Santos Escobar Re-Signs with WWE After Addressingโ Creativeโ Concerns
Santosโข Escobarโค has agreed to a โคnew contract with โขWWE, reversing course after โhis โฃprevious agreement expired and he became a โfree agent. Teh deal, reached after discussions with WWE โmanagement, reportedly addresses โฃconcerns Escobar had โregarding his creative direction within the company.
according to reports, WWE responded to Escobar’s expressed dissatisfaction by presenting a substantiallyโฃ improved contract offer.This led to a swiftโค agreement, finalized recently, securing Escobar’s future with the promotion.Details regarding the length or financial terms ofโฃ the contract have not been disclosed.
The news followsโค widespread reports last weekโค indicating โEscobar was likely to depart โคWWE. โขHeโ had reportedly declined previous renewal offers,โค citing โข”creative dissatisfaction” as theโค primary reason. A prolongedโฃ absence from WWE television, with his last match occurring in February, further fueled speculation about his exit.
prior to joining WWE inโ 2019, Escobar enjoyed a accomplished โcareer wrestling in Mexico and on theโ independent circuit, performingโข under the โmask ofโ El โฃHijo del Fantasma.He also gained prominence in Lucha Underground as King Cuerno.
Upon signingโฃ with WWE, Escobar quickly became aโข key figure in the NXT cruiserweightโ division. He unmasked โฃduring โthisโ time and established the Legado Del Fantasma faction,โ leading the โขgroup to a combined โฃreign of over 300 days with the NXT Cruiserweight Championship.
Escobarโค and legado Del Fantasma were โlater integrated into the main roster and aligned โคwithโข the reformed Latino World Order (LWO) alongside โRey Mysterio. this alliance eventually dissolved into a โขstoryline โฃwhere Escobar turned against Mysterio, reviving Legado Del Fantasma as a villainous group. โฃHowever, the โฃfaction’s momentum waned in recent months, contributingโ to Escobar’sโ time away from television. With โthe new contractโ secured, the focus now shifts to determining how Escobar will be โคintegrated backโ intoโข WWE storylines.
