Santos Escobar is formally a free agent following the expiration of his WWE contract at midnight on Monday October 6, 2025. The previous NXT Cruiserweight Champion has now been moved to the alumni part of WWE.com, signaling the top of his run with the corporate.
Escobar additionally broke his silence with a brief however telling social media video, captioned “Palante”—a Spanish expression that means “ahead” or “onward”—indicating he’s prepared to start the subsequent chapter of his profession.
As beforehand reported on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE had been anticipating Escobar’s exit for a while. Based on Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez, inside preparations have been made forward of his contract expiration. Meltzer famous that a number of folks imagine Escobar’s subsequent cease is AEW, though nothing has been formally confirmed.
“Until he signed on the final minute, he’s finished. They’ve been anticipating him to depart for a while… And I do know folks there—it’s a number of folks there—who anticipate him to go to AEW,” Meltzer stated.
Escobar signed with WWE in 2019 after making a reputation for himself in Mexico as El Hijo del Fantasma. Throughout his time in WWE, he unmasked, shaped Legado Del Fantasma, and held the NXT Cruiserweight Title for over 300 days. His closing look got here at AAA x WWE: Worlds Collide in June, and his final match on SmackDown was a loss to Rey Fenix on Could 2.
Now that he’s formally a free agent, the query is now not if he’s leaving—however the place he’s going.
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