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Revision as of 14:35, 29 November 2008

Eddie Colón
File:03172007025.jpg
Born (1982-12-21) December 21, 1982 (age 41)
San Juan, Puerto Rico[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Eddie Colón[1]
El Joven Maravilla[1]
Primo Colón[2]
Primo[2]
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Billed weight218 lb (99 kg)[2]
Billed fromSan Juan, Puerto Rico[2]
Trained byCarlos Colón, Sr.[1]
Debut1999[1]

Edwin C. Colón (born December 21, 1982)[1] is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is currently signed by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestling on its SmackDown brand as Primo Colón, or just simply Primo.[2] He is one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with elder brother Carlito (Carly Colón).[3] He is the son of Carlos Colón, Sr. and the younger brother of both Stacy and Carly.

Early life

Colón is the son of former World Wrestling Federation wrestler Carlos Colón, Sr. and the youngest of four siblings, including Carly Colón and Stacy Colón, both of whom have performed with Colón in the World Wrestling Council.[4] A second sister, Melissa did not enter the wrestling business.[5] Other members of Colón's family have also been involved in the World Wrestling Council, including his uncle José Colón and cousin Orlando Colón who have been involved in several angles within the company.

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Council

Colón debuted on 1999, wrestling in the Cruiserweight division. He won the first title on February 10, 2001, when he defeated Damian Steele for the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship.[6] His feud with Steele continued for a month, during which time he would drop and recover the title on March 10, 2001.[6] He feuded over the title for the six months losing and winning it once. By autumn, Colón was involved in a storyline involving Justin Sane, continuing a similar pattern. In early 2002, Colón was involved in an storyline with Rey Mysterio, Jr., who defeated Colón for the title on January 6, 2002.[6] Mysterio held the title for two months before dropping it back on April 6, 2002, which marked Colón's final Junior Championship reign. Following a feud with Kid Kash, the belt was held up and Colón ascended to the Heavyweight division.[6] Shortly after Carly Colón signed with WWE, a tournament was organized to determine the new champion. Eddie was considered an early favorite and reached the final, but lost.[7] Colón then entered a feud with El Diamante over the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship.[7] In late 2004, Colón was involved in a Battle Royal for the first contender's position, which he won.[7] One week later on November 6, 2004, Colón defeated Ramón "El Bronco" Alvarez and won the Universal Heavyweight Championship for the first time in his career.[7] He then entered a feud with El Diamante, eventually dropping the title to him.[7] In late 2006, Colón signed a developmental contract with WWE.

Colón wrestled Christian Cage at Aniversario 2007, the World Wrestling Council's anniversary event that took place in the Jose Miguel Agrelot coliseum on July 13, 2007. The result of the match was a double count out disqualification.[8]

World Wrestling Entertainment

Florida Championship Wrestling

On May 7, 2007 Colón had a closed door workout match before the Raw television tapings where he was evaluated by the personnel responsible for talent management.[9] On May 8, 2007, Colón participated in a dark match before that night's SmackDown television tapings, where he defeated Shannon Moore.[10]

On January 26, 2008, Colón made his Florida Championship Wrestling debut, defeating Shawn Osbourne. On February 23, Colón and Eric Perez, collectively known as The Puerto Rican Nightmares, defeated Steve Lewington and Heath Miller in a tournament final to become the first-ever FCW Florida Tag Team Champions.[11] The team lost the title to Brad Allen and Nic Nemeth on March 22, 2008, before winning them back via disqualification on April 15, 2008. They lost the title to Drew McIntyre and Stu Sanders on May 7, 2008. On July 17, Colón and Perez reclaimed the title by defeating McIntyre and Sanders. On August 17, Colón and Perez lost the title to Nemeth and Gavin Spears.

Raw and SmackDown

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 hatred for his brother Carlito's attitude and how he was nothing like him.[12] His in-ring wrestling debut took place on August 25, 2008, when he defeated Charlie Haas in singles competition.[13] After only one match on Raw, Colón was moved to the SmackDown brand where his animosity for his brother was dropped and they formed a tag team. On September 12, he debuted and teamed up with his brother, Carlito, to defeat WWE Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder in a non-title match. Two weeks later, both teams competed in a title rematch, with The Colóns winning to become tag team champions.[3]

In wrestling

  • Finishing and signature moves
  • "Parrandero" by the Sonoton production library (WWE)
  • "Cool" by Jim Johnston (Used while teaming with Carlito) (WWE)

Championships and accomplishments

  • !BANG! Television Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Carlos Colón

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Primo Colon profile". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  3. ^ a b Martin, Adam (2008-09-22). "Friday Night Smackdown Tapings - Columbus (Last show on CW)". WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  4. ^ McGyver. "WWC: Entrevista a Carly Colón". Puerto Rico Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
  5. ^ "Aniversario 2008: éxito rotundo" (in Spanish). World Wrestling Council. 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-07-24. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b c d Armando Rodriguez (2006-02-19). "Historical Perspective: WWC World Junior Heavyweight Title 1993- 2005". 411mania.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ a b c d e Armando Rodriguez (2006-02-08). "Historical Perspective: WWC Universal Title 2000-2005". 411mania.com. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
  8. ^ Juan Rosario (2007-07-13). "WWC: Resultados Aniversario 2007 en el Choliseo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  9. ^ Eduardo Aponte (2007-05-10). "WWE: Eddie Colón también ve acción en "tryout" dentro de RAW". Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  10. ^ Elvin Ruiz (2007-05-08). "WWE: Eddie Colón hoy en su "tryout" en SmackDown!". Retrieved 2007-05-08.
  11. ^ "February 23, 2008 FCW results" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
  12. ^ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-08-18). "Hometown Heartbreak". WWE. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  13. ^ Sitterson, Aubrey (2008-08-26). "Championship Scramble scrambled". WWE. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
  14. ^ "Independent Wrestling Results - November 2004". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  15. ^ "Carlito & Primo Colon's first reign". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
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