Santos Escobar Says Having An Original LWO Member Was Crucial To Reformation

Santos Escobar chats about the Latino World Order.

Escobar, along with Rey Mysterio, Joaquin Wilde, Cruz Del Toro, & Zelina Vega, have taken over the world of wrestling with the recent re-birth of the Latino World Order faction.

The faction has brought Escobar, Wilde, Toro, & Vega to new levels of popularity, which is only aided by the popularity of Rey Mysterio.

In a new interview with Fightful, Escobar reflected on the past few months.

“Well, Sean, first of all, thank you so much for the opportunity to have this one on one again. If we look back the past few months, it’s been crazy. I’ve been having the best night of my life over and over and over again. When I think this is it, then the next week something happens. I think one of the biggest things for me has been always putting in front of what I do, who I am, where I come from, and what I’m about. That is lucha libre. The LWO, which is something—I gotta confess—I always wanted to do it since I got to WWE. That’s been on my mind to do it. But I can’t do it. I can’t. It’s gotta be someone from that specific timeframe and that’s Rey. But I also wanted to fight Rey. So it’s one of those feelings where I want to fight him and go through him, but I also would like to have a faction with him. That’s one of those things that you can’t plan.”

Escobar went on to talk about how the Latino World Order can represent everyone if you have determination and grit.

“I believe WrestleMania in L.A., a few months ago, was the right time to do it. Having Rey being inducted into the Hall of Fame that same night, it was just crazy to have the opportunity. Then having the LWO become a faction, but then I feel like it sort of became a thing, like a movement, like a phenomenon. I say it on my interviews or wherever I am allowed to do it, LWO is for Latinos in the US, Latinos in Latin America, Latinos around the world, but also if you wake up every single day with the will, the determination, grit, focus in overcoming obstacles, then guess what? The LWO represents you, too. We even have London World Order shirts. It’s wild, isn’t it? It’s crazy.”

Fans can see Fightful’s full interview with Santos Escobar linked above.

Escobar recently talked about potentially introducing new members into the Latino World Order. Fans can learn more here. He’ll take on fellow LWO member Rey Mysterio on Smackdown tonight in New Orleans for a shot at the WWE United States Title.