![]() ![]() At the height of his superstardom, El Santo was featured in his own comic books and starred in more than 50 movies. Santo’s popularity could not be contained inside the squared circle. He joined forces with Gory Guerrero, Eddie’s father, to form La Pareja Atomica, a team that never lost a match. Santo was no stranger to the tag team ranks, either. The grappler known as “El Enmascarado de Plata” (The Man in The Silver Mask) engaged in legendary rivalries with luchadors like Blue Demon, thrilling fans around Mexico with his larger than life presence. In the early 1940s, Santo first entered the squared circle donning the silver mask and cape that turned him into a real-life superhero and became his trademark across a four-decade career. It’s hard to argue with Guerrero, as Santo transcended sports-entertainment and became a movie star, one of Mexico’s biggest celebrities and a revered pop culture icon. In his heyday, Santo was bigger than Hulk Hogan and ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin combined.” WWE Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero once wrote that “Calling him a legend doesn’t even do justice to how big he was. Together, the faction would attack Hit Row and declared that the blue brand was theirs.El Santo is, perhaps, the most famous grappler in the history of lucha libre. After adding Elektra Lopez to his familia, Legado del Fantasma decimated the competition in all facets, drawing the ire of Tony D'Angelo.Įscobar butted heads with The D'Angelo Family for control of NXT 2.0, but "The Don" seized power and folded Legado del Fantasma into the fold before defeating Escobar in a Street Fight at NXT Heatwave resulting in his banishment from NXT 2.0.Įscobar would reemerge, however, alongside a returning Zelina Vega and Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro of Legado del Fantasma on the Oct. ![]() Since forming Legado Del Fantasma with Wilde and Del Toro, Escobar has been on a tear on NXT 2.0, holding the NXT Cruiserweight Championship for over 320 days and competing for the NXT North American Championship on a few occasions. After revealing himself to be in cahoots all along with Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro - who were behind the abductions and attacks of Cruiserweights for weeks - Escobar appears even more dangerous than we ever thought. Highly acclaimed for his spectacular tope suicida that might be the industry’s best, Escobar prefers to put foes away with a high-impact Phantom Driver, which he used with great success en route to winning a tournament to become NXT Cruiserweight Champion shortly after his debut.īut he stunned Drake Maverick and the NXT Universe alike a week later, unmasking and eschewing the El Hijo del Fantasma persona in favor of his real identity. ![]() Though he’s beyond well-versed in the art of lucha libre, what sets Escobar apart from many is his unusual ability to blend highflying with more powerful maneuvers. Hailing from Mexico City, he is the son of legendary luchador El Fantasma and nephew of the late Arkangel de la Muerte. The second-generation Superstar is a veteran of the Mexican wrestling scene. With nearly two decades of experience and a rich sports-entertainment heritage coursing through his veins, Santos Escobar arrived in NXT as El Hijo del Fantasma, with potential as high as he’s capable of soaring through the air.
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