Fans were waiting eagerly to hear what explanation Santos Escobar would give for his brutal attack on Rey Mysterio last week. And what Escobar said totally shocked everyone at the Ford Center in Indiana. His blatant hate for Rey Mysterio left all the fans dumbstruck.
But he got support from Rhea Ripley who hates Mysterio just as much as him.
Rhea Ripley praised Santos Escobar for agreeing with Dominik Mysterio
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Santos Escobar had nothing but hate in his eyes when he spoke about Rey Mysterio tonight. He expressed his anger for losing out on the opportunity of winning the United States Championship title. Mysterio went on to win the championship as he replaced an injured Escobar in the match against Austin Theory earlier this year.
Escobar then took on an evil tone as he wished that Mysterio’s surgery didn’t go well and that his leg would get amputated. He even went on to agree with Dominik Mysterio by saying that he was right about his father who “betrayed” him.
Smartest thing you’ve ever said. https://t.co/hGO9JivVKz
— RheaRipley_WWE (@RheaRipley_WWE) November 18, 2023
This obviously caught the attention of Rhea Ripley and she had to chime in. She took to Twitter to approve of what Escobar said with the tweet, “Smartest thing you’ve ever said”. Will this lead to Santos Escobar joining The Judgment Day soon and causing more harm to Rey Mysterio? We will only have to wait and watch how all of this eventually unfolds.
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But talking about Rey Mysterio, there was a positive health update about The Master Of The 619.
Rey Mysterio just had a successful knee surgery
Last week on SmackDown, Santos Escobar brutally assaulted Rey Mysterio after he confronted him for not coming to Carlito’s aid. He viciously attacked Mysterio’s leg by jamming it with the steel stairs.
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On account of this, Mysterio had to undergo a knee surgery. But on SmackDown it was revealed that the knee surgery was a success. Mysterio also tweeted, “Knee surgery was successful. Now payback @escobarwwe is on the horizon!”
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Thus sending out a warning message to Santos Escobar. But in the meantime, Carlito will be trying to teach a lesson or two to Escobar on behalf of Mysterio at Survivor Series. But what are thoughts on Rhea Ripley praising Santos Escobar for agreeing with Dominik Mysterio?