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Carlito Height, Weight, Age, Girlfriend, Family

Carlito Quick Info
Height 5 ft 10 in
Weight 100 kg
Date of Birth February 21, 1979
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Eye Color Dark Brown

Carlito is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler who has been signed to WWE, where he has performed on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Carlito as a member of the Latino World Order. In 1999, he made his debut for the World Wrestling Council (WWC) and has won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship 17 times and the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship once. In addition to that, he has also done some acting work in shows such as GLOW and The Goldbergs.

Born Name

Carlos Edwin Colón Coates Jr.

Nick Names

Carlito, Carlito Caribbean Cool, Carlito Colón, Carlos Colón, Carly Colón

Carlito as seen at Busted Knuckle Pro Wrestling's 'Heat Stroke' event in Niagara Falls in August 2012
Carlito as seen at Busted Knuckle Pro Wrestling’s ‘Heat Stroke’ event in Niagara Falls in August 2012 (Tabercil / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

Sun Sign

Pisces

Born Place

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Residence

Houston, Texas, United States

Nationality

Puerto Rican

 

Education

Carlito studied at Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola, a private, Catholic, Jesuit, all-male college-preparatory school located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He graduated in 1997.

Occupation

Professional Wrestler, Actor

Family

  • Father – Carlos Edwin Colón González Sr. (better known as Carlitos Colón or simply Carlos Colón) (Wrestling Promoter, Retired Professional Wrestler, Co-owner of the Puerto Rican wrestling promotion World Wrestling Council (WWC))
  • Mother – Nancy
  • Siblings – Edwin Carlos Colón Coates (Younger Brother, known by the ring name Primo Colón, or simply Primo) (Professional Wrestler), Stacy Colón (Younger Sister) (Wrestler, Performed in the World Wrestling Council), Melissa (Younger Sister)
  • Others – Esther González (Paternal Grandmother), José Colón (Uncle), Orlando Tito Colón Nieves (Cousin, Known by the ring name Epico Colón or simply Epico) (Professional Wrestler)

Manager

Carlito was managed by Rosa Mendes.

Build

Athletic

Carlito as seen while holding the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship in 2009
Carlito as seen while holding the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship in 2009 (Gregory Davis / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED)

Height

5 ft 10 in or 178 cm (Billed Height)

Weight

100 kg or 220.5 lbs (Billed Weight)

Race / Ethnicity

Hispanic

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

  • Curly hair
  • Always has an apple in his hand when making his way to the ring
  • Finishing Move: Carlito’s Way (DDT)
Carlito as seen at the London Troxy for IPW:UK Revolution Event in April 2012
Carlito as seen at the London Troxy for IPW:UK Revolution Event in April 2012 (Simon Q / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 DEED)

Carlito Favortire Things

  • Movies – Scarface (1983), Heat (1995) and The Godfather (1972)

Source IMDb

Carlito Facts

  1. He was 11 years old when he joined a gym and later stated that he did so just for exercise and did not originally intend to become a wrestler.
  2. It was after completing his college education that he decided to train as a wrestler after noticing that his condition was on par with the wrestlers despite his age.
  3. Teaming with Luther Reigns and John Hennigan, Carlito debuted with Ohio Valley Wrestling  (OVW) on July 5, 2003, under his nickname of “Carly”. His side lost to Tank Toland, Johnny Jeter, and Matt Cappotelli.
  4. In 2008, Carlito formed a tag team with his brother Primo and they went on to defeat WWE Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder in the match in order to gain their first victory as a team. The two teams then competed in a title match 2 weeks later and The Colóns emerged as the winners to become WWE Tag Team Champions.
  5. The brotherly duo entered a feud with World Tag Team Champions John Morrison and The Miz and defeated them at WrestleMania 25. With this, they became the first team to simultaneously hold both sets of the company’s Tag Team Championships since their creation.
  6. He defeated Shelton Benjamin on November 27, 2010, to win the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship at the Crossfire event.
  7. In 2010, he became a free agent and participated in Inoki Genome Federation in Japan in December 2010.
  8. Carlito debuted for the Mexican promotion Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) on March 4, 2011, and defeated Decnnis, Jack Evans, and Ozz in a four-way match to advance to the Rey de Reyes tournament finals at the Rey de Reyes pay-per-view. Carlito was defeated by Extreme Tiger in the finals.
  9. He has revealed that during his initial wrestling career, he received peer pressure to match the accomplishments of his father.

Featured Image by Tabercil / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED

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