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Encyclopedia > Carlitos Colon
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Carlos Colon (born July 18, 1945 in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico) better known in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling circles as Carlitos Colon, is considered by many to be the greatest wrestler ever from Puerto Rico. July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Santa Isabel is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Bruno Sammartino puts the pressure on Stan The Man Stasiak. ...


Colon became popular during the 1970s, a period when his promotional company, Capitol Sports Promotions, used to have a wrestling television show each Saturday and Sunday on WAPA-TV. He wrestled during a time where other stars like Los Super Medicos, Los Invaders, Chiki Starr, Barrabas, Macho Man Randy Savage, Ric Flair and others wrestled in Puerto Rico. The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... Televicentro is a Puerto Rico-based television station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as the call letters WAPA-TV, Channel 4, for NTSC television and WAPA-DT, Channel 27, for digital television. ... Macho Man Randy Savage on The Weird Al Show Randy Poffo (born November 15, 1953), better known by his stage name Macho Man Randy Savage, is a professional wrestler who has worked for the WWE (WWF at the time) and WCW promotions. ... Ric Flair on WWE Raw. ...


He was Heavyweight champion of the world there several times, and in 1983, after losing a fight to the late Bruiser Brody, he required hospitalization because he became gravely injured. News of his hospitalization made the covers of El Vocero and El Nuevo Dia newspaper. Two weeks later, he beat Brody in a rematch. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Frank Goodish (1946-1988) was a professional wrestler better known in the professional wrestling world as Bruiser Brody. ... El Vocero is a Puerto Rican newspaper that is published in the Puerta de Tierra barrio, in the city of San Juan. ... El Nuevo Día is a newspaper published daily in San Juan. ...


On January 6, 1983, he defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair to win the title but it never made it to NWA TV. He lost the title back to Flair on January 23, 1983. January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 23 is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...


In 1991, Colon had a brief participation in the WWE, then WWF. After this, he decided to temporarily retire from professional wrestling, and now, helps train his sons, Carly Colon a.k.a. Carlito Caribbean Cool and Eddie Colon who have become wrestlers. He also has a daughter Stacy Colon. 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling promotion, currently the largest in North America. ... Carlito Caribbean Cool Carlitos Colon, Jr. ... Eddie Colon Edwin C. Colon is a professional wrestler. ...


He sports over 70 scars on his forehead, and has said publicly that he wears them as awards given to him because of all his fights.


Championships

National Wrestling Alliance The National Wrestling Alliance is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ...


World Wrestling Council The National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a title in the simulated sporting events of professional wrestling. ... The World Wrestling Council is one of Puerto Ricos two main professional Wrestling organizations, the other one being the International Wrestling Association. ...

  • 26-Time WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion
  • 11-Time WWC North American Tag Team Champion (with Gino Caruso once, Jose M. Perez twice, Bob Ellis once, Victor Jovica once, Jose Rivera twice, Hurricane Castillo once, Chief Thunder Cloud once, Eric Froelich once and The Invader once)
  • 8-Time WWC North American Champion
  • 3-Time WWC Tag Team Champion (with Pedro Morales, Jose Rivera and The Invader)
  • 9-Time WWC Puerto Rican Champion
  • 4-Time WWC Television Champion
  • 2-Time WWC Hardcore Champion


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  • 1-Time Stampede Tag Team Champion (with Gino Caruso)



WWC World Heavyweight Championship

Preceded by:
Abdullah the Butcher

 First Reign Followed by:
Ox Baker
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Ox Baker		 Second Reign Followed by:
* Title renamed
* Renamed WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship after Colon defeats NWA Heavyweight Champion
WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship
Preceded by:
Dory Funk Jr.		 Third Reign Followed by:
Abdullah the Butcher
Preceded by:
Abdullah the Butcher		 Fourth Reign Followed by:
* Vacant
* Stripped due to injury
Preceded by:
Tournament (Def. Terry Funk)		 Fifth Reign Followed by:
Hercules Ayala
Preceded by:
Hercules Ayala		 Sixth Reign Followed by:
Hercules Ayala
Preceded by:
Hercules Ayala		 Seventh Reign Followed by:
Hercules Ayala
Preceded by:
Ron Garvin		 Eight Reign Followed by:
Steve Strong
Preceded by:
Steve Strong		 Ninth Reign Followed by:
Leo Burke
Preceded by:
Abdullah the Butcher		 Tenth Reign Followed by:
Greg Valentine
Preceded by:
Greg Valentine		 Eleventh Reign Followed by:
Dino Bravo
Preceded by:
Dino Bravo		 Twelfth Reign Followed by:
Ron Garvin
Preceded by:
Ron Garvin		 Thirteenth Reign Followed by:
Invader I
Preceded by:
Dick Murdoch		 Fourteenth Reign Followed by:
* Vacant
* Colon "Retires"
Preceded by:
Dutch Mantel		 Fifteenth Reign Followed by:
Mabel
Preceded by:
Mabel		 Sixteenth Reign Followed by:
Mabel
Preceded by:
El Bronco		 Seventeenth Reign Followed by:
Mr. Hughes
Preceded by:
Mr. Hughes		 Eighteenth Reign Followed by:
Huracan Castillo Jr.
Preceded by:
Huracan Castillo Jr.		 Nineteenth Reign Followed by:
El Nene
Preceded by:
El Nene		 Twentieth Reign Followed by:
Jungle Jim Steele
Preceded by:
Jungle Jim Steele		 Twenty-first Reign Followed by:
* Vacant
Preceded by:
Ray Gonzalez		 Twenty-second Reign Followed by:
Ray Gonzalez
Preceded by:
Ray Gonzalez		 Twenty-third Reign Followed by:
Ray Gonzalez
Preceded by:
Ray Gonzalez		 Twenty-fourth Reign Followed by:
Ray Gonzalez
Preceded by:
Ray Gonzalez		 Twenty-fifth Reign Followed by:
Ray Gonzalez

Awards

Hulk Hogan on the cover of Pro Wrestling Illustrated, November 1994. ...

See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Carlito Caribean Cool | Now that's Cool (1213 words)
Colon would team with both his brother Eddie Colon and Konnan to defeat Thunder and Lightning for the WWC Tag Team titles.
Carlito was even aided by Angle and Eric Bischoff in his quest to win John Cena's WWE Championship.
Carlito was unsuccessfil in his quest for Cena's title, and ended up losing his Intercontinental Championship to Ric Flair at Unforgiven.
  More results at FactBites »


 
 

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