Santos Escobar is currently the leader of the Latino World Order, a resurrected stable of sorts from late 90’s WCW.
The faction is over significantly with the WWE fans and are some of the highest merchandise sellers in the entire company.
Speaking to Phil Strum on Under The Ring, Santos explained how the new LWO differs from the original.
“We share the acronym and the flag and the nostalgia is there, but in this case, what generated the LWO was the respect for lucha libre and the respect for who we are, where we come from, and what we’re about. Legado del Fantasma was my faction and the legacy of Fantasma, my dad. I’m always representing the respect and tradition of lucha libre. When we saw Rey being disrespected by his son, his blood, Dominik, that’s when I decided to step in and not let this happen because if anyone disrespects Rey Mysterio or any luchador, they are disrespecting the whole tradition of lucha lubre. That’s why I stepped in and tried to help Rey in this issue. The difference is, back then, the LWO may have been created for different reason, but it means the same, it means Latinos United. It’s time to represent who we are around the globe. The time is perfect. If you think about it; music, movies, sports, sports entertainment, Latinos are there. It’s our time to shine and under this flag, I have no doubt that it will happen,”
Santos Escobar
Zelina Vega of the faction is set to face off with Rhea Ripley at Backlash later this week. We will have to wait and see if she will be the first to bring championship gold to the LWO.
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