Back in 2010, I was very excited to feature a young wrestler named Lupe Santiago here on
Beefcakes of Wrestling. I had hoped Lupe would go on to bigger and better things in pro wrestling (he was signed to NXT), and I looked forward to following his career online. Alas, his time in the squared circle was short-lived and Lupe decided to pursue other interests, fitness-modelling being one of them. (Here are some of my favorite images of Lupe from posts dating back to 2010-2011.)
Fast forward to 2017-2018. What is the former NXT rookie up to these days? Is there a chance he might ever return to the ring? Most likely not. On his Facebook page (which hasn't been updated since late 2016), Lupe lists several occupations and interests: "Online entrepreneur. Internet Personality. Tips To Make More Money and Live A Great Life." At one time, he was also a performer at The Adonis Lounge, an underwear model, and he did a nude photo shoot for Paragon Men in 2013 (some of the photos turned up on
Pinterest). He's still doing the motivational speaker thing; if you're looking to be an entrepreneur like Lupe, you may want to follow him on
Twitter. Finally, a sharp-eyed reader of this blog sent me a link to a page on Masseurfinder.com that features a "m4m masseur" named
Raphael who looks remarkably like Lupe. In fact, one of the pics he included in his profile is the same one above where Lupe is modelling a tight white tank top and black hat. Is it him? Or is it just some one who looks like him? Or maybe it's a different man who is using his pics without permission. If anyone knows for sure, do let us know in the Comments section below.
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| Lupe's motivational video posted on YouTube last April 2017. |
