Rey Mysterio On Santos Escobar Betraying Him: I Keep On Picking The Wrong Partners

Rey Mysterio reflects on his history of being betrayed by tag team partners, talks about Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo joining Santos Escobar, and his goals for 2024.

Rey Mysterio is currently out on the shelf with an injury. He was put on the shelf by Santos Escobar who left the Latino World Order following his betrayal.

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Since then, Escobar has aligned himself with Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo. Speaking about this betrayal on the December 29 episode of WWE SmackDown. Mysterio says that, unfortunately, he has a history of choosing the wrong tag team partners.

Mysterio called what Santos did to him his most memorable moment of 2023.

"That's a very easy question to answer. Unfortunately, what Santos did to me, at the same time, you know, it's something that has occurred to me on several occasions throughout my longevity of being in the WWE. For some reason, I keep on picking the wrong partners, but things will be told when the time is right," he said. "That alignment, I kinda saw it coming once Santos stabbed me in the back. I don't sweat it, I got my people, I have my crew, I have people that I really trust. Things will be taken care of sooner than later."

Mysterio later said he was certain that he had unfinished business with Logan Paul concerning the United States Championship. He then joked that he's making his list of 2024 opponents and currently, he has Santos Escobar and his son, Dominik Mysterio on the list.

Fans can learn more about the injury keeping Rey Mysterio out of the ring here.

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