Primo & Epico

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Primo & Epico

Eddie Colon (Primo) and Orlando Colon (Epico) with Rosa Mendes at WrestleMania XXVIII
Tag team
Members Primo
Epico
Rosa Mendes (valet)
Heights Primo:
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Epico:
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Combined
weight		 432 lb (196 kg)[1][2]
Former
member(s)		 A. W.
Debut November 11, 2011[3]
Promotions WWE[3]

Primo & Epico are a professional wrestling tag team performing in WWE. They are former WWE Tag Team Champions. The duo, who are real life cousins hailing from Puerto Rico, are managed by their valet Rosa Mendes.

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History[edit]

On the November 4, 2011 episode of SmackDown, Epico debuted on the main roster as a heel and realigned with Hunico, his former partner from when both were masked in FCW.[4] On the November 11 episode of Smackdown, Primo, Epico's real-life cousin,[5] was in the corner of Epico when he teamed with Hunico in a winning effort against the Usos.[3] On the November 17 episode of Superstars, Primo & Epico beat the Usos.[6] On the December 1 episode of Superstars, Rosa Mendes aligned herself with the group as their valet, as they were quietly disassociated from Hunico.[7]

Primo & Epico then began a feud with WWE Tag Team Champions Air Boom, beating both Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston in singles matches,[8] followed by two victories for Primo & Epico against Air Boom during non-title tag team matches on December 13 at WWE Tribute to the Troops[9] and the December 15 episode of Superstars.[10] This earned Primo & Epico a shot at the titles at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view, but were unsuccessful.[11] Primo & Epico's feud with Air Boom continued with Air Boom triumphant in singles matches,[12][13] while Primo & Epico obtained yet another victory in an non-title tag match.[14]

Primo & Epico as the WWE Tag Team Champions and accompanied by Rosa Mendes.

At a Raw live event on January 15, 2012, Primo & Epico defeated Air Boom to win the WWE Tag Team Championship.[15] The following night on Raw, Primo & Epico successfully defended their titles in a rematch.[16] Primo & Epico would go on earn victories in non-title matches, defeating various teams such as Jim Duggan & Santino Marella, Mason Ryan & Alex Riley and The Usos; however, Primo & Epico would suffer non-title losses against the team of Kofi Kingston & R-Truth.[17] On the February 27 edition of Raw, Primo & Epico successfully defended their titles in a Triple Threat tag team match against the teams of Kingston & R-Truth and Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger.[18] In the dark match of WrestleMania XXVIII, Primo & Epico successfully defended their titles in a triple threat tag team match against the Usos and Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd.[19] After WrestleMania, Primo & Epico suffered non-title losses to the teams of Big Show & The Great Khali and Santino Marella & Zack Ryder. Also, A. W. began offering his managerial services to the team, pointing out that the tag champions had been treated like jokes, being left off WrestleMania and Extreme Rules.[20] At the April 30 episode of Raw, Primo & Epico lost the tag titles to Kingston & Truth.[21]

After losing the titles, Primo, Epico and Mendes joined A. W.'s talent agency in May.[22] However, after joining "All World Promotions", Primo & Epico would not wrestle on television until the No Way Out pay-per-view on 17 June. At No Way Out, it was revealed that Primo & Epico's 30-day rematch clause for the tag titles had expired, and that the duo had to compete in a four-way match against the teams of Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd, the Usos and the Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) to earn another title shot. During the match, A. W. betrayed Primo & Epico, directly costing them the match and aligning with the match winners, the Prime Time Players.[23] At the following Raw, Primo & Epico defeated the Players by count-out after O'Neil and Young walked out of the match.[24] Primo & Epico would wrestle as babyfaces for their feud against the Prime Time Players.[25] The tag teams would continue their feud on Superstars with Epico losing to Young and Primo beating both O'Neil and Young in singles matches.[26][27] At Money in the Bank, Primo & Epico defeated the Prime Time Players.[28] On the August 10 episode of SmackDown, Primo & Epico faced the Players in a #1 contender match and were disqualified when champions Kingston & Truth attacked the Players; A.W. was released from WWE between that episode's taping and airing.[29]

After Primo & Epico ended their feud with the Prime Time Players in August, they reverted to being heels during a victory over the Usos.[30] Primo & Epico then went on to lose every televised match for the rest of 2012, with losses to Kingston & Truth, the Players, Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara, Team Co-Bro (Santino Marella & Zack Ryder), Team Rhodes Scholars, The Usos and to both Ryback (wrestler) and The Great Khali in handicap matches.[31] At the Survivor Series pay-per-view, Primo & Epico took part in a 10 man elimination tag team match, but were eliminated by Tyson Kidd and Rey Mysterio.[32] By the first SmackDown of 2013, Primo was on a 20 match losing streak, and Epico was at 17.[33] On the January 9 episode of NXT, Primo & Epico broke their losing streaks with a win over Bo Dallas & Michael McGillicutty, their first win in months.[34] But they continue losing matches like Bo Dallas & Michael McGillicutty, Brodus Clay and Tensai, Team Hell No, The New Age Outlaws, The Great Khali and Hornswoggle, Dallas and Neville, The Wyatt Family and Ryback in a handicapped match.

In wrestling[edit]

  • Entrance themes
    • "Barcode" by Jack Elliot feat. Lewis "The Gold Standard" Hotchin (WWE; November 17, 2011–June 28, 2012)
    • "Enchanted Isle" by Jim Johnston (WWE; July 13, 2012–present)

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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