Mike Santana talks about his secret TNA return.
Last week, Mike Santana made a return to TNA Wrestling when he was unveiled as Steve Maclin’s mystery opponent at Rebellion. This surprise appearance proved to be quite successful as Santana defeated Maclin with a Spin The Block.
While recently speaking with Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz, Santana opened up about keeping his return a secret.
“[I kept it a secret] maybe a few weeks,” Santana said. “As soon as I made it public that I had left AEW, I mean, that phone rang. I was in talks with everyone. my options were pretty much open, BUT I knew that TNA was definitely a priority of mine and top of the list. The conversations went good and, and we got things together within a couple of weeks.”
Following Santana’s resurgence at Rebellion, TNA Wrestling announced that he had officially inked a contract with them for an undisclosed amount of time. Santana previously worked for TNA, under its former name of IMPACT Wrestling, from 2017 until 2019, when he then moved over to All Elite Wrestling.
Santana Is In TNA For The Long Haul
While Santana plans to continue taking independent wrestling bookings, he confirmed to WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard that he is also fully invested in making the most of his rekindled relationship with TNA Wrestling.
“I’m dedicating myself fully to TNA,” Santana said. “I’m still going to be moving around on the indies as much as I can, as much as my schedule allows. I always love to try to keep a work and real life balance, especially with my daughter and her getting older. Family is a huge thing for me, so spending a lot of time with my family is huge. I’m in TNA for the long haul.”
“I’m looking forward to to growing and being one of the guys that are going to put the company on my back and continue elevating it and making it a place to be. Gonna do everything that I did as a tag team and more.”
