Rey Mysterio vs Santos Escobar: WWE star Austin Theory talks about the Smackdown after Mysterio gets injured, calls Escobar ‘bad guy’

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SmackDown, WWE stars Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar, both members of the LWO (Latino World Order), clashed for the chance to challenge Austin Theory for the US title. However, the highly anticipated contest took an unfortunate turn when Rey Mysterio suffered an injury, forcing the match to be cut short. As a result, Santos Escobar was declared the winner and became the new number-one contender for the United States Championship.

Following the shocking turn of events, WWE correspondent Kayla Braxton caught up with Austin Theory on SmackDown Lowdown to get his reaction. The 25-year-old star expressed his disbelief at seeing Escobar injure his mentor, Rey Mysterio. Theory referred to the number one contender as a villain and made it clear that he would deal with this threat in the future, vowing to take care of Escobar. «I'm shook. You know, I thought I had this figured out. I went out there, I enjoyed my popcorn, but I didn't get to finish it. I thought, LWO, not just friends, family. Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar, they are family. But they didn't take it easy on each other. That's what I thought, but what happened? Santos Escobar just knocked out Rey Mysterio, my childhood hero. Do you know what that means? Santos Escobar, he's a bad guy. And I'll take care of that.»

In another development, WWE legend Rey Mysterio shared his thoughts on his son Dominik Mysterio's recent victory, winning the NXT North American Championship. While proud of his son's accomplishments, Rey made it clear that he wouldn't hesitate to face him in a match and attempt to take the North American Championship from him. The masked luchador revealed that he already