Carlito (wrestler)
Carlito | |
---|---|
The Caribbean[4] San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
Trained by | Carlos Colón[2] Isaac Rosario |
Debut | November 27, 1999[5] |
Carlos Edwin Colón Coates Jr. stable.
He is a member of the
In 2003, Colón signed a developmental contract with WWE. He worked in its
Early life
Carlos Edwin Colón Coates Jr.[1] was born in the Santurce district of San Juan[2] on February 21, 1979,[1] the son of Puerto Rican professional wrestler and World Wrestling Council founder Carlos Colón and his Canadian-born wife Nancy.[9][10] He has three younger siblings, including fellow wrestlers Eddie (best known in the WWE as Primo) and Stacy Colón, both of whom performed in the World Wrestling Council.[11][12] A second sister, Melissa, did not enter the wrestling business.[13] Other members of Colón's family have also been involved in the World Wrestling Council, including his cousin Orlando (best known in WWE as Epico) and uncle José.
Colón graduated from the
Professional wrestling career
World Wrestling Council (1999–2003)
In July 1999,[5] Colón began working in the World Wrestling Council as a cameraman, then known by his actual nickname "Carly", being subtly introduced to the television programming.[14] Soon after his first appearance, the promotion's main heel (or villainous) wrestler, Ray González, took an interest in him after learning his identity. After weeks of being pestered, Colón responded by punching González, which resulted in a beat-down by the dominant heel stable, La Familia del Milenio.[14] At Aniversario 1999, Colón interrupted a match between González and Colón Sr., aiding his father by interrupting while wielding a shovel, which became his trademark weapon early in his career.[14] The feud between Colón Sr. and González continued, with him interfering on his father's behalf. The final match of this feud concluded in the same manner that the first Aniversario encounter.[14] Soon after, vignettes depicting him training with Isaac Rosario began airing in WWC's show, Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre. Colón made his in-ring debut in January 2000 by defeating Félix Tapia, a jobber and member of La Familia.[15] He was immediately booked in a major push, defeating almost the entirety of the heel locker room during the following two weeks. Despite being active for less than three months, he earned the support of the WWC fanbase.[15]
On January 29, 2000, Colón defeated González to become the youngest wrestler to win the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship. Following his victory, he was engulfed by fans and carried to the locker room by the Ejercíto de la Justicia, the main fan-favorite stable in the promotion.[15] González countered by creating a coalition of wrestlers that had feuded with Colón Sr. in the past, led by Hercules Ayala and Ramón Álvarez. On February 19, 2000, Colón dropped the Universal Heavyweight Championship to González, following intervention from Álvarez.[15] This led to a double feud against Álvarez and Ayala, from which he emerged victorious. During this time frame, he also wrestled One Man Gang, who was involved a storyline where a $10,000 bounty was placed by La Familia to "end his career". On July 16, 2000, Colón defeated González to recover the championship in the main event of Aniversario, the promotion's anniversary event.[15] This was followed with a feud with Curt Hennig, brought in by La Familia, who won the title by pinning him on September 30, 2000.[15] Both met in a rematch the following event, with the championship being held-up following a time limit draw. On November 25, 2000, Colón recovered the belt by defeating Hennig in a no-disqualification contest without time limit.[15] On December 3, 2000, Colón wrestled "The Botswana Beast" Benjamin Peacock to a double count out. In his next match, he defeated Horace Hogan.
González turned on Hennig and brought in
His next feud was against Vampiro, winning the first encounters between them, but losing the title in a no-disqualification contest. A rematch ended in a double disqualification, with the belt being held-up after both assaulted the designated referee.[15] To close this rivalry, Colón defeated Vampiro to regain the Universal Heavyweight Championship. On March 16, 2002, he teamed with his brother to defeat Thunder and Lightning and win the WWC World Tag Team Championship. Their reign only lasted a day, losing a rematch the following date. He subsequently formed an alliance with Konnan, winning the belts again on March 26, 2002, and holding them for nearly three months. After losing the titles back to Thunder and Lightning, Konnan turned on Colón by attacking his sister, Stacy Colón, with a guitar.[15] He dropped the title in the ensuing feud, recovering it back on November 23, 2002. To open 2003, Colón lost the belt to José "Chicky Starr" Laureano, winning it back the following month.[15] On March 15, 2003, he lost the championship to Sabu, before recovering it two weeks later.[15] In May 2003, Colón wrestled in two tryout matches for World Wrestling Entertainment.[17] His opponents were Tommy Dreamer and Jamie Noble, with both contests ending in a loss.[18] Three different reports scouted his performance in a positive manner, with an official offer being made days after the initial appearances.
On June 2, 2003, Colón signed a developmental contract with WWE, being assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling.[5] He made a final appearance in WWC, winning a match over Mike Awesome at Aniversario 2003. Following this performance, Colón addressed the crowd and vacated the Universal Heavyweight Championship, with the next titleholder being decided in a tournament following his departure.[15] The staff of WWC's main rival, the International Wrestling Association (IWA-PR), was surprised by the event due to the promotion's previous association with WWE.[19] They expected the tryout to conclude with the same outcome that the ones that WWE held with their talents (Germán Figueroa, Ricky Banderas and Andy Anderson) without any offer being made, deciding to counter the signing's impact with a storyline that benefited from it. The following month in the tour to promote the Summer Attitude 2003 event, IWA-PR began announcing the arrival of the "son of a former world champion" and "legend that is universally recognized" to the promotion, which was heavily implied to be Colón, but actually served as a plot device to introduce David Flair.[20][21] Before the identity was revealed, his music was played over the sound system, only for the crowd to be told by Savio Vega (Juan Rivera) that they should avoid "acting like morons".[22]
World Wrestling Entertainment/ WWE (2003–2010)
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2003–2004)
Upon joining OVW, Colón performed under his nickname of "Carly" and later, "Carlos Colón, Jr.". His performance in OVW was intercalated by appearances in
While working in OVW, Colón continued to appear in various World Wrestling Council events. Towards the year's end, he made sporadic appearances and feuded with the "Dominican Boy" Julio César López over the Universal Heavyweight Championship. Colón won a November encounter by disqualification, which prevented the title from changing hands.[25] He won a rematch on December 20, 2003, and held on to the Universal Heavyweight Championship for two weeks, losing it to Abdullah the Butcher at WWC's Three Kings Weekend.[26] During this timeframe, Colón also participated in several dark matches prior to Velocity and Sunday Night Heat, in the first teaming with Brent Dail in a loss to Jim Steele & Mike Barton and on the second losing to Johnny Jeter in singles. WWC scheduled him to wrestle Abyss on April 10, 2004, but WWE did not grant the permission to perform at the event, considering that it could be promoted as an interpromotional match against its rival, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.[27] Throughout March and May, Colón wrestled in dark matches for both the Raw and SmackDown! brands.[28] The outcome of these unofficial presentations were wins over Paul London, Ruffy Silverstein, Wavell Starr and Ricky Reyes, also including losses to Hardcore Holly, Shoichi Funaki, Shannon Moore and Billy Kidman.[29]
His work in OVW was a key plot device in WWC's main storyline of the year. On May 15, 2004, the promotion began a backstage angle where Enrique Cruz told Eddie Colón that Carly Colón was wrestling as a heel in OVW, only for José Rivera Jr. to dismiss it as "internet gossip".[30] A subsequent phone conversation between brothers concluded without a direct response on the matter.[31] On June 13, 2004, Carly Colón's role as a heel was made official in a segment where he told his sister that he was no longer interested in his father or the people of Puerto Rico.[32] Consequently, Eddie Colón traveled to the United States to meet with his brother.[33] Upon arriving to the hotel where Carly Colón was staying, he asked to contact him, but the clerk refused to attend him after receiving the response that "Mr. Colón says that he has no brother" and receiving no response upon knocking on the room door.[33]
Eddie Colón was expelled from the hotel and tried to attend his brother's training, but he received the same response and was denied access, buying a ticket for an OVW show held that night.[33] After the event's start, Carly Colón was shown arriving late and being scolded by Jim Cornette.[33] This skit reflected real conflicts between both. Cornette has stated that during Colón's stay in OVW he considered him a very talented performer, capable of doing "great stuff" but only did it when he "was on" due to being used to be treated as "wrestling royalty" in his role of "the boss' son". Cornette went on to explain the limited role, saying that: "I didn't feature Carlito, because he thought that he was more advanced than the rest of the guys and was cruising... but that wasn't what I wanted to see". Colón rebuffed this by saying that "they could have done more" with him in OVW and that the reason no to do it was because "Jim Cornette [doesn't] like" him.[34]
After noticing the hostile fan reaction and witnessing Carly's heel tactics from the public, Eddie Colón sneaked and waited by the locker rooms and confronted him, which resulted in a faceoff that concluded with the heel locker jumping him.
In response to this angle, IWA-PR began hinting that Colón would be joining a heel stable known as "Capitol Sports" (borrowing the name that WWC used during the 1970s-90s), which in storyline was being covertly operated by González in cooperation with his "business partners" (a reference to Colón Sr. and Jovica) with the intention of taking over the promotion.[38] In a segment of their television show, the company ran a script where a surprise arrival was announced, which was promoted as "a young wrestler [...] with a tremendous future in the United States [...] who has Capitol flowing through veins" and with whom González had differences in the past that were overcome when he opened his eyes (in reference to WWC's heel turn) so that he could "complete" an unspecified task in the invasion. IWA-PR further mocked Colón in a skit where Savio Vega dismissed this revelation, citing that he had video evidence of a match where Flash Flanagan (who was active in the promotion performing as "Slash Venom") pinned him at OVW.[39] This angle was concluded in a segment where González berated an unknown individual during a call for being unable to appear in a card, claiming that "he [was] a failure like [his] father and brother".[38]
United States Champion (2004–2005)
In preparation for his debut, the WWE's creative team began testing different characters for him to use. The first attempt involved the promotion filing copyrights for the use of "Carlitos Colón", which is the nickname commonly associated with his father in Puerto Rico.[40] On June 7, 2004, Colón wrestled under this name in a dark match, this time losing to Sean Morley.[41] However, later that month, the name was modified to Carlito Colón and he was given the gimmick of a metrosexual man, originally intending to team him with Rico Constantino upon being promoted. However, this idea was dropped when Constantino was legitimately injured in a match.[42]

On October 7, 2004, Colón made his debut as a heel on SmackDown! as "Carlito Caribbean Cool" (though later shortened to simply "Carlito"), whose gimmick was an apple toting big mouth who would spit apple "in the face of people who don't want to be cool".[4] Carlito defeated John Cena for the United States Championship in his first match on the main roster.[4] He immediately entered an undefeated streak of 14 contests, during which he successfully defended the title against Rob Van Dam, Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero and Hardcore Holly. Carlito was then involved in a storyline where his bodyguard Jesús stabbed Cena in a nightclub.[43] Carlito held the United States Championship for forty-two days, losing it back to Cena after suffering a legitimate injury.
While Carlito was recovering from an injury, he was kept on television and got involved in a comical angle with SmackDown!'s
Intercontinental Champion (2005–2006)
Carlito was drafted to the Raw brand in the
In late 2005, Carlito was added to angles involving the WWE Championship. After defeating Shelton Benjamin in a qualifying match, Carlito was added to the main event at New Year's Revolution in early 2006,[48] the Elimination Chamber match. He was one of the final two wrestlers remaining, after eliminating Kane, Chris Masters and Shawn Michaels. He then lost the match to John Cena.[49] Following New Year's Revolution, Carlito and Chris Masters joined forces as a tag team. Together they competed against Big Show and Kane for the World Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 22. Carlito and Masters lost when Masters accidentally attacked Carlito.[50] Following the match, Carlito confronted Masters, igniting a feud between them. Carlito turned face when he attacked Chris Masters after his "Masterlock Challenge" the next night on Raw. This storyline came to a conclusion at Backlash, where Carlito defeated Masters via an illegal assist from the ropes.[51]
Various feuds (2006–2008)
At

In the final months of 2006, Carlito competed in several matches involving the Intercontinental Championship. His involvement in this angle ended at Cyber Sunday, after being elected by the fans to face Jeff Hardy for the championship. Carlito, however, lost the match.[55] During this time period Carlito's gimmick underwent a slight change and was sold as a "ladies man", eventually getting involved in another fictional relationship with Torrie Wilson. Carlito participated in the 2007 Royal Rumble, where he was eliminated by The Great Khali. Following the Royal Rumble, Carlito started a feud with Ric Flair, in which Flair insulted Carlito for leaving a show early by claiming that he had no heart, no passion and was undeserving of his spot on the roster.[56] After Carlito challenged and lost to Flair in a match, they were booked as a tag team, with Flair serving as a mentor to Carlito.[57] The team was involved in a Money in the Bank qualifying match which was declared a "no contest" after The Great Khali interfered. This led to a triple threat match the following week which included and was won by Randy Orton.[58]
Prior to WrestleMania 23, Colón expressed dissatisfaction with WWE management in an interview for not having plans to book him to appear at the pay-per-view and criticized their methods for selecting performers to push, making reference to backstage politics.[59] Carlito, however, did participate in a dark match at WrestleMania, winning in a tag team match with Flair as his partner against the team of Chavo Guerrero and Gregory Helms. The team also lost a number one contender's match for the World Tag Team Championship against Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch. Carlito turned on Flair after the loss, which turned him heel again.[60] Their feud ended with a match at Judgment Day, where Carlito lost to Flair by submission.[61] Colón appeared in the World Wrestling Council's Aniversario 2007 event where he faced Scott Hall, who retook his WWE gimmick, Razor Ramon, for the first time since leaving the promotion in 1996. As a way to promote the match, Hall claimed that the "Carlito Caribbean Cool" character was an imitation of him, giving it the nickname "Mini Razor".[62] Colón defeated Ramon with his Back Stabber finisher, in a match that included interference by the then-Universal Heavyweight Champion Apolo.[63] All three were involved in a three-way match for the title the following day, which concluded with Ramon pinning Apolo.
Following his feud with Flair he was involved in angles with The Sandman and Triple H. He then lost to Triple H at Unforgiven in a no disqualification match where the no disqualification rule only applied to Carlito.[64] In late 2007, Colón requested his release from the WWE as he was unhappy with the direction of his character. Following a meeting with Vince McMahon, however, he was convinced to stay.[65] On December 10, 2007, he was featured in a ladder match at the Raw 15th Anniversary against Jeff Hardy for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, which Hardy won.[66] Carlito defeated Cody Rhodes to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXIV. He failed to win at the event. Carlito then formed a tag team with Santino Marella. The team was placed in several matches involving the World Tag Team Championship, twice being named the number one contenders; however, they lost the relevant championship matches.
The Colóns (2008–2010)

As part of the
On September 12, he re-debuted on the brand turning
On April 15, 2009, both Carlito and Primo were drafted back to the Raw brand as part of the
In February 2010, Carlito was announced as one of the eight WWE Pros for the first season of WWE NXT. On the February 22 episode of Raw, Carlito was defeated by Christian in a Money in the Bank Qualifying match. The next night on WWE NXT, Carlito teamed with his NXT Rookie Michael Tarver in a losing effort against Christian and his NXT Rookie Heath Slater. On the May 6 episode of WWE Superstars, during his match with Primo, Carlito would stop the match and told Primo they shouldn't fight when the crowd cheers for two brothers to fight each other. Primo would agree and reunite with his brother, turning heel in the process. On the May 10 episode of Raw, Carlito and Primo attacked R-Truth for Ted DiBiase, who paid them afterwards. On May 21, Colón was released due to a violation of the WWE Wellness Program and refusal to attend a rehabilitation facility for a reported addiction to pain killers.[70]
Return to WWC (2010–2020)
CCC and Rey Fénix (2010–2014)
On July 11, 2010, Colón was booked in a match called "The Three Faces of Fear" at WWC's Aniversario 2010 which also involved
On October 28, 2011, Colón returned to WWC first to join his brother and wrestled
During the following weeks, vignettes aired where he berated members of his own family, eventually being confronted by
During this time frame, an angle began in which Colón began pursuing the ownership of WWC. This led to the creation of the Carlito Caribbean Company (CCC), which acquired power when Rivera defeated Victor Jovica following a Huertas González heel turn to force him to sell WWC's stocks. Despite Rivera's involvement as a favored heel, Colón was booked in a spot where the new CCC management turned on him. The ownership of WWC was to be decided in a match between Huertas González and Colón Sr. held on June 29, 2013, at Summer Madness in which CCC lost its bid. In the same event, Colón faced Rivera for the first time, dominating throughout the match but losing after being sprayed in the face with "green mist". On July 13, 2013, he won a rematch by countering this same tactic. On August 18, 2013, Colón issued an open challenge for Aniversario 40, calling himself a "Puerto Rican icon".[78] The following week the challenge was accepted by Sting, a former WCW and TNA world heavyweight champion commonly known as "The Icon".[79] When Colón was preparing to finish the match with the Back Stabber, a masked wrestler known as Rey Fénix intervened and costed him the match. Since that mask was usually worn by Ray González, he began pursuing a match against him. On November 16, 2013, Colón defeated Fénix in a Hair vs. Mask match that served as the main event of Crossfire. However, when Rey Fénix unmasked, he was Ricky Santana instead of González.[80]
Various championship reigns (2014–2019)
At Lockout 2013, Colón defeated Germán Figueroa but lost to Rivera, who was now wrestling under a character known as "TNT". After losing two consecutive matches to Ray González, he was able to win a tag team match where he joined Huertas González. However, after the event was over his partner turned on him, forcing a face switch and beginning a new feud. He joined Ray González to win the first match of this storyline. Afterwards, Huertas González challenged Colón to place his hair on the line, but was ignored on several occasions. The wager became official following the outcome of a match that made it mandatory. On March 30, 2014, Colón defeated Huertas González in a one-sided bet match, remaining undefeated in matches where his hair was at risk.
At Lockout, he defeated Mighty Ursus in a cage match to win the Universal Heavyweight Championship. To open 2015, he retained in a Euphoria encounter where the ring was surrounded by fire. However, Ray González capitalized on this to win the belt the following night. The result proved controversial and Colón was able to defeat both González and Mighty Ursus in a three-way match at La Hora de la Verdad to regain it.[83] The latter, however, remained successful against him and won a non-titular encounter that granted an inconclusive shot at the title. During the Camino a la Gloria tour, Chicano unseated Colón as Universal Heavyweight Champion, making way for another encounter against Mighty Ursus. Afterwards, his feud with González continued, facing both him and the teenage Ray González Jr. in singles and tag team matches. Colón's perennial rival opened the Summer Madness tour by winning an ambulance match. Despite only defeating moscardee Xix Xavant, he received another opportunity for the Universal Heavyweight Championship within two months, which saw Mr. 450 retain. At Aniversario 2016, Colón defeated Apolo and had another unsuccessful shot inside a cage, closing the event with a loss in a four-way Texas tornado match where the champion and other challengers competed.
On January 9, 2016, Colón defeated Chicano to become the first contender to the Universal Heavyweight Championship. He successfully cashed in on this opportunity to earn the title again. On April 30, 2016, Colón defeated Bobby Lashley to retain the Universal Heavyweight Championship. He then defeated Roger Díaz, whose “El Sensacional” Carlitos character had been created as a parody of Carlos Colón Sr. in IWA-PR, to remain titleholder. At Noche de Campeones 2016, Colón defeated Rey Mysterio and Mr. 450 to retain the Universal Heavyweight Championship. His feud with the latter extended throughout September and resulted in the title being vacated. However, Colón emerged from the series as champion after winning a rematch. He opened Aniversario by winning a matchup against Monster Pain, who returned to WWC after a prolonged absence that included a reign as WWL World Heavyweight Champion. In the main night of the tour, Colón defeated Jeff Hardy to retain the Universal Heavyweight Championship. However, he was immediately placed in a feud against Alberto Del Rio, who managed to win a non-titular encounter. Colón closed the year with two double countouts at Lockout, the first against MVP and the second against “El Patrón”, which led to the title being vacated.
At Euphoria 2017, Colón and Del Rio wrestled to a no contest in a titular match. Afterwards, his feud with González reignited and led to multiple double disqualifications. On March 27, 2017, Colón defeated Gilbert to become the first contender to the Universal Heavyweight Championship. The passing of Hurricane Maria while he was immersed in an international tour led to a prolonged absence from WWC, which eventually returned at Camino a la Gloria in March 2018. In this event, Colón lost to Apolo. Returning during the summer for Aniversario, he failed to dethrone Mighty Ursus and lost an encounter with Jack Swagger. At Lockout, Colón defeated The Tahitian Warrior.
Colón cousins WWC administration (2019)
At Euphoria 2019, The Colóns reunited in a win over the champion and Gilbert. At Aniversario 2019, Colón defeated
Independent circuit (2010–2023)
Following his release, Colón began accepting dates to work for independent promotions. On August 7, 2010, he made his debut in Lucha Libre USA's live shows, wrestling as "Carlitos".[84]

Colón won
International tours (2010–2014)

Upon becoming a free agent in 2010, Colón began traveling throughout the world, frequently making tours by country or region. Among the first were Canadian Wrestling's Elite and the Canadian National Wrestling Alliance, receiving a titular opportunity in the former. In December 2010, Colón participated in
On October 26, 2012, he made a one-night appearance for
Colón lost the WAR World Heavyweight Championship to Pablo Marquez on April 19, 2014, as part of CCW's Spring Breakout.[94]
Return to WWE (2021, 2023–present)
Sporadic appearances (2021)
On January 31, 2021, at Royal Rumble, Carlito returned and entered the Royal Rumble match at number 8 as a face, where he was eliminated by Elias.[95] The following night on Raw, Carlito teamed up with Jeff Hardy in his first match on Raw in 10 years to face off against Elias and Jaxson Ryker, in a winning effort.[96]
Latino World Order (2023–2024)
On May 6, 2023, at
On the March 29 episode of SmackDown, Rey and Dragon Lee, the newest member of the LWO, challenged Escobar and
The Judgment Day (2024–present)
Around this time, Carlito began to associate himself with
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2017 | GLOW | Big Kurt Jackson | 2 episodes, credited as Carlos Edwin |
2018 | The Edge & Christian Show That Totally Reeks Of Awesomeness | Himself | 1 episode |
2019 | The Goldbergs | Spur Wielding | 1 episode |
Championships and accomplishments

- Big Time Wrestling
- BTW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[114]
- Family Wrestling Entertainment
- 1 time)
- First Wrestling Society
- 1WS World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[115]
- Funking Conservatory
- FC Television Championship (1 time)[116]
- Imperio Lucha Libre
- International Wrestling Association Florida
- IWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Magnum Pro Wrestling
- Magnum Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[119]
- Millennium Wrestling Federation
- 1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Experience
- PWE United States Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Pure Wrestling Association
- PWA Elite Championship (1 time)[121]
- Qatar Pro Wrestling
- QPW Tag Team Champion (1 time) – with Chris Masters[122]
- United Pro Wrestling
- Wrestling Alliance Revolution
- WAR World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[125]
- World Wrestling Council
- 1 time)
- WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (17 times)[7]
- WWC World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Eddie Colón (1) and Konnan (1)[126]
- World Wrestling Entertainment
Luchas de Apuestas record
Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carly Colón and Ray González (hair) | Thunder and Lightning (masks) | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | WWC Aniversario 39 | July 1, 2012 | [132] |
Carly Colón (hair) | Ray González (hair) | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | WWC Lockout | December 9, 2012 | [133] |
Carly Colón (hair) | Rey Fénix (mask) | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | WWC Crossfire | November 16, 2013 | [80] |
Notes
- Spanish name, the first or paternal surnameis Colón and the second or maternal family name is Coates.
References
- ^ a b c d e "IGN: Carlito (WWE) Biography". IGN. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Carlito profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved August 17, 2008.
- ^ a b "Carlito WWE". wwe.com.
- ^ a b c d "Superstars > Raw > Carlito > Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 27, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ^ a b c "SLAM! Sports Bio". Canoe. July 16, 2005. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
- ^ Álzaga, Raúl (April 4, 2014). "La mujer detrás del ídolo: Juntos en las buenas y en las malas". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Puerto Rico. p. 54.
- ^ a b "WWC Universal Heavyweight Title lineage (archived May 23, 2007)". Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
- ^ "Exclusive News On Carlito's Status With WWE". Wrestling Inc. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "Citizenship and Immigration Canada: Learn About the New Law". Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Carlito's got Canadian blood...now that's cool!". Slam! Sports. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f Francisco "Mcgyver" Gaztambide (April 2002). "WWC: Entrevista a Carly Colón" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 17, 2003. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ Baines, Tim. "Carlito's got Canadian blood ... now that's cool!". SLAM! sports. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
- ^ a b "Aniversario 2008: éxito rotundo" (in Spanish). World Wrestling Council. July 20, 2008. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Armando Rodríguez (February 5, 2006). "Historical Perspective: WWC Universal Title 1993-1999". 411mania.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2006. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Armando Rodríguez (February 8, 2006). "Historical Perspective: WWC Universal Title 2000-2006". 411mania.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ^ Juan Rosario (December 8, 2013). "La historia de la rivalidad entre Ray González y Carlito". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ Francisco "McGyver" Gaztambide (May 19, 2003). "WWC: Carly lucha en WWE" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 4, 2003. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ Francisco "McGyver" Gaztambide (May 20, 2003). "WWE: Grabaciones Smackdown 5/20" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 6, 2003. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ Francisco "McGyver" Gaztambide (May 9, 2003). "PR: Reacciones IWA a firma de Carly" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 2, 2003. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ Francisco "McGyver" Gaztambide (July 10, 2003). "IWA: Notas Invader, Carly, Taquillas Summer Attitude" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 14, 2003. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ Francisco "McGyver" Gaztambide (July 13, 2003). "IWA: Notas "Hijo campeón mundial", Banderas y Azzad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 6, 2003. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ Francisco "McGyver" Gaztambide (July 20, 2003). "IWA: Resultados parciales Bayamón 7/19" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 25, 2003. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ "Carly Colon's Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
- ^ Juan Rosario (February 6, 2004). "WWC: Carly Colón de rudo en OVW" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 1, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ Jean Rodriguez (November 30, 2003). "Archivos PWR: Resultados WWC Noviembre 2003" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ^ Eduardo Aponte (January 5, 2004). "WWC: Resultados + Fotos Cartelera Reyes en Bayamon 1/3" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 1, 2004. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ "Sister Midnight's Monthly Updates January, 2004". Archived from the original on April 27, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
- ^ Francisco "McGyver" Gaztambide (April 29, 2004). "WWE: Notas Carly, Smackdown" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 14, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
- ^ Francisco "McGyver" Gaztambide (May 18, 2004). "WWE: Carly lucha en San Diego" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 14, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ Francisco "McGyver" Gaztambide (May 15, 2004). "WWC: Hacen referencia a Carly como rudo en la TV" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 14, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ Pablo Rivera (May 30, 2004). "WWC: Reporte TV 5/29 - Eddie habla con Carly" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 14, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ Eduardo Aponte (June 14, 2004). "WWC: Carly Colón se revela" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 18, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Jess McGrath (August 14, 2008). "Indy Kingdom: WWC Big Show With Colon vs. Colon, NY Bill, Powers of Pain, Jacobs, TPI, Ranger Ross, and More". PWInsider.com. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
- ^ Jeremy Thomas (March 29, 2012). "Carlito Says He Won't Go Back to WWE". 411mania.com. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ Metzler, Dave (August 21, 2004). "Saturday news update: WWE business projections, New Raw slot in UK, UFC preview and main event notes, Lesnar plays, Former WCW wrestler charged in pimping arrest, Huge Puerto Rico & Mexico shows today, Bruno, Canadian PPV and tons more". Wrestling Observer. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
- ^ Luis Santiago (September 26, 2004). "WWC: Resultados "Fase 3" Carolina 9/25 - Carly vs Eddie II" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on October 13, 2004. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ "WWC: Resultados "Fase 3" Arecibo 9/26 - Eddie vence a Carly" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. September 27, 2004. Archived from the original on October 9, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ a b Juan Rosario (December 7, 2013). La historia de la rivalidad entre Ray González y Carlito (in Spanish). Primera Hora. p. 32.
- ^ "Resultados Caguas 09/10". International Wrestling Association. October 10, 2004. Archived from the original on October 18, 2004. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- ^ Juan Rosario (May 19, 2004). "WWE: Registran a "Carlitos Colón"" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 14, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ Francisco "McGyver" Gaztambide (June 8, 2004). "WWE: Carly lucha como "Carlitos Colón"" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 11, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ Francisco "McGyver" Gaztambide (June 18, 2004). "WWE: Planes con Carly y SummerSlam" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 20, 2004. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ "Carlito Character Profile". USA Network. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ^ "Judgment Day results". World Wrestling Entertainment. May 20, 2005. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ "Nobody gets up from the Pedigree". World Wrestling Entertainment. June 20, 2005. Archived from the original on July 20, 2005. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ "Unforgiven 2005 Results". WWE. September 16, 2005. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
- ^ "Team SmackDown def. Team Raw in a Classic Survivor Series Match". World Wrestling Entertainment. November 27, 2005. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ "Elimination Chamber set". World Wrestling Entertainment. December 12, 2005. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ "WWE Champion def. Kurt Angle, Shawn Michaels, Kane, Chris Masters and Carlito to retain (Elimination Chamber Match)". World Wrestling Entertainment. January 8, 2006. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ "World Tag Team Champions Big Show & Kane def. Carlito & Chris Masters". World Wrestling Entertainment. April 20, 2006. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ "Carlito def. Chris Masters". World Wrestling Entertainment. April 30, 2006. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ Louie Dee (June 25, 2006). "First time's the charm". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 21, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ Jen Hunt (July 15, 2006). "Torrie and Carlito victorious in Mixed Tag Team Match". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ Dee, Louie (December 25, 2006). "Results: Tribute to the Troops". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ Hoffman, Brett (November 5, 2006). "Cyber success for Hardy". WWE. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ Hoffman, Brett (February 5, 2007). "Tickets punched for WrestleMania". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ Dee, Louie (February 15, 2007). "Battling Billionaires". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ Noah Starr (March 12, 2007). "Billion dollar burn". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ Baines, Tim (March 31, 2007). "Carlito not cool about missing 'Mania". Slam! Sports. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2007.
- ^ Noah Starr (April 30, 2007). "Khali's claim". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ Noah Starr (May 20, 2007). "Results: Schooled". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 27, 2007.
- ^ McGyver (July 1, 2007). "WWC: Anuncian Carlito vs Hall para Aniversario" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 1, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2007.
- ^ Rosario, Juan (July 13, 2007). "WWC: Resultados Aniversario 2007 en el Choliseo" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 31, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2007.
- ^ Corey Clayton (September 16, 2007). "Not cool!: The Game beats the Bad Apple". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2007.
- ^ Eduardo Aponte (December 7, 2007). "WWE:¿Se queda o se va Carlito" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
- ^ Clayton, Corey (December 10, 2007). "Rhodes and Holly golden on Raw's 15th Anniversary". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved May 26, 2008.
- World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
- ^ Jiménez, Lester (July 23, 2008). "Mi carrera tomará un buen rumbo". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "WWE Tag Team Champions def. World Tag Team Champions (New Unified Tag Team Champions)". WWE. April 5, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ^ "Carlito released". wwe.com. May 21, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
- ^ a b Francisco "McGyver" Gaztambide (July 3, 2010). "Anuncian lucha de Carlito en Aniversario" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 6, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ^ Piñeiro, Anthony (January 9, 2011). "Resultados: Euphoria 2011 – Mesías se corona Campeón Universal- Mascarita Dorada vence a Pierrothito- MVP en Puerto Rico – Shane the Glamour Boy regresa a WWC…". Súper Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- ^ "WWC Camino a la Gloria 4/8" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. April 8, 2012. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "WWC en Bayamón 5/12" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. May 13, 2012. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
- ^ "WWC: Resultados Halloween Wrestling Xtravaganza" (in Spanish). Noti-Luchas.com. October 29, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ "WWC Honor vs Traicion Bayamon 11/10" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. November 12, 2012. Archived from the original on November 17, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ "WWC Honor vs Traicion Aguadilla 11/11" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. November 12, 2012. Archived from the original on November 17, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ "Carlito Lanza Reto Abierto" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. August 18, 2013. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ "Oficial Sting vs Carlito" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. August 24, 2013. Archived from the original on August 29, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
- ^ a b José Pérez (November 19, 2013). "WWC CROSSFIRE 2013: T.N.T. Returns!, Carlito vs Rey Fenix, Tag Team Title Changes Hands and More From Puerto Rico". PWInsider.com. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ^ "Notas preliminares WWC en Bayamón 3/30" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ "Isle Of Puerto Rico: Wwc In St. Marteen Last Week, New Wwc Universal Champion Crowned In Bayamon, Pr Heavyweight Title Also Changes Hands; Wwl'S Tv Show News And Notes And More". PWInsider.com. July 22, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "Notas de la Hora de la Verdad en Bayamon 1/24". Prwrestling.com. January 25, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ Chris Lansdell (July 30, 2010). "Carlito Comes to Lucha Libre USA on August 7". 411Mania.com. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (October 6, 2012). "Complete House of Hardcore live coverage: Dreamer, Edge, Bucks, London, Kendrick, Carlito, and many more". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ Jason Namako (June 22, 2013). "6/21 FWE IPPV Results: Corona, New York (RVD, Striker)". WrestleView.com. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- Lucha Libre AAA World Wide. March 5, 2011. Archived from the originalon March 8, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (March 19, 2011). "¡Xtreme Tiger gana la espada Rey de Reyes 2011!". Súper Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ Caldwell, James. "Video - John Morrison reveals post-WWE handle, added to int'l tour". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "10・26 後楽園ホール大会 全試合結果&Tajiri総括". Wrestling New Classic (in Japanese). October 27, 2012. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
- ^ "Los Boricuas Se Reunen en México" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. September 7, 2013. Archived from the original on November 22, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ^ "Carlito Captura Correa en Ecuador" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. November 24, 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ "Monster Pain invencible como campeón mundial de WWL". May 2014.
- ^ "Spring Breakout 04.19.2014 Results". Coastal Championship Wrestling. April 20, 2014. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ^ Powell, Jason (January 31, 2021). "WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, Drew McIntyre vs. Goldberg for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Universal Championship, Sasha Banks vs. Carmella for the Smackdown Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ Powell, Jason (February 1, 2021). "2/1 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of the night after the Royal Rumble with Edge vs. Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley vs. Riddle for the U.S. Championship, Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin vs. Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik for the Raw Tag Titles, Bad Bunny on Miz TV". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ Keller, Wade (May 6, 2023). "WWE Backlash Results (5/6/2023): Keller's full results, match analysis, star ratings for Cody vs. Lesnar, Bad Bunny vs. Priest, Usos & Solo vs. Sami & KO & Riddle". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ Lowson, Thomas (June 15, 2023). "Ex-WWE Star Signs New Contract After Recent Surprise Return (Report) - SE Scoops | Wrestling News, Results & Interviews". SE Scoops | Wrestling News, Results & Interviews. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ Renner, Ethan (October 8, 2023). "Carlito returns to WWE at Fastlane - WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ Lentini, Robert (October 10, 2023). "Carlito breaks silence following return at WWE Fastlane". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (October 7, 2023). "HE'S BACK...RETURNING TO WWE IS... | PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (November 10, 2023). "Santos Escobar Turns On Rey Mysterio And LWO On 11/10 WWE SmackDown | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ Nash, Anthony (November 18, 2023). "Carlito vs. Santos Escobar Set For WWE Survivor Series". WrestleZone (via Yahoo Entertainment). Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (November 24, 2023). "Dragon Lee To Face Santos Escobar At WWE Survivor Series 2023 After Escobar Injures Carlito | Fightful News". Fightful. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Chiari, Mike (November 26, 2023). "Santos Escobar Tops Dragon Lee at WWE Survivor Series After Mysterio, Carlito Attacks". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ Moore, John (January 2, 2024). "NXT TV results (1/2): Moore's review of New Year's Evil with Ilja Dragunov vs. Trick Williams for the NXT Championship, Lyra Valkyria vs. Blair Davenport for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Mrosko, Geno (January 27, 2024). "Cody Rhodes wins the Royal Rumble for the second year in a row". Cageside Seats. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ "Royal Rumble Match stats 2024". WWE. January 28, 2024. Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (March 29, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (3/29): Barnett's review of Jade Cargill's appearance, Randy Orton and Kevin Owens vs. Pretty Deadly, WMXL tag team title ladder match qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Barnett, Jake (April 26, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (4/26): Barnett's review of the WWE Draft night one, Cody Rhodes and AJ Styles contract signing for the WWE Championship match at Backlash France". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (April 29, 2024). "WWE Raw results (4/29): Powell's live review of the WWE Draft night two, Sami Zayn vs. Bronson Reed for the Intercontinental Title, appearances by Women's World Champion Becky Lynch and U.S. Champion Logan Paul". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (May 20, 2024). "WWE Raw results (5/20): Powell's live review of Jey Uso vs. Gunther and Lyra Valyria vs. Iyo Sky in King and Queen of the Ring semifinal matches, Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn vs. Chad Gable in a non-title match". prowrestling.net. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (August 5, 2024). "WWE Raw results (8/5): Powell's live review of Gunther's first appearance as World Heavyweight Champion, CM Punk and Drew McIntyre, Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "MATT HARDY, BILLY GUNN, GREAT KHALI, ANDERSON, BAGWELL, ATLAS, CARLITO & MORE: 2/10 BIG TIME WRESTLING IN RALEIGH, NC RESULTS - PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com.
- ^ "1WS World Championship « Titles Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "Carlito's WrestlingZone profile". WrestlingZone. Retrieved April 30, 2007.
- ^ "Imperio World Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ Imperio World Title Tournament
- ^ "Magnum Anniversary Volume 5 « Events Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500-2006". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on April 23, 2007. Retrieved April 30, 2007.
- ^ "PWA Ontario Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on September 6, 2014.
- ^ QPW Tag Team Championship
- ^ UPW Championship
- ^ UPW Title Tournament
- ^ "WAR World Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on May 31, 2016.
- ^ "WWC World Tag Team Championship history". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 30, 2007.
- World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the originalon July 6, 2005. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ "WWE United States Championship". Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the originalon March 25, 2007.
- World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the originalon December 7, 2008.
- World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the originalon February 15, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
- ^ Antony Pinero (July 1, 2012). "WWC: Cayeron las Mascaras de Thunder & Lighting en el Aniversario 39". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ^ "Resultados WWC Lockout 12/9" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. December 9, 2012. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2013.