Wrestler Profile

Cruz Montana

Cruz Montana — who spent most of his career as Mike Santana — has re-emerged as one of wrestling's best comeback stories: the Puerto Rican powerhouse from Brooklyn who rebuilt himself into a main-event singles star after a decade defined by tag team success. With Ortiz, as LAX in Impact and Proud and Powerful in AEW, he collected tag championships and critical acclaim.

His solo run in TNA revealed the full package: explosive offense headlined by the Spin the Block cannonball, sincere promos about sobriety and fatherhood that connect like few in wrestling, and consistent main-event performances that made him the people's choice for the TNA World Championship.

Now in NXT under the Cruz Montana name, he wrestles with visible urgency — a man making up for lost time and doing it in front of the family he talks about in every promo. WrestleRanks voters have responded to the authenticity: Montana ranks on heart and delivers on it weekly.

Promotions

Cruz Montana is associated with NXT (2023–2026) and TNA.

Championship history

Cruz Montana in the WrestleRanks rankings

Cruz Montana is tracked as a professional wrestler on WrestleRanks. Rankings here are settled one week at a time — who had the strongest week, not the best career. Learn more about how our rankings work, or see the live, interactive profile with weekly rank history and voting on the Cruz Montana ranking page.

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