Santos Escobar Reveals Dragon Lee Mask Spot At WWE Survivor Series Was Unplanned

Santos Escobar tried to tear Dragon Lee’s mask off in their match at Survivor Series, and Escobar says the spot was an impromptu one. Escobar appeared on Wrestling With Freddie and spoke about the moment, noting its importance and how they didn’t plan it beforehand. You can see highlights below, per Fightful:

On the spot being unscripted: “I think nowadays, our audiences are understanding the importance of the mask. I don’t know if you recall, at the latest premium live event, Survivor Series, I tore Dragon Lee’s mask. That was 100% non scripted. That was just the heel in me and I think it’s important that our audiences get that feel.”

On the increased presence of lucha influences in WWE: “Now we have Dragon Lee, now we have Axiom, now we have Rey, now we have more and more people diving into the lucha culture but like really, really doing it with the mask, the tradition, the respect that’s behind the mask. It’s important that our audiences know, for a fact, that when someone with the mask goes against the mask, it means something. It ups the stakes. We were in Chicago of all places, Chicago is Mexico [laughs]. So when I tore that mask, I could feel the white heat.”