Trivia

The wrestlers he most admires are his father Carlos Colón Sr. and Rey Mysterio.

Defeated John Cena for the WWE United States Championship in his very first TV appearance on Smackdown! on October 7, 2004.

His hobbies include playing billiards, and dominoes (which is popular in his native Puerto Rico).

Host of "Carlito's Cabana", a regular talk-show segment in the WWE.

Has the won the second-tier (second most important) championship of both Raw and Smackdown in his first match of each respective brand. He won the WWE United States Championship from John Cena in his first match on Smackdown, then won the Intercontinental Championship from 'Shelton Benjamin' in his first match on Raw when he was drafted there the next year.

Is a southpaw.

Former Intercontintental Champion.

Was drafted to Raw on June 20th, 2005 and won the Intercontinental Title the same night. (June 2005)

Released from WWE for a wellness violation. (May 2010)

Favorite movies are Scarface (1983), Heat (1995) and The Godfather (1972).

1 Time WWE United States Champion, 1 Time WWE Intercontinental Champion, and 1 Time WWE Unified Tag Team Champion (with Primo Colón).

Having seriously injured his shoulder - he dropped the US title back to John Cena, and is expected to be out of active competition while his shoulder heals. (November 2004)

Fully recovered from his injury and returned to the WWE SmackDown! roster as an active wrestler. (April 2005)

Will take part in the Road to Wrestlemania tournament to decide the #1 contender for the WWE Championship. (February 2006)