His father isluchador El Fantasma, who is the head of the Mexico City Boxing and Professional Wrestling commission. His cousin wrestles under the name "Fantasma Jr.", while his uncle worked under the name "Ángel de la Muerte".
Alcantar began his professional wrestling career in 2000,[2] as themaskedring character "Top Secret". While working under the Top Secret name he wore a black mask with gold trim around the eye openings.[6] In 2003, Alcantar adopted a new mask and name as he became "El Hijo del Fantasma" (English:"The Son of El Fantasma"), revealing to the wrestling world that he was the son of El Fantasma.[7] After the name change he began wearing a mask that closely resembled that of thecomic book characterThe Phantom, just like his father did before him.[7]
His first documented match as El Hijo del Fantasma saw him team up with his father and his cousin, who adopted the ring name "Fantasma Jr.". They defeatedLos Oficiales (Guardia, Oficial, and Vanguardia) at anInternational Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) show on December 14, 2003.[8]
Alcantar was brought toConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in 2008, after he left IWRG in 2004. During his time in CMLL, he won theCMLL World Trios Championship on two occasions, teaming withHéctor Garza andLa Mascara. The three were first teamed up to participate in a tournament for the vacant CMLL World Trios Championship. Despite never having teamed before, the trio made it all the way to the finals, and then defeatedBlue Panther,Dos Caras Jr., andMístico in the finals to win the tournament and the championship.[9] On August 5, 2008, they lost their title toÚltimo Guerrero,Negro Casas, andAtlantis. They had a rematch where Garza, La Mascara, and Hijo del Fantasma regained their title on January 18, 2009.[10] On July 21, 2009, Hijo del Fantasma defeatedAverno to win theCMLL World Middleweight Championship. After the match, Averno showed respect to Fantasma by congralutating him and celebrating the victory.[11] On February 14, 2010, after only one successful title defense since July 2009, Hijo del Fantasma lost the Middleweight title to Negro Casas.[12]
In March 2010 signs of dissention amongst the Trios champions began showing as Garza walked out on the team during a trios match mistakenly thinking that one of his teammates had attacked him.[13] Following the walk out Garza kept insincerely insisting that he was still atecnico and that there was no tension on his team. Further doubts about Garza's allegiance arose when he teamed up with theRúdoPólvora to win the 2010Gran Alternativa tournament.[14] When Garza, La Máscara and Hijo del Fantasma were booked for a CMLL World Trios defense the following week, Garza complained that his partners agreed contesting to the match without asking him, but swore that he would still be professional about it.[15] During the title defense on theMay 7, 2010 Super Viernes Garza attacked both Hijo del Fantasma and La Máscara, allowingLa Ola Amarilla (Hiroshi Tanahashi,Shigeo Okumura andTaichi Ishikari) to win the CMLL World Trios Championship, turning full blownrudo in the process.[16] On October 28, 2012, Hijo del Fantasma unsuccessfully challengedDragón Rojo Jr. for theNWA World Historic Middleweight Championship.[17] El Hijo del Fantasma was paired up withrudoEl Felino for the 2013Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles ("National Incredible Pairs Tournament"), a tag team tournament teamingrudos withtecnicos. The team lost to La Máscara and Averno in the first round despite Averno and La Máscara being longtime rivals.[18][19]
On October 1, 2017, atHéroes Inmortales XI, Fantasma won the 2017Copa Antonio Peña tournament, which meant he also earned the vacantAAA Latin American Championship.[28] He subsequently became involved in a long running storyline withTexano Jr., initially over the Latin American champions, with asteel cage match atGuerra de Titanes that El Hijo del Fantasma won by disqualification. After the match, it was announced that the two would face off in aLuchas de Apuestas at theRey de Reyes show.[29] On March 4, 2018, at theRey de Reyes show, El Hijo del Fantasma defeated Texano Jr., forcing the latter to have all his hair shaved off as a result.[30]
In the weeks followingRey de Reyes AAA announced that El Hijo del Fantasma, Psycho Clown,L.A. Park andPentagón Jr. would all risk their masks in aPoker de Aces (English:"Poker Aces") match atTriplemanía XXVI.In the build-up to Triplemanía XXVI, El Hijo del Fantasma turnedrudo once more, forming a faction known asLos Mercenarios ("The Mercenaries") with Texano Jr.,Rey Escorpión, and La Máscara. At Triplemanía XXVI, held on August 26, 2018, L.A. Park defeated El Hijo del Fantasma in thePoker de Aces match. After his loss, El Hijo del Fantasma was forced to unmask and reveal his real name, Jorge Luis Alcantar Bolly, to everyone watching.[5] On December 12, 2018, El Hijo del Fantasma foughtDrago in the AAA Latin American Championship. Drago defeated El Hijo del Fantasma to win the Championship in one of the featured matches ofGuerra de Titanes.[31]
On March 20, 2019, Fantasma announced his departure from AAA.[32]
In September 2014, Hijo del Fantasma began working forLucha Underground under the ring name "King Cuerno" (Spanish for "King Antler" or "King Horn"), a "big game" hunter.[1] King Cuerno started a feud with Drago and, on January 21, 2015, King Cuerno defeated Drago in a Last Man Standing match.[33] On February 4, 2015, King Cuerno attacked Johnny Mundo, initiating a feud between them. The rivalry concluded on the March 11, 2015 episode when Mundo and King Cuerno wrestled in a steel cage match, which was won by Mundo.[33] On November 14, 2015, King Cuerno defeatedFénix to win theGift of the Gods Championship.[34] He lost the title back to Fénix in aladder match on November 21.[35] AtUltima Lucha Dos, King Cuerno was defeated byMil Muertes in a deathmatch.[36]
He was not seen in season three of the series until the finaleUltima Lucha Tres, where he attacked Mil Muertes and stole the gauntlet that was contested for by Muertes,Jeremiah Crane andBrian Cage. The storyline started at the end of season 3 and continued into season 4, with King Cuerno and Muertes receiving a double disqualification on September 12, 2018. A week later the feud between King Cuerno and Muertes distracted both wrestlers from their match, allowing Pentagón Dark (previously known as Pentagón Jr.) to successfully defend theLucha Underground Championship against the two.[36] The rivalry between the two ended inconclusively in a match where Pentagón Dark defeated King Cuerno, Mil Muertes andEl Dragon Azeca Jr. on September 26, 2018, which was the last time the two faced off in the Lucha Underground Championship.[36] He was released from his contract on March 26, 2019.[37]
On August 14, 2019, Alcantar signed a contract withWWE.[42] During one of the first weeks while training at theWWE Performance Center, Alcantar suffered a knee injury that prevented him from wrestling for several months.[43] He made his in-ring debut under his real name forNXT on February 15, 2020, teaming withRaul Mendoza to defeat Lewis Howley and Sam Stoker on a show inFort Pierce, Florida.[44][45] On April 12, 2020, Alcantar was announced as a participant in the interimCruiserweight Title tournament under hisEl Hijo del Fantasma ring name representing Group B in the tournament.[46] He lost toIsaiah "Swerve" Scott but defeatedJack Gallagher andAkira Tozawa thus making it to the finals.
In the finals, Fantasma defeatedDrake Maverick to become Cruiserweight Champion for the first time, as well as winning his first championship in WWE.[47] The following week, Fantasma joined forces with the masked men, who had previously attacked him during the tournament and who revealed themselves to beRaul Mendoza andJoaquin Wilde. The group (later namedLegado Del Fantasma)[48] would attack Maverick, leading to Fantasma unmasking himself and adopting the new ring name ofSantos Escobar, establishing himself as a heel in the process.[49][50] Escobar then began feuding withIsaiah "Swerve" Scott, facing him on the August 26 episode ofNXT[51] andNXT TakeOver 31, retaining the title both times. AtNXT: Halloween Havoc, Escobar would defeatJake Atlas in a non-title match.[52] AtNXT: New Years Evil, Escobar would defeatGran Metalik to retain his Cruiserweight Title. Escobar would then face Curt Stallion on the February 3 episode ofNXT for the Cruiserweight Title and Escobar would win the match. Escobar would then enter a brief feud withKarrion Kross which came to a head on the February 24 episode ofNXT in ano disqualification match in which Escobar would lose.
On March 10, it was announced thatJordan Devlin, the original Cruiserweight Champion, who was unable to defend his title due to the COVID-19 pandemic, would appear on NXT the following week to challenge Santos Escobar, deciding who was the undisputed Cruiserweight Champion in the process. This culminated on April 8, when Escobar defeated Devlin in a ladder match atNXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver.[53]
On the April 13 episode ofNXT, he issued an open challenge, where he lost his title toKushida, ending his reign at 321 days.[54] Escobar failed to regain his title from Kushida in atwo out of three falls match on the May 11 episode ofNXT.
In the summer of 2021, Escobar and the other members ofLegado Del Fantasma would begin feuding withNXT North American Champion,Bronson Reed andNXT Tag Team champions,MSK which would lead to awinners take allsix man tag team match atNXT Takeover: In Your House where Legado del Fantasma would be unsuccessful in winning the titles.[55][56][57] Shortly after, Escobar would then start feuding withHit Row and on the August 24 episode ofNXT, Legado Del Fantasma would defeat Hit Row in asix man tag team match with the help of a debutingElektra Lopez.[58] On the October 12 episode ofNXT 2.0, Escobar would face Scott for the NXT North American title, but would be unsuccessful. After the match,Carmelo Hayes would cash in his NXT Breakout Tournament opportunity and win the North American title from Scott.,[59] In early 2022, Escobar would feud with theNXT ChampionBron Breakker unsuccessfully challenging him for the NXT Championship atVengeance Day despite interference from Dolph Ziggler. AtNXT Stand & Deliver, Escobar would fail to win the NXT North American Championship in a ladder match. Shortly after Stand & Deliver, Legado del Fantasma would feud with Tony D'Angelo, the self proclaimed "Don of NXT" and his "family".
After multiple meetings and kidnappings, Escobar would defeat D'Angelo on the May 17 episode ofNXT. However atNXT In Your House, Legado del Fantasma lost to the D'Angelo Family (Tony D'Angelo, Stacks and Two Dimes) with the losers having to join the other person's family. With Legado joiningThe D'Angelo Family, they would accompany each other during matches with them usually losing. On the June 21 episode ofNXT, Escobar would cost D'Angelo his title match against NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes. AtNXT: The Great American Bash, it was revealed that Escobar was hospitalized and the other members of Legado began working with the D'Angelo Family. On the August 2 episode ofNXT, Escobar would return and cost D'Angelo and Stacks their title match againstThe Creed Brothers signaling that their alliance has come to an end. On the August 16 edition ofNXT Heatwave, Escobar lost the Street Fight match to D'Angelo, thus banning him from NXT.
On the October 7 episode ofSmackDown, Escobar alongside Wilde and Del Toro would joinZelina Vega attackingHit Row during their entrance, marking the group's main roster debut.[60] On the December 2 episode ofSmackDown, Escobar (the former King Cuerno) lost the SmackDown World Cup final toRicochet (the former Prince Puma) to determine the No. 1 contender for the Intercontinental Championship in what was their rematch when they last performed on Lucha Underground.[61]
At theRoyal Rumble on January 28, 2023, Escobar entered his firstRoyal Rumble match at #10 but was eliminated byBrock Lesnar.[62] On the February 10 episode ofSmackDown, Escobar competed in a four-way match to determine the number one contender to theWWE Intercontinental Championship, which was won byMadcap Moss. After the match, during an off-air exclusive uploaded to WWE'sYouTube channel, Escobar would approach fellow competitor,Rey Mysterio, after the match. Thanking Mysterio for inspiring him as a wrestler and gifting him a mask of his own, Escobar would also receive a mask from Mysterio in return, starting aface turn for Escobar. Following this, Escobar would find himself involved in the feud between Rey and his sonDominik Mysterio, assisting Rey in the feud against Dominik andThe Judgment Day as a result, continuing the face turn in the process. On the March 3 episode ofSmackDown, Escobar faced Dominik in a match and was defeated following interference fromRhea Ripley, after which Dominik tore up the mask Rey gave to Escobar, solidifying Escobar's face turn. On the 31 March episode ofSmackDown, Rey reformed theLatino World Order and invited Legado Del Fantasma to join as a token of appreciation for aiding him in his fight against Dominik and The Judgment Day.[63][64]
On the June 9 episode ofSmackDown, Escobar defeatedMustafa Ali to qualify for the men'sMoney in the Bankladder match.[65] Escobar and stablemate Vega failed to win their respective Money in the Bank ladder matches in thenamesake event.[66] Escobar and Rey faced each other in theUnited States ChampionshipInvitational tournament finals on the July 28 episode ofSmackDown,[67][68] and Escobar was due to faceAustin Theory for the United States Championship after Rey suffered an injury during the tournament finals match.[69] On the August 11 episode ofSmackDown, Escobar was taken out by Theory before the match has started. Due to Escobar's injury, WWE OfficialAdam Pearce allowed Rey to take Escobar's place for the title match and he defeated Theory to become the new United States Champion.[70]
AtCrown Jewel, Escobar cost Rey Mysterio, the United States Championship after he snatched away a brass knuckles from a member ofLogan Paul's entourage and left it on the ring while chasing Paul's entourage away only for Paul to use it on Rey to win the match.[71] On the November 10 episode ofSmackDown, Escobar was accused byCarlito, who returned to WWE atFastlane as a new LWO member, for leaving the brass knuckles at the side of the ring at Crown Jewel. After Carlito's match withBobby Lashley, Escobar attacked Rey as Rey was checking on Carlito, turning heel and leaving the LWO in the process.[72] On the following week's episode ofSmackDown, Escobar entered the arena using the Legado del Fantasma theme. He chastised Rey for not sticking with him while kicking Vega, Wilde and Del Toro from Legado del Fantasma.[73] A match between Carlito and Escobar was announced forSurvivor Series: WarGames.[74] A day before the event, Escobar took out Carlito in the ring and backstage.Dragon Lee saved Carlito from Escobar and SmackDown General ManagerNick Aldis allowed Lee to face Escobar as Carlito's replacement at Survivor Series: WarGames, which Escobar won.[75][76] On the December 1 episode ofSmackDown, Escobar defeated Wilde and continued attacking him after the match, with Lee coming out to save Wilde. It was later announced that Lee will face Escobar in aUnited States Championship #1 Contender Tournament the following week, which was won by Escobar.[77][78] In the semifinals, Escobar defeatedBobby Lashley after interference from Los Lotharios (Humberto Carrillo andAngel Garza), with Escobar dubbing the group as the "Legado World Order".[79][80] Escobar lost toKevin Owens in the finals atSmackDown: New Year's Revolution on January 5, 2024.[81]
Two weeks later, the newly revived Legado Del Fantasma defeated Carlito, Wilde and Del Toro in a six-man tag team match.[82] On the following week, Elektra Lopez reunited with Escobar and returned to Legado Del Fantasma.[83] Escobar entered the Royal Rumble match at thetitular event as the seventh entrant and was eliminated by Carlito. On March 1, Escobar would face Carlito in a one on one match but amidst the match Carillo and Garza would interfere causing the returning Rey Mysterio to distract Escobar and lose against him. On March 22, Escobar and Mysterio would face off against each other one on one with the stipulation being that both members of LWO and Legado Del Fantasma would be banned from ringside. Escobar won after interference from Dominik Mysterio. A week later Escobar thanks him for his help and strikes an alliance with Dominik. Rey announces that he will face both Dominik and Escobar in a tag match at WrestleMania XL alongside Dragon Lee, the newest member of LWO. A week later Escobar and Legado Del Fantasma arrive on Raw in the Judgement Day clubhouse unannounced thanks to Dominik and meet Andrade. On Smackdown, after Elektra Lopez wins her first match against a Zelina Vega, Escobar and Dominik attack Rey and try to get Andrade, who was with them at ringside to attack Rey with them but instead Andrade turns on Escobar and Dominik. After Dragon Lee is assaulted, Andrade becomes Rey's new partner to face Escobar and Dominik at Wrestlemania XL.[84][85] AtWrestleMania XL Night 1 on April 6, Santos teamed up with Dominik against Rey andAndrade in a losing effort after interference fromLane Johnson andJason Kelce.[86] On the August 9 episode ofSmackDown, Escobar defeated Andrade to become the number one contender for theWWE United States Championship, but failed to defeatLA Knight for the title two weeks later onSmackDown.[87][88]
Jorge Luis Alcantar Bolly was born on April 30, 1984, inMexico City, Mexico. His father was a professional wrestler, known as theenmascarado "El Fantasma". His uncle was also a professional wrestler, known as Ángel de la Muerte (English:"Angel of Death") and his cousin has worked under the names Ángel de la Muerte Jr. and then Fantasma Jr.[96] In 2007, it was revealed that Alcantar was a student atUniversidad Anahuac, working on a degree in International Relations at that time.[97] Alcantar was accompanied by his son for theTriplemanía XXVI match and was seen in the ring afterward as Alcantar was forced to remove his mask.[5]
On February 6, 2019, it was reported that Alcantar had filed a lawsuit in California againstEl Rey Network and the production company Baba-G who were behindLucha Underground. The lawsuit claimed theLucha Underground contract "Illegally restricted" wrestlers from working in their "lawful profession" by restricting them from working for other companies while under contract withLucha Underground, which only paid per match. Alcantar's lawyer also revealed that he had filed a class action lawsuit againstLucha Underground over the contracts that he claims are not legal under Californian law.[98] The class action lawsuit also includedIvelisse Vélez,Joey Ryan andMelissa Cervantes looking to invalidate their contracts.[99] The lawsuit led to Alcantar and others being released from theirLucha Underground contracts prior to it expiring.[100]
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