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Santos Escobar Details WWE Release - Fightful

Escobar said the release came days after his second surgery and left him a free agent after a 90-day non-compete expired.

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Santos Escobar re-signed with WWE in October and joined AAA, which is owned by WWE. The company released him in April. He suffered a tricep injury in March and underwent surgery, but underwent a second surgery on an ulnar nerve in April. He was released by WWE at the end of April. Speaking on TMZ…

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Santos Escobar went through a difficult time before being released by WWE, but he claims that experience helped him cope with what came next, where he adopted the name Romeo Malverde. During a recent interview with TMZ's Inside the Ring, the former Santos Escobar revealed that he had dealt with serious mental health issues the previous year. By the time WWE released him… Origin

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