Santos Escobar teases his eventual match with WWE United States Champion Rey Mysterio.
Santos Escobar and Rey Mysterio are stablemates in the LWO. Escobar previously won a tournament to earn a shot at the WWE United States Championship; he beat Mysterion in the finals. However, Austin Theory took him out with an injury, and Mysterio took his place. Mysterio went on to win the title, but he later agreed to give Escobar a shot at the gold.
Speaking on WWE After The Bell, Escobar was asked to share his thoughts on working with Rey Mysterio as a member of the LWO.
“He is the greatest luchador of all time,” Santos Escobar said. “I won’t struggle in saying that. I’m the best luchador alive today. Let’s be clear about something. I am the best luchador alive today. But he’s the greatest luchador of all time. That includes today and yesterday.”
Corey Graves then asked Escobar whether he is greater than Mysterio. The LWO star teased that they could find out, and they will, as Rey accepted his challenge.
“That’s something that we could find out,” Santos Escobar said. “Since he accepted my challenge, we will find out. We already had a match that didn’t end up the way that I wanted it to end. He got hurt, and that’s something that you never want in a match, especially with a legend like Rey, especially with how important he is to me personally. I would never want to hurt the man.”
Santos Escobar and Mysterio will team up on the September 22 episode of WWE SmackDown. WrestleZone will have coverage of the show as it airs.
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