Carlos Colon, Jr. better known as Carly Colon or by his stage name Carlito Caribbean Cool, is a professional wrestler performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown! brand, as well as the World Wrestling Council.
Profile
Career
World Wrestling Council
Carly Colon continues to fight in Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council, where he is currently holding a feud with his brother, Eddy Colon. Using his WWE "Caribbean Cool" gimmick, Carlito has become a much hated heel at WWC, especially after spitting the face of his own father, Puerto Rican legend Carlos Colon, on the "Llamado de la sangre" event November, 2004 at Caguas, Puerto Rico.
On March 26, 2005, Carlito made his return to the ring (after a forced recess due to a shoulder injury) in a match against his brother in Caguas.
Ohio Valley Wrestling
in June of 2003 Carly Colon signed a developmental contract with the WWE and was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling, WWE's training territory.
On December 15 of that year Carly was palced in a special dark match before RAW where he teamed with Brent Dail to face Mike Barton (Bart Gunn) & Jim Steele .
During his time in OVW Carly Colon was still wrestling in Puerto Rico and in April 2004 the WWE put a stop to a scheduled match between him and TNA's Abyss , which would have taken place there.
World Wrestling Entertainment
on October 7, 2004 Carlito Caribbean Cool (as he was to be known) made his debut on Smackdown! where he defeated John Cena to capture the WWE United States Championship.
Carlito would later team up with Kurt Angle, Luther Reigns, and Mark Jindrak to face Eddie Guerrero, Rob Van Dam, The Big Show, and John Cena for Survivor Series 2004 in a four-man tag-team match, but when John Cena made his way into the ring, Carlito ran and drove away with his associate, Jesús, after John Cena tried to attack him.
Smackdown! General Manager Theodore Long, forced Carlito to defend the WWE United States Championship with an injured shoulder, he eventually lost the title in that match. His bodyguard and "associo", Jesús, later attacked John Cena in the kidneys, causing Cena to be absent from Smackdown! for a while. In a kayfabe move, Michael Cole later claimed that John Cena was "urinating blood" backstage after that match. In reality, he was filming a movie produced by WWE Films called "The Marine".
The major feud that Carlito had with Cena for the WWE United States Championship was back-tracked since Carlito separated his shoulder and was scheduled to be out of action four to six weeks.
On the final Smackdown! of 2004, he stated that his new year's resolution for 2005 was to remove Theodore Long as general manager of Smackdown! One action he took was to create a petition, using signatures collected from the WWE superstars, refeerees, and general public, and show it to the board of directors of World Wrestling Entertainment. The directors made a decision proceeding 2005's Royal Rumble which was to retain Theodore Long as General Manager of Smackdown! In rebuttal, Long forced Carlito to do embarassing things, such as shovel snow, dress up and sing as Elvis Presley, and confront The Undertaker face-to-face, which resulted in a tombstone piledriver to Carlito.
Carlito had a small part in the WWE parody of Taxi Driver, promoting WrestleMania 21.
When he returned to the active WWE roster on March 31 2005, he faced the same man with whom he feuded on his SmackDown! debut--John Cena. The match was ruled as no contest when JBL ordered some "policemen" to "arrest" John Cena for vandalizing JBL's limosine the week before.
Carlito made a high profile appearance at Wrestlemania 21 on April 3, 2005, interrupting the interview segment, "Piper's Pit", between "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Stone Cold Steve Austin. After insulting both men, Carlito attacked Piper before being pummeled by Austin and given a Stone Cold Stunner .
On the following episode of Smackdown!, Carlito told fans that what happened at Wresltmania was "not cool" and vowed to debut his own interview segment, called Carlito's Cabana, on the next Smackdown!. Carlito's Cabana debuted on the April 14, 2005 episode of Smackdown. Carlito lined the mat with carpet to represent sand and water. He also put a hammock, flourescent chairs, and palm trees in the ring. His first guest was Rey Mysterio jr. The interview was interrupted by a new tag team calling themselves MNM. Carlito made a point to establish that he thought MNM was "cool." They insulted Rey and eventually got into a fight with him, while Carlito stood idly by. The Cabana ended with Rey lying in the ring and Carlito biting his apple and walking out.
Quotes
- "I spit in the face of people who don't want to be cool!"
- "I think you are a thug. And do you know what? Thugs.. they're not cool."
- "That ... is cool."
- "That's not cool!"
- "You know what cool is? ... You're looking at it"
- "I know cool."
Facts and trivia
- He is just one of three people who have won a major championship belt on their debut in World Wrestling Entertainment. The other two include Gail Kim and Christian.
Championships and accomplishments
| WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship Reigns
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Preceded by:
Ray Gonzalez
| First
| Succeeded by:
Ray Gonzalez
|
Preceded by:
Ray Gonzalez
| Second
| Succeeded by:
Curt Hennig
|
Preceded by:
Curt Hennig
| Third
| Succeeded by:
Jerry Flynn
|
Preceded by:
Ray Gonzalez
| Fourth
| Succeeded by:
* Vacant
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| Title held up after match with Vampiro
|
Preceded by:
Vacant
| Fifth
| Succeeded by:
Konnan
|
Preceded by:
Konnan
| Sixth
| Succeeded by:
Vacant
|
| Title held up after match with Chicky Starr
|
Preceded by:
Chicky Starr
| Seventh
| Succeeded by:
Sabu
|
Preceded by:
Sabu
| Eight
| Succeeded by:
Vacant
|
| Title held up after match with El Bronco
|
Preceded by:
Vacant
| Ninth
| Succeeded by:
Vacant
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| Title vacated when Carly signs with WWE
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Preceded by:
Lightning
| Tenth
| Succeeded by:
Abdullah the Butcher
|
See also
List of famous Puerto Ricans
External links and references
