Say goodbye to Humberto Carrillo and say hello to “Berto.”
WWE officially changed Carrillo’s name on the WWE roster page to Berto.
Berto and his cousin, Angel, recently joined Legado Del Fantasma with Santos Escobar.
The December 22 episode of WWE SmackDown saw Santos Escobar face Bobby Lashley in a quarterfinal match in the WWE United States Championship Tournament. Two masked men appeared during the match and helped Escobar beat Lashley. After the bell, they took the masks off, and Angel Graza and Humberto Carrillo celebrated with their new partner.
He got it
Despite being opponents at WWE Survivor Series last month, Santos Escobar recently explained why he thinks Dragon Lee is going to be a big star. Escobar told Freddie Prinze Jr. on the Wrestling With Freddie podcast that Dragon Lee has “it” and he’s already shining.
“Dragon Lee is going to be a big star,” Escobar said. “It’s pretty obvious that he’s got something going on. He’s been on the main roster for less than two months. He already had his first one-on-one at a premium live event. [We have] crazy chemistry. Triple H said it in the press conference after. Two lucha guys that bring more than just being two lucha guys. That’s what I wanted. That was my vision.
“I know the urge is there, you have 12 to 15 minutes, to go out and just do crazy stuff, but the truth is, if you stay lucha, you stay lucha. I want to create a hybrid, much like we did with Lucha Underground and other places. Try to bring my style with the American style, so anyone that watches the show will connect and understand what I’m trying to do. Also, because I want to work with Randy [Randy Orton], I want to work with Roman [Roman Reigns], I want to work with everyone out there. Keeping myself in a box is not going to help me. I needed to portray this and share this vision. Dragon Lee, he got it.”
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