Highlights from Santo’s chant with Box Y Lucha. Seemed like a ton of questions for him and I got all of one thru, which I didn’t get the answer I wanted to out of it. As always, this is me reading the google translations and trying to make sense of them. Hopefully, I haven’t blown anything.
– Santo’s asked about a mask vs mask match with Hijo del Diablo – he says it goes all the way back to the UWA days and it’s about time for a conclusion. He talked about this match a few times – was this announced somewhere? Is he drumming up business?
– The same is asked about Blue Demon, and Santo says he’s ready if Demon will ever agree.
– Other guys he wouldn’t mind fighting in a mask match: Blue Panther, Ultimo Guerrero, Atlantis. He later cites Perro Aguayo Jr. as one of his main enemies too.
– Santo says it’s possible he could one day go to the WWE, but right now there’s no talks about it.
– Santo talks about the pride and responsibility to live up to the Santo name. Part of that responsibility is to make sure those who take the Santo name in the future are at the same level of the man who originally held that name, and he, without trying to offend, simply doesn’t feel Axxel is at that level. He doesn’t have any problems with Axxel as long as he’s using that name, and he’d be happy for him if he made it to CMLL someday. Santo’s trademarked his name and all the nicknames.
– Santo hopes to make another run in CMLL around mid June, but it may be July.
– Santo feels the best wrestlers are in CMLL, and the best of them are Panther, Wagner, Guerrero and Mistico. He adds Atlantis later on. He doesn’t put down AAA, but just says his tastes are currently in CMLL. He doesn’t like AAA’s mixed tags.
– Besides Negro Casas, Santo picks Eddie Guerrero and Octagon as his best partners. And he considers the WWC Tag match one of his best, of course – the dramatics and the crowd being so into it are a big factor.
– Santo says he’s partners with people he’s feuded with previously in LA Park and Negro Casas, but you never know when those things might reignite.
– A questioner plays the “the guys in the day were so much better” card, and Santo cites Negro Navarro, Blue Panther, Solar I, Ultimo Guerrero and others are just as technical guys just as good as those in the past.
– The comic has ended it’s run, but it was planned to only go 1-20. There’s talk of binding them together in a collection, and starting a new limited run. The cartoon’s in the same process – it was a limited run, the run went the limit, and they may do more with it.
– Santo thinks highly of Rey Mysterio Jr., noting that in a lot of ways, it’s harder to be a start in the US. Santo’s happy for him.
– Santo says everyone in lucha has their own diet and routine, and the only one he’d never try is the one of his good friend Super Porky.
– If you live in a city, Santo hopes to wrestle in that city soon. Trust me.
– Santo picks Latin Lover and Cibernetico as two guys who could do well in CMLL, among others
– If he had to lose his mask to someone, it’d be Mil Mascaras.
I’ll post a link to the transcript if/when they put one up.
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Santo/Diablo is one of those Atlantis/Wagner deals except these two have been agreeing to a mask match for about 12 straight years now, having the magazines announce it and never going through with it. The problem is with each year that goes by, Diablo loses value on his mask so he’s never happy with what he is offered.
Rob
It’s possible Santo doesn’t want any of his nephews using the Santo name because he wants to pass it down to his own son.Plus he isn’t on very
good speaking terms with most of his brothers and sisters and nephews and nieces after someone in the family sold pictures of Santo sr unmasked to the SOMOS magazine.When Hijo del Santo tried to sue the magazine he was told the pictures were provided by his own family.By keeping AXXEL from using the Santo name just might be a little revenge on Hijo del Santo’s part.
Santo has sons that are thinking about getting into wrestling? I’ve always thought none of them were interested.
Aren’t the Caifiene Rockeros(sp?) Santo’s nephews?
Man Axxel is not having a good day on this site.
If anything, the santo name will go to someone that’s not related to him. Much like Pierroth and Cien Caras.
If Hijo del Santo doesn’t pass the mask onto any of his sons the Santo line will end there.He owns
the rights to the name and character and will most likely never let anyone outside of his direct family use the name.He has said it in many interviews that the Santo name will remain in his family always.