Mike Santana was confronted by a familiar face on AEW Rampage.
Santana missed more than a year after he suffered a knee injury at AEW Blood & Guts in June 2022. He returned ahead of AEW All In and reunited with his former tag team partner, Ortiz. At the pay-per-view, Santana and Ortiz were on the losing side of the Stadium Stampede match against Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent Beretta, and Orange Cassidy) and Eddie Kingston.
On the September 8 episode of AEW Rampage, Santana made it clear that he would be following a new path by himself. The promo led to a heated exchange between Santana and Ortiz on social media.
On AEW Rampage: Grand Slam on September 22, Santana competed in his first singles match since May 2022 and dominated "Dirty" Bulk" Bronson. After the bell, Ortiz came to the stage and stared Santana down. Santana briefly approached him, but he walked away without saying anything.
Mike Santana is sending a very loud message to #AEW!
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 23, 2023
Watch #AEWRampage #AEWGrandSlam ON TNT!@Santana_Proud @bearbronsonBC pic.twitter.com/7oeh6RRmP2
Incredible win by Mike Santana!
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 23, 2023
And now Ortiz is here, and he wants to talk!
Watch #AEWRampage #AEWGrandSlam ON TNT!@Santana_Proud @Ortiz_Powerful pic.twitter.com/b7RzKvUcr9
Fightful Select reported more information about the budding feud between Ortiz and Santana.
Among other accolades, Santana and Ortiz are four-time IMPACT World Tag Team Champions.
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