After “Traitor” Santos Escobar’s Betrayal of Rey Mysterio, Will a 28-Year-Old Smackdown Star Take His Place in the LWO?

On SmackDown, after the match between Bobby Lashley and Carlito ended, the Street Profits attacked Carlito before Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar joined in to help Carlito. Santos Escobar was standing at the turnbuckle watching Carlito receive a beatdown when Rey came down to the ring. Soon, a battle ensued within the LWO members before Escobar attacked them.

Earlier in the show, Carlito accused Escobar of intentionally leaving behind brass knuckles for Logan Paul at Crown Jewel. The accusation riled up Escobar who left the ring immediately but could not escape the wrath of another Lucha star.

Dragon Lee calls Santos Escobar a traitor

WWE posted on X on November 10th a clip from the segment involving Santos Escobar and Rey Mysterio. The caption for the tweet read, “IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ME AND YOU!” 😡 @EscobarWWE has completely snapped and turned on his mentor, @reymysterio”

It was re-shared by Dragon Lee on X on with the caption, “Sabia que algo no estaba bien ..! “Traitor” 😤” Dragon Lee’s quote in Spanish, translates to “I knew something wasn’t right..! Traitor.”

Dragon Lee’s post was a reference to the segment from this week’s SmackDown when Escobar snapped to attack Rey Mysterio from behind.

Since Escobar is out of LWO now, will Dragon Lee join them as a new member? Dragon Lee is also a Luchador with a mask and acrobatic in-ring style. He debuted on RAW on 25th September to challenge Dominik Mysterio for the NXT title.

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Given the style and appearance of Dragon Lee, he is a more suitable candidate to replace Escobar as Mysterio’s apprentice. But it has been a testing time for Mysterio who lost his US title to Logan Paul at Crown Jewel.

Logan Paul steals the US title from Rey Mysterio with a lucky Knuckle shot

At Crown Jewel, Social Media superstar Logan Paul faced Rey Mysterio for the US title. However, after a cheap punch at Rey Mysterio using Brass Knuckles, Paul won his first WWE title. It was a dream come true moment for Logan Paul as stated in his interview after a win against Dillion Danis.

It turns out Escobar had a role to play in Mysterio’s loss and he made his feelings clear on SmackDown

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