The show was fast paced featuring
a number of high flyers and wrestling brawlers including former WWE star Carlos "Carlito" Colon who was making a rare jersey
shore and independent wrestling appearance.
"I never did Indies before,
I worked for my dad and WWE so this all new to me," said Carlito. Carlito is known for his cocky apple spitting antics and
his high level of diverse wrestling ability by fans all around the world.
Carlito acknowledges that part
of his character is based off of his personality. "My friends would say that the way I act on tv is like when I am drunk,"
he jokingly said. "I consider myself a nice guy, its my way to vent," he added.
Carlito is a 2nd generation
wrestling superstar who grew up in Puerto Rico surrounded by the business and got his start in his fathers' wrestling promotion
the World Wrestling Council.
"Being in Puerto Rico was cool
because it was like a melting pot, we got wrestlers from Japan, Mexico, the States, [and] Puerto Rico, so I got to see every
mix," he said. "That's why my style takes a little bit of everybody, a little bit of brawling, a little bit of high flying,
a little hardcore, more or less maneuver different styles and combine them," he added.
Colon, through blending a number
of these styles was able to create his famously known finishing move "The Backstabber". "We were just messing around one day
because they gave [the playmaker/overdrive] to a lot of guys, not that many people could take it, its a terrible move" he
said.
"I started doing The Backstabber
not as a finisher, just as a move and I remember [John] Cena came up to me and said 'Man that's a great move, I would take
that as a finisher anytime' so I said let me try it out and I started using it," he said. "I never covered people [afterwards],
I used to hit it and let it breathe because it looked pretty good, so eventually I just evolved and started using that," he
added.
John Cena was an integral part
to the evolution of Carlito's character as he first came on the the WWE scene and entered a program with Cena. "[People] think
that it helped me out but really it kind of put a big hump on my back because everybody saw it as 'oh they're shoving the
new guy down everybody's throat," he said. "It gave me good [exposure] but after that I had to prove myself, so I had to work
harder after that," he added.
It was at this time that the
interview was cut short due to the show's run through. While it is unknown whether Carlito will return to the WWE, go to TNA
or elsewhere it is expected he will continue to work from time to time with his fathers promotion the WWC. "I go back from
time to time to help out," he added.
