Dragon Lee steps up for Carlito and Rey Mysterio.
As first reported by WrestleVotes, Dragon Lee will face his first opponent on a WWE main roster pay-per-view event as Lee faces Santos Escobar at WWE Survivor Series 2023. Lee will be stepping up for Carlito. Carlito was supposed to face Escobar but Escobar took out Carlito, injuring his arm on the November 24 episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown.
Lee then asked Nick Aldis not to postpone the match and instead put him in place of Carlito. Aldis acquiesced and made the match.
With WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio and Carlito sidelined due to injury, Dragon Lee will step up and take on Santos Escobar at Survivor Series: WarGames after Escobar’s shocking actions toward The LWO.
After Mysterio lost the United States Championship to Logan Paul at WWE Crown Jewel, Carlito accused Escobar of costing him the match intentionally. Moments later, Escobar seemed to confirm Carlito’s suspicions by attacking The LWO, leaving Mysterio down and injured after dropkicking the steel steps into his leg.
Now, after Escobar took out Carlito on SmackDown, the two Superstars will square off in a bitter grudge match with more than just bragging rights on the line.
Don’t miss Survivor Series: WarGames on Saturday, Nov. 25, at 8 ET/5 PT, streaming live on Peacock in the United States and on WWE Network everywhere else.
Fans can check out the full WWE Survivor Series card here.
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