How Long WWE Planned Santos Escobar’s Heel Turn

Santos Escobar turned heel on Rey Mysterio, and now Mr. 6-1-9 is out of action. The WWE Hall of Famer had surgery on his knee, and he will be out for several weeks. It appears that this is all part of the plan.

Santos Escobar worked as a babyface and heel throughout his career. The fact that he turned heel on Rey Mysterio will only open a new chapter for his time in WWE.

PW Insider noted that Santos Escobar turning on Rey Mysterio had nothing to do with his injury. This was always supposed to happen, it’s just unfortunate timing that Rey Mysterio won’t get to work live events against Escobar.

We’ve had some readers ask if the Santos Escobar turn was something that happened because of the injury.  We are told that it was always planned and had Rey not gotten hurt, they would gone right into live events doing Rey vs. Escobar.

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The LWO’s return to television was an exciting one, and the stable is still going. We will have full coverage of whatever happens next, right here at Ringside News.

We will have to see how things pan out with this situation. We can only imagine what is to come, especially with WrestleMania season coming up. The LWO went through quite a change with Santos Escobar’s turn. Now, the faction will have to go without Rey Mysterio as well.

What’s your take on Santos Escobar’s heel turn? Is it best for business? Let us know what you think about things in the comments section!