{"id":132736,"date":"2025-03-24T13:45:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T17:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=132736"},"modified":"2025-03-24T13:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T17:43:08","slug":"santos-escobar-wwes-newest-managerial-mastermind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/03\/24\/santos-escobar-wwes-newest-managerial-mastermind\/","title":{"rendered":"Santos Escobar: WWE’s Newest Managerial Mastermind?"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a busy year, complete with a match at WrestleMania XL, 2025 has been noticeably quiet for Santos Escobar. Since the turn of the year, Escobar has appeared just twice in the ring.<\/p>\n

His first appearance was a six-minute cameo in the Royal Rumble, eventually being eliminated by Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker. The second was a loss to LA Knight on his road to recapturing the US title. But that doesn’t mean that Escobar is being written off our screens.<\/p>\n

One of the most pleasant surprises of 2025 has been the scorching SmackDown tag team division. #DIY, the Motor City Machine Guns, Pretty Deadly, Los Garza, and the newly crowned tag team champions The Street Profits, have been embroiled in a long-running feud with more twists and turns than your favorite Shakespearean tragicomedy.<\/p>\n

While the power rankings continue to shift, Los Garza – who are led by Escobar – seem to be permanently stuck at the back of the line.<\/p>\n

Santos Escobar Stands Out<\/h2>\n

In recent months, #DIY, MCMG, and The Street Profits have exchanged the WWE Tag Team Championship while Pretty Deadly is set to challenge for the titles this week on Smackdown.<\/a> This will be their second tag title match following a no-contest with DIY last month.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Los Garza continues to wait for their first golden opportunity of 2025. But there is one thing that Los Garza has that their rivals don’t: their manager and stable leader, Santos Escobar.<\/p>\n

Outside of the tag division scuffles, Legado Del Fantasma has encountered its own hurdles in 2025. Stable member Elektra Lopez was unfortunately part of the contingent of superstars released by WWE in February and this perhaps explains why Escobar has shifted into a more managerial role. However, the move hasn’t been to Escobar’s disadvantage.<\/p>\n

It has allowed the WWE Universe to see a different side to the Luchador. Clad in crisp tailoring and tinted sunglasses, Escobar has been a rousing, intelligent voice for Los Garza during their promos. Title matches have yet to materialize for Angel and Berto, but Escobar is certainly an ace up their sleeves.<\/p>\n