generation luchador because he is quite literally the son of El Fantasma, the long-time luchador who wrestled began working matches in the 1970s and still wrestles the […]

WWESantos Escobar, Ricochet shoot ahead of the WWE SmackDown World Cup Finale

Though the WWE Universe is still reeling from the fallout of Survivor Series WarGames, with big-time wins, big-time betrayals, and one of the most controversial title changes in recent memory, there’s another big-time bout that’s still on the WWE calendar that could play a big role in who ends up holding the Intercontinental Championship when […]

WWESantos Escobar has his eyes on the WWE World Cup prize

After some minor hype drumming up the event, the SmackDown World Cup tournament has officially kicked off in the WWE Universe. Now, the field of eight performers, some of them representing international markets, some of them representing the good ole United States of America, will descend into a SmackDown ring to decide on who is […]

WWEZelina Vega embraces working with WWE's Legado del Fantasma

Ahead of managing Legado del Fantasma down to the ring for their match against Hit Row plus a mystery third man – who ended up being “The King of Strong Style,” Shinsuke Nakamura instead of the hot name on Twitter, Carmelo Hayes – Zelena Vega sat down with the fine folks over at Busted Open […]

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