Santos Escobar

Jorge Luis Alcantar Bolly, popularly known as Santos Escobar, is a Mexican professional wrestler signed with WWE, where he was a part of Legado Del Fantasma and the reformed Latino World Order. He is currently assigned to the SmackDown brand. Besides WWE, Escobar is also famous for his work under the ring name El Hijo Del Fantasma. Prior to WWE, he had worked with promotions such as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, Lucha Underground, and Impact Wrestling.

Santos Escobar Early Life

Santos Escobar was born on April 30, 1984, to the Mexican professional wrestler El Fantasma. He was born in Mexico's capital Mexico City. He had a keen interest in pro wrestling ever since his childhood and started working professionally in the field at the age of 15.

Professional Wrestling Career

Before working with WWE he also worked with a few other wrestling brands. He was part of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, where he worked from 2008 to 2013. After that, he worked with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, where he worked from 2013 to 2019. In September 2014, Hijo del Fantasma began working for Lucha Underground He worked there till March 26, 2019. He was also a part of Impact Wrestling from 2017 to 2018. On August 14, 2019, Hijo del Fantasma signed a contract with WWE, where he made his in-ring debut for NXT on February 15, 2020.

Escobar then went on to win the NXT Cruiserweight Championship during his time at NXT. The superstar spent about three years on the developmental brand before being called up to the main roster in 2022. He made his debut on SmackDown on October 7, alongside Wilde and Del Turo. The Legado Del Fantasma was represented by the returning Zelina Vega, who aligned herself with the rookie group.

Escobar would then go on to enter the Royal Rumble and challenge for the Intercontinental Championship. During the build-up to WrestleMania Hollywood, Legado Del Fantasma had been fed up of Dominik Mysterio's disrespect towards The Legendary Luchador Rey Mysterio. Thus, they decided to even the odds against Judgment Day by helping Rey. In return, Mysterio invited the group to be a part of the Latino World Order. Santos Escobar then made it to the Money in the Bank match but failed to hold the briefcase. Then, he took part in the United States Championship Invitational Tournament. In the finals, he defeated his idol Rey Mysterio and was then booked to face Austin Theory for the title.

On the August 11 episode of SmackDown, Escobar was brutally attacked by Theory, leaving him unable to challenge for the US Championship. When the time came, his mentor Mysterio stood up to the spot and challenged Theory for the US Championship on the night. Mysterio succeeded in winning the gold. A few weeks later, Escobar requested for a shot at the title against Mysterio which he lost. At Crown Jewel 2023, Mysterio defended the gold against Logan Paul, who brought brass knuckles to the ring. While Escobar snatched the knucles away from Paul, he left them in the ring to chase one of his goons. This allowed Paul to pick up the knuckles and hit Mysterio with them to seal the victory.

Escobar's action did not go unnoticed as his fellow mate Carlito blamed him for Mysterio's loss on the November 10 episode of SmackDown. On the same night, Escobar snapped and attacked his fellow LWO members including Rey Mysterio. The following week, he entered the arena wearing a Tony Montana suit and blamed Mysterio for everything that ever happened to him. As the leader of Legado Del Fantasma, he kicked out Zelina Vega, Joaquin Wilde, and Cruz Del Toro from the group. A match between Carlito and Santos Escobar was then booked for Survivor Series: WarGames. The next week, however, Escobar showed no mercy in his brutal attack on Mysterio and Carlito leaving both of them unable to compete at the event. Carlito chose Dragon Lee as his replacement, who went on to face Escobar at WarGames.

Santos Escobar Championships and Accomplishments

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide

1. AAA Fusión Championship (1 time)
2. AAA Latin American Championship (1 time)
3. AAA World Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
4. Copa Antonio Peña (2017)
5. Copa La Polar (2017)

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

1. CMLL World Trios Championship (2 times) – with Héctor Garza and La Mascara
2. CMLL World Middleweight Championship (1 time)
3. Torneo Generación 75
4. CMLL Trio of the year: 2009 (with Héctor Garza and La Máscara)

Lucha Underground

1. Lucha Underground Gift of the Gods Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

1. PWI ranked him #63 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2015

Toryumon Mexico

1. Yamaha Cup (2010) – with Angélico

WWE

1. NXT Cruiserweight Championship ( Interim Champion )

Santos Escobar Net Worth

As per various sources, Santos Escobar is worth around $1 Million in 2023. The Legado Del Fantasma leader draws an annual salary of around $400,000 from WWE.

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