Santos Escobar Returns to WWE Raw After Re-Signing

Santos Escobar is set to reappear on WWE television Monday night at Monday Night Raw in Anaheim after briefly becoming a free agent, according to multiple reports that say the company re-signed the former NXT Cruiserweight Champion earlier this month. Escobar is expected to be backstage at the Honda Center for the live show, marking his first confirmed return to the red brand after a short contract lapse.

Escobar’s contract reportedly expired in early October, and sources say he explored other options before WWE presented a revised offer described as a multiyear, higher-value deal. Those accounts indicate the new agreement was reached within about 48 hours of the contract lapse. It remains unclear whether Escobar will wrestle on Raw, make a non-wrestling appearance, or be introduced in a new on-screen role.

Escobar has been largely absent from weekly WWE television since May, when he lost to Rey Fenix on SmackDown. His most recent televised in-ring work came at the Worlds Collide event in June in Inglewood, California, where he teamed with Los Garza in a six-man tag match. In recent months he had been used more as a manager alongside Angel and Berto, and sources say his new...