Carlos Colón

Carlos Edwin Colón, Sr., born Carlos Edwin Colón Gonzalez on July 18, 1948 in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, is a retired professional wrestler, better known in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling as Carlos Colón or Carlitos Colón. He is the father of wrestlers Carly Colón and Eddie Colón, both currently known professionally as Carlito and Primo Colon.

Wrestling facts

 * Finishing and signature moves
 * Figure four leglock
 * Bridging belly to back suplex
 * Senton, sometimes from the second rope
 * Jumping headbutt
 * Running powerslam
 * One-armed atomic drop
 * Swinging neckbreaker
 * Multiple headbutts to a grounded opponent
 * Vertical suplex
 * Knee lift
 * Running punch to the opponent's forehead
 * Leapfrog evasion into a sunset flip
 * Sleeper hold
 * Side headlock with a low blow
 * Elbow drop to an opponent's leg
 * Biting the opponent
 * Cartwheel taunt


 * Wrestlers trained
 * Carly Colón
 * Eddie Colón

Championships and accomplishments

 * National Wrestling Alliance
 * NWA World Heavyweight Champion (Unrecognized)


 * Stampede Wrestling
 * Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Gino Caruso


 * World Wrestling Council
 * WWC Hardcore Championship (2 times)
 * WWC North American Heavyweight Championship (8 times)
 * WWC North American Tag Team Championship (11 times) - with Miguel Perez (2), Jose Rivera (2), Gino Caruso (1), Bob Ellis (1), Victor Jovica (1), Chief Thunder Cloud (1), Huracán Castillo (1), Eric Froelich (1), and Invader I (1)
 * WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (9 times)
 * WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (26 times)
 * WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * WWC World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
 * WWC World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Jose Rivera (1), Pedro Morales (1), and Invader I (1)
 * WWC World Television Championship (4 times)


 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * PWI ranked him # 39 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.

External links and references

 * Carlos Colón profile at CAGEMATCH.net