Mike Santana comments on his return to TNA.
At TNA Rebellion, Mike Santana made his return to TNA, where he was revealed as Steve Maclin’s surprise opponent. Santana then scored the win against the former world champion.
In a digital exclusive, Mike Santana commented on his return.
“August 23, made my way back into professional wrestling after digging myself out of a hole for 14 months,” he said. “I had my very first match in front of 80-plus thousand people. I have not f*cking stopped since. Top of the indies, bottom of the indies. You come from Japan, you come from Mexico, Canada, the UK, it doesn’t matter.
“One by one, you all fallen to the nastiest ever. The best part about it is that I’ve done it all on my terms. I took my career in my hands, like a man. Look at me now. Back home, back in TNA, and I just put down a former world champion and one of the best this company has to offer. One of the best. What bigger statement do I need to make? What bigger statement do I need to make?”
Mike Santana: I’m Here For The Top Spot
Mike Santana went on to state that he had come for the top spot. He sent a warning to everyone by saying that he was coming for their spots.
“I’m here for the top spot,” he said. “So everybody watching, everybody that’s sitting high in their tree, everybody that’s sitting comfortably, take a look at me. I’m gonna be real, I’m gonna say it to you now so that there’s no he said, she said.
“There’s no bullshit that needs to be spewed, you heard it from the source himself. I am coming for your f*cking spots. I’m coming for your spots. Now feast your eyes. You just witnessed the return of the motherf**king realest.”
Santana and Ortiz previously wrestled for TNA/IMPACT from 2017-2019 before they signed with AEW. The duo won the IMPACT World Tag Team Championship four times together.
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