Santos Escobar reveals the new name he’ll use after WWE release

Two days before he was free to start wrestling outside WWE, Santos Escobar sent a message to two of his former bosses at the company, president Nick Khan and chief content officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque. I gave everything and that’s what was taken, no regrets. Grateful for the people, the places and circumstances I was put in. I’ll keep growing my legend and my indentation in the industry. Watch me Paul and Nick. 2 dias: WWE. I gave everything and that’s what was taken, no regrets. Grateful for the people, the places and circumstances I was put in. I’ll keep growing my legend and my indentation in the industry. Watch me Paul and Nick. Lo di todo y eso es lo que se tomó de mi. Sin… pic.twitter.com/U1Zk82BVpQ — Romeo Malverde 💀❤️‍🔥🇲🇽 (@JBElFantasma) July 21, 2026 Those two days have passed, and he’s no longer Santos Escobar. WWE owns that name. We’re pretty sure AAA owned El Hijo del Fantasma, the name he worked under both there and in CMLL, so WWE probably owns that now too. T