8 Ups And 1 Down For WWE NXT (May 4)

3. Santos Escobar Gets His Wish

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The main event of last week's NXT felt like a landmark moment in the black and gold careers of Legado del Fantasma. Overcoming the babyface threesome of NXT Tag Team Champions MSK and Cruiserweight Champion KUSHIDA in emphatic fashion was the statement the unit were in desperate need of after a few weeks of poor form.

Keen to capitalise on this dominant victory, Santos Escobar led the charge one week on, demanding a shot at KUSHIDA's belt as Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza also threw their names into the tag title hunt. Sensing there's no time quite like the present, the 205 Champion beamed into the CWC and gave Santos his wish, setting up a title match between the two next week in what will be a 2 out of 3 falls match.

If the pair's last encounter was anything to go by, expect this rematch to potentially steal the whole damn night. Could Santos reclaiming his gold be the catalyst for another reign of terror for Legado, with Wilde and Mendoza also potentially earning themselves a pair of shiny gold belts in the coming weeks too? These three could definitely be money, it just remains to be seen how far NXT is willing to go with the lucha libre masters.

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