It's only after Espanto's tope when both of them are recovering on the arena floor that we really get to see just how much punishment both have taken. Espanto posts Santo and beats him with a chair so Santo slams Espanto into the turnbuckle until it is a bloody mess. Espanto tears Santo's mask so Santo tears his. The third floor is just a war with perfect revenge spots. Espanto also has one of the best Fuerza bumps I've ever seen. In addition to his always incredible dives he throws some awesome kneelifts to get himself back into the match. I love that Santo is completely dominated before the comeback that wins the second fall for him. As it turns out staying outside the ring is the only place Santo can rest and regroup as Espanto is on quite the roll. That image of the children coming to console Santo between falls is one of those classic pro wrestling images. Santito has a major hope spot before he ultimately succumbs to Espanto's brute force and loses the first fall. Every throw looks like he's trying to put Santo right through the mat and he may have the best snapmare ever. is a beast and he just dominates throughout much of this match with his very physical grappling. This isn't a wild brawl with lots of punches but it is a fiercely competitive wrestling match where both competitors give everything they have to hold on to the masks that represent their family's honor. His legacy continued in his son, El Hijo Del Santo, who competed for WWE in the mid-1990s, and the countless luchadors he inspired.įor his incredible contributions to lucha libre, El Santo was named a 2018 Legacy Inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame.I love the structure of this match. Thousands gathered at his funeral to pay tribute to one of Mexico’s greatest heroes. The Vampire Women,” was even sent up in an episode of “Mystery Science Theater 3000.”Įl Santo passed away in 1984, just a year-and-a-half after his retirement from the ring. The Martian Invasion,” found a second life with lovers of campy movies in America and beyond. The films often featured Santo as a wrestler who took on frightening monsters in his spare time. At the height of his superstardom, El Santo was featured in his own comic books and starred in more than 50 movies. Santo’s popularity could not be contained inside the squared circle. He joined forces with Gory Guerrero, Eddie’s father, to form La Pareja Atomica, a team that never lost a match. Santo was no stranger to the tag team ranks, either. The grappler known as “El Enmascarado de Plata” (The Man in The Silver Mask) engaged in legendary rivalries with luchadors like Blue Demon, thrilling fans around Mexico with his larger than life presence. In the early 1940s, Santo first entered the squared circle donning the silver mask and cape that turned him into a real-life superhero and became his trademark across a four-decade career. It’s hard to argue with Guerrero, as Santo transcended sports-entertainment and became a movie star, one of Mexico’s biggest celebrities and a revered pop culture icon. In his heyday, Santo was bigger than Hulk Hogan and ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin combined.” WWE Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero once wrote that “Calling him a legend doesn’t even do justice to how big he was. El Santo is, perhaps, the most famous grappler in the history of lucha libre.
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