Tito Santana was one of the biggest names of the 80s professional wrestling and he was one of the top upper mid cards of WWE during his time. He had been a two times WWE Intercontinental Champion; it was a time when WWE titles were not for everyone, only the most deserving ones could win it.
Apart from the WWE Intercontinental title, Santana had been a two times WWE Tag Team champion and the King of The Ring winner of 1989. He was also inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004. Presently, he is active on the independent circuit even at the age of 71. He is active on the indies since 1996.
Tito Santana Reveals That He Turned Down a Legends Contract
There is no doubt in the fact that Santana is one of the biggest legends of professional wrestling and WWE wanted to reward him with a legends contract recently. Santana revealed it when he recently appeared on VOC Nation’s Wrestling with History podcast. Here is what he had to say;
“They wanted us to be part of restarting Saturday Night’s Main Event. Me and Koko (B Ware) just recently signed a (Legends) contract with the WWE and from what I understand, they want to start using the Legends (more often).” Said the former two times WWE IC Champion.
Tito Santana is a two times WWE Intercontinental Champion
“I appreciate this because, you know, they’re giving us credit for being the pioneers (and for helping to get) the business where it is right now… I (initially) said, ‘you guys have treated me like crap all these years and you have done nothing with Tito Santana for years, and I’m ok, I don’t really need it, I don’t need you guys.’
Tito Santana was Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004
“The person that I talked to said, ‘Look, we’re not Vince anymore. We’re a different organization. We hold the legends (in high regard). We respect the legends and we want to do something with you guys. Finally, they offered me a (Legends) contract and I signed the contract about three weeks ago. Everything has been happening pretty fast.”
WWE has always valued their legends with high regards and every now and then, they bring back their legends. On the previous PLE Saturday Night’s Main Event, we got see WWE Hall of Famer Jesse “The Body” Ventura as one of the special guest commentators. Tito Santana making a return to WWE as a legend would be delightful to see.
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