What happened to Primo and Epico?

In case you didn’t know… Real-life cousins Primo & Epico Colon have been a tag team in WWE since November 2011. Since then, however, both men have been ruled out of in-ring action at various stages due to injury, with Primo undergoing knee surgery in 2017 and Epico undergoing shoulder surgery in 2018.

Is Primo and Epico related?

Primo and Epico Colón are a Puerto Rican professional wrestling tag team. The team, composed of real-life cousins, are former one-time WWE Tag Team Champions, with the title won during their first run as Primo and Epico from 2011 to 2013.

Is Primo A Carlito?

The Colóns were a Puerto Rican professional wrestling tag team who consisted of real-life brothers, Carlito and Primo. In 2008, they began teaming together in WWE, when Primo debuted on SmackDown alongside his brother.

What happened to Los Matadores?

The reason why the Los Matadores are currently off WWE television is for the WWE Universe to erase or forget the tag team. The plan for WWE is to repackage them as something new and bring them back at some point. Over the summer, Carlito was rumored to be negotiating a return to WWE.

Why did Carlito leave the WWE?

In a recent interview on Wrestling Shoot Interviews, Carlito re-iterated that he had wanted to leave WWE in 2010 because he had become disillusioned with the creative direction of his character.

Who was Carlito tag team partner?

Carlito won WWE Tag Team gold with his brother, Primo, in 2009, but he wasn’t his first tag team partner. Many fans will remember that Carlito often teamed with “The Masterpiece” Chris Masters in late 2005 into 2006. The two men developed a strong bond and friendship that continues to this day.

When did Primo join WWE?

The Colóns (2008–2009) On August 18, 2008, Colón made his WWE debut on the Raw brand under the ring name “Primo Colón” and was involved in a backstage segment with the brand’s general manager, Mike Adamle, talking about his dislike for his brother Carlito’s attitude and how he was nothing like him.

How old is Primo?

18 years (December 24, 2002)
Joshua Primo/Age

What does Primo mean?

: the first or leading part (as in a duet or trio) primo.

Who is El Torito in WWE?

Mascarita Dorada

Are the colons still in WWE?

The Colons are former WWE Tag Team Champions and now they are both former WWE employees as they have been released by the company earlier today. Primo and Epico Colon, who haven’t had a match in the WWE since 2019 and haven’t been on TV since WWE Survivor Series 2018, have yet to comment on their releases.

How old is the wrestler Carlito?

42 years (February 21, 1979)
Carlito/Age

When did Primo and Epico win the NXT Championship?

On the January 9 NXT episode, Primo and Epico broke their losing streaks with a win over Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty, their first win in months. However, Dallas and McGillicutty gained revenge by defeating Primo and Epico in the first round of the NXT Tag Team Championship tournament to crown the inaugural champions.

Where did the names Epico and Primo come from?

Primo and Epico adopted their ring names from Diego Columbus and Ferdinand Columbus, the real life sons of Christopher Columbus (In Spanish, Cristobal Colón, Los Matadores’ real last name).

When did Epico and Primo end their feud?

The teams continued their feud on WWE Superstars, where Epico lost to Young and Primo beat O’Neil in singles matches. At Money in the Bank, Primo and Epico defeated Young and O’Neil in a tag team match. The feud ended in August when A.W. was released from WWE.

Who are Primo and Epico of Los Matadores?

Los Matadores (2013–2015) In August 2013, WWE hyped the debut of “Los Matadores”, and on the September 30 episode of Raw, Primo and Epico debuted new characters, as Diego and Fernando of Los Matadores, a face team of two masked Spanish bullfighters with El Torito as mascot as they defeated 3MB.