Tito Santana has a new perspective on WWE’s view of Legends.
WWE Hall of Famer Tito Santana appeared on VOC Nation’s Wrestling with History podcast after his appearance at WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event. Santana recently signed a Legends contract with WWE and shared how it came to fruition. The former Intercontinental Champion said WWE told him they want to use Legends more, and it’s a different company without Vince McMahon running things.
Tito Santana originally turned down the offer for a Legends contract
“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). 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.’
“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.”
Santana says action figures and video game appearances are in the works
Despite signing a Legends deal and appearing on SMNE, Santana said fans should expect him to be on the road with WWE. He said it would be nice to see more Tito Santana merchandise, which they said is in the works.
“Don’t expect me to be on the road with them again, I’m not going to do that. But it would be nice if they started putting out some merchandise of Tito Santana. A lot of fans always ask me, they want some new stuff. So do I!… Supposedly they’re going to be making (action) figures and putting me in (WWE video) games. I’ll believe it when I see it… The most memorable figure for me was (the LJN figure) with the purple tights. The very first one. That’s supposedly pretty expensive if you can find it in the box, especially with a signature. I heard it’s getting well over $2000 on Ebay.”
