According to wwe.com, Carlito violated the company’s Wellness Program and refused to go to rehab. It was only Carlito’s first Wellness violation, and standard practice for a first offense is a 30-day suspension. However apparently Carlito’s refusal to check himself into rehabilitation was enough to release him.
Carlito Colon, Jr. is a second-generation wrestler, born to the famous Puerto Rican star Carlos Colon. Carlito joined World Wrestling Entertainment in 2003 and worked in Ohio Valley Wrestling before being called up to the main WWE SmackDown roster in the fall of 2004. Originally debuting under the name Carlito Caribbean Cool, he started out with a big push. He beat John Cena in his first televised match to win the WWE United States Championship. The two men feuded for weeks before Cena won the Championship back in a rematch.
Carlito was traded to the RAW brand in the 2005 Draft and won the Intercontinental Championship from Shelton Benjamin on his first night on the RAW brand. Carlito then settled nicely into a mid-card role that allowed him a lot of flexibility. He could move up or down the card as was needed and frequently hosted the Carlito’s Cabana interview segment to help keep him visible and advance various storylines.
In the fall of 2008 he joined with his real-life brother Primo (born Eddie Colon) to form a successful team. They beat Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder to win the WWE Tag Titles in September 2008. They feuded with World Tag Team Champions The Miz and John Morrison, which culminated in a unification match at WrestleMania XXV. The Colons won both sets of belts and were the first ever Unified WWE World Tag Team Champions. After they lost the Championships in at The Bash ’09, the brothers split up and had a brief feud.
Carlito fell into a low card role and only once again regained visibility by acting as the Pro for the Rookie Michael Tarver on WWE’s newest show NXT. He reunited with his brother Primo just weeks ago and they were acting as hired guns for Ted DiBiase at the time of his release.
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