The Colóns (2002–2010)

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This article is about the former professional wrestling tag team. For the current professional wrestling tag team known as The Colóns, see Primo and Epico.
The Colóns
Carlito/Carly Colón
Primo/Eddie Colón
Name(s)Carlito and Primo
The Colón Brothers
The Colóns
Billed heightsCarlito:
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Primo:
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Combined
billed weight		430 lb (200 kg)
HometownSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Billed fromSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Debut2000
Disbanded2010
Years active2000–2010

The Colóns were a Puerto Rican

WWE Tag Team Championship and World Tag Team Championship
.

Their father is former professional wrestler

John Morrison and The Miz
.

History

World Wrestling Council

The Colóns initially began teaming in their father's company,

David Sierra as the invited guest. In this segment, the promotion tried to explain why Eddie was renamed to "Primo", claiming that he wanted to preserve Eddie Guerrero
's legacy by not using his actual name. On May 20, 2009, The Colóns issued an open challenge to any tag team for Aniversario 2009, the promotion's anniversary event.

World Wrestling Entertainment

Unified WWE Tag Team Champions (2008–2009)

The Colóns as WWE Tag Team Champions

Soon after Primo debuted in WWE, he became a full-time member of the

Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder in their first match as a team to gain victory on September 12, 2008.[3] Two weeks later, both teams competed in a title match, with The Colóns winning to become tag team champions.[4][5]

The Colóns as the Unified Tag Team Champions

Starting in November, The Colóns developed an on-screen relationship with

John Morrison and The Miz, as Morrison and The Miz flirted with The Bella Twins, and then defeated Carlito and Primo to win a date with them on Valentine's Day.[7] The Bella were seemingly unable to choose between the teams, leading to Morrison and The Miz challenging The Colóns for the WWE Tag Team Championship, and The Colóns challenging Morrison and The Miz for the World Tag Team Championship, although each team retained their respective championship.[8][9] The rivalry between the teams led The Bella Twins to fall out with each other, with Brie siding with the Colóns, and Nikki siding with Morrison and The Miz.[10] On the WrestleMania 25 pre-show, The Colóns defeated Morrison and The Miz to win the World Tag Team Championship and become the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions, and they successfully defended the championships the following night on Raw.[11][12]

On April 15, the Colóns were drafted back to the

The World's Greatest Tag Team by pinfall.[14]

Split and brief reformation (2009–2010)

They lost the championship at

Ted DiBiase) moments before the match started.[15] Carlito and Primo invoked their rematch clause the next night on Raw, but were unsuccessful, and on the July 6 episode of Raw, they lost again to Jericho and Edge.[16][17]
One week later, the team officially disbanded when Carlito attacked Primo.

The team reunited on the May 6, 2010 episode of Superstars when Carlito stopped the match and offered Primo to reform as a team. Primo accepted the offer, turning him heel in the process. On the May 10 episode of Raw, Colóns brutally attacked

R-Truth. The duo then shook hands with Ted DiBiase after getting paid with DiBiase's "Trust Fund." The reunion of the team would be short lived, as on May 21, Carlito was released due to a violation of the WWE Wellness Program and subsequent refusal to attend a rehabilitation facility.[18]

While Primo went on to form the second incarnation of The Colóns, with their cousin Epico. On April 5, 2014, Carlito, Primo and Epico inducted Carlos Colon Sr. into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Championships and accomplishments

  • Puerto Rico Wrestling
  • Tag Team of the Year (2008)[19]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Primo profile". WWE. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  3. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
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  4. ^
    World Wrestling Entertainment
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  10. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved 2009-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
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  11. ^ "WWE Tag Team Champions def. World Tag Team Champions (New Unified Tag Team Champions)". WWE. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  12. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
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  13. World Wrestling Entertainment
    . 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  14. ^ Ryan Murphy (2009-05-28). "Price Check". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  15. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2009-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
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  16. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved 2009-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
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  17. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on December 6, 2012. Retrieved 2009-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
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  18. ^ "Carlito released".
  19. ^ "2008 PRW Tag Team of the Year" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Wrestling. 2008-12-15. Archived from the original on 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  20. ^ "WWC World Tag Team Championship history".
  21. World Wrestling Entertainment
    . 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-04-17.

External links

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