All Wrestling Organization was an independent wrestling promotion in the Middle East , that operated in Israel from 2012 to 2023.
151-578: AWO was founded at early June 2012 by Mahran Abdul Hai. The debut show, "WrestleFest", was held on June 21 in front of a sold-out crowd of 600 fans. The show was sponsored and broadcast by Panet. The main event of this show saw The Arabian Horse squaring off against Kronos in a match for the vacant AWO Championship in which The Arabian Horse won and became the first ever AWO Champion. In July 2012, AWO held an event called "The Ramadan Rumble", its main event saw The Arabian Horse team with The White Leopard against Ken Kerbis & Kronos. In September 2012, AWO held
302-491: A city . According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , the town had 21,100 mostly Muslim inhabitants at the end of 2012. There are 936 females for every 1,000 males. The population increases at an annual rate of 2.7%. The social-economic rank of the town is relatively low (3 out of 10). Only 50.2% of 12th graders were eligible for graduation ( Bagrut ) certificates in 2000. The average monthly wage in 2000
453-584: A 3-on-3 match against Juventud Guerrera , Octagón and Ricky Marvin , where his team lost by disqualification. Two days later, he participated in a three-way match for José "Monster Pain" Torres 's WWL World Heavyweight Championship, but was not involved in the outcome after the champion pinned Guerrero. Colón lost the WAR World Heavyweight Championship to Pablo Marquez on April 19, 2014, as part of CCW's Spring Breakout. On January 31, 2021, at Royal Rumble , Carlito returned and entered
604-591: A battle royal to become the number 1 contender for the AWO championship which he later on won in the main event when he defeated The Arabian Horse in front of a crowd of over 200 fans. On August 12, 2015, the promotion came back for another show in the AWO Arena at Tira, the show was called "Beatdown!" and it was showcased by the arrival of Chaos who came to defend his Union of European Wrestling Alliances European Heavyweight Championship against Mad Zenzero and Ray Noceros. After
755-418: A beat-down by the dominant heel stable, La Familia del Milenio. At Aniversario 1999, Colón interrupted a match between González and Colón Sr., aiding his father by interrupting while wielding a shovel, which became his trademark weapon early in his career. The feud between Colón Sr. and González continued, with him interfering on his father's behalf. The final match of this feud concluded in the same manner that
906-517: A cage match to win the Universal Heavyweight Championship. To open 2015, he retained in a Euphoria encounter where the ring was surrounded by fire. However, Ray González capitalized on this to win the belt the following night. The result proved controversial and Colón was able to defeat both González and Mighty Ursus in a three-way match at La Hora de la Verdad to regain it. The latter, however, remained successful against him and won
1057-420: A conclusion at Backlash , where Carlito defeated Masters via an illegal assist from the ropes. At Vengeance , Carlito fought in a Triple Threat match against Shelton Benjamin and Johnny Nitro for Benjamin's Intercontinental title. Nitro won the match after pulling Carlito outside of the ring and pinning him. Following Vengeance, Carlito began an on-screen relationship with Trish Stratus. He also engaged in
1208-564: A developmental contract with WWE, being assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling . He made a final appearance in WWC, winning a match over Mike Awesome at Aniversario 2003. Following this performance, Colón addressed the crowd and vacated the Universal Heavyweight Championship, with the next titleholder being decided in a tournament following his departure. The staff of WWC's main rival, the International Wrestling Association (IWA-PR),
1359-571: A double count out. In his next match, he defeated Horace Hogan . González turned on Hennig and brought in Jerry Flynn to recapture the title. Colón won their first encounters, but Flynn won the Universal Heavyweight Championship on February 17, 2001. He resumed his feud with González, before migrating to another angle against La Familia's main tag team, Thunder and Lightning , composed of Reynaldo "Thunder" Rodríguez and Alex "Lightning" Cruz. Teaming with his father and brother, Eddie Colón , he earned
1510-520: A double disqualification, with the belt being held-up after both assaulted the designated referee. To close this rivalry, Colón defeated Vampiro to regain the Universal Heavyweight Championship. On March 16, 2002, he teamed with his brother to defeat Thunder and Lightning and win the WWC World Tag Team Championship . Their reign only lasted a day, losing a rematch the following date. He subsequently formed an alliance with Konnan , winning
1661-423: A faction led by Kenny Bolin and completed by Shad Gaspard , Jerome Crony, Demond Thompson, Mike Mondo and fellow Puerto Rican Lourdes Guenard. He was paired with several members of the faction, with his team with Mondo trading wins against the team of Mac Johnson & Seth Skyfire and defeating Adrenaline (a team composed by Chris Cage and Toland) twice. His teams with Shad Gaspard and Chris Masters did not meet
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#17330935467341812-494: A feud with Ric Flair , in which Flair insulted Carlito for leaving a show early by claiming that he had no heart, no passion and was undeserving of his spot on the roster. After Carlito challenged and lost to Flair in a match, they were booked as a tag team, with Flair serving as a mentor to Carlito. The team was involved in a Money in the Bank qualifying match which was declared a "no contest" after The Great Khali interfered. This led to
1963-465: A feud with The Big Show after Big Show refused an offer to work in an enforcer role for Carlito. This feud involved Carlito tricking Big Show into eating a poisoned apple, and Matt Morgan becoming Carlito's enforcer. This feud ended with Carlito defeating Big Show at Judgment Day after interference from Morgan. Carlito was drafted to the Raw brand in the 2005 WWE draft lottery . He made his brand debut on
2114-508: A foreign object but got saved by his friend CJ Chaos and in the end Mr. M. won the tournament. the show also featured a grudge match between Jessie Roy and "The Arabian Horse" (a rivalry that started since AWO Survival) which Jessie Roy got the upper hand and won his match. In The Main Event for the first time ever there was a Champion Vs. Champion lumberjack match for the AWO Championship between
2265-567: A four-way match to advance to the Rey de Reyes tournament finals at the Rey de Reyes pay-per-view. In the finals of the tournament, Colón was defeated by Extreme Tiger . On October 31, 2011, he was booked for the Halloween Lucha Tour event held in Matamoros, Tamaulipas , in which he tagged with Chavo Guerrero and Rikishi Phatu to face Mil Mascaras , Dos Caras and Cassandro . They repeated
2416-467: A gym at the age of 11. He has said that he only did so for exercise and did not originally intend to become a wrestler. It was not until completing his college education that he decided to train, after noticing that his condition was on par with the wrestlers despite his age. Despite this, Colón initially expected to retire within a decade and go on to run a private business. He has admitted that, during this initial stage, he received peer pressure to match
2567-486: A hard-fought match, Goldman was able to win and the AWO Championship for his 1st time. On September 13, 2016, "AWO Reboot" show took place which had the start of a tournament to name the new Number 1 Contender for the AWO Championship where in the 1st round Hellboy, Mr. M., Tyler Dawn & "Rockstar" Adi Hurvitz advanced to the semi-final and in the Main Event the newly crowned AWO Champion Goldman defended his title twice in
2718-442: A heel stable known as "Capitol Sports" (borrowing the name that WWC used during the 1970s-90s), which in storyline was being covertly operated by González in cooperation with his "business partners" (a reference to Colón Sr. and Jovica) with the intention of taking over the promotion. In a segment of their television show, the company ran a script where a surprise arrival was announced, which was promoted as "a young wrestler [...] with
2869-515: A heel was made official in a segment where he told his sister that he was no longer interested in his father or the people of Puerto Rico. Consequently, Eddie Colón traveled to the United States to meet with his brother. Upon arriving to the hotel where Carly Colón was staying, he asked to contact him, but the clerk refused to attend him after receiving the response that "Mr. Colón says that he has no brother" and receiving no response upon knocking on
3020-408: A long break the AWO return on March 23, 2016, with the "Extreme Rules" show that featured a Number 1 Contender's Match for the vacated AWO Championship to be held on the annual show "WrestleFest v", in that match Blondevil defeated his former tag team partner Goldman in a chairs match in order to face The Arabian Horse for the title. "The 11th Commandment 2" took place on April 26, 2016, which featured
3171-462: A loss to Tank Toland , Johnny Jeter , and Matt Cappotelli . In his first singles appearances, Colón defeated Rob Begley and Mike Mondo . He teamed with Henningan in a loss to Damien Sandow and Simon Dean , after which the team was dissolved. Hennigan then teamed with Cappotelli winning against Colón and his new partner, Joey Mercury . This team scored a win over Carl Lafon & Mondo, before being dissolved itself. Shortly afterwards, his ring name
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#17330935467343322-592: A lost to Gilbert, the main associate of the now-heel Eddie Colón as part of a stable known as The Dynasty. On February 29, 2020, WWC aired a segment in which Nick Aldis announced a defense of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship as part of Alianza Letal, the first card held jointly by WWC and IWA-PR as part of a business agreement. Colón was selected as the challenger. Following his release, Colón began accepting dates to work for independent promotions. The first promotion to include him in its roster
3473-528: A match at WWE's annual Tribute to the Troops event, where Carlito won by pinfall. The angle involving Carlito's relationship with Trish Stratus lasted until Stratus' retirement from wrestling following Unforgiven. In the final months of 2006, Carlito competed in several matches involving the Intercontinental Championship. His involvement in this angle ended at Cyber Sunday , after being elected by
3624-501: A non-title match. Carlito was then involved in a storyline where his bodyguard Jesús stabbed Cena in a nightclub. Carlito held the United States Championship for forty-two days, losing it back to Cena after suffering a legitimate injury. Carlito made his pay-per-view debut at the 2004 Survivor Series , where he represented Team Angle in an eight-man tag team match against Team Guerrero, but did not actually participate in
3775-623: A non-titular encounter that granted an inconclusive shot at the title. During the Camino a la Gloria tour, Chicano unseated Colón as Universal Heavyweight Champion, making way for another encounter against Mighty Ursus. Afterwards, his feud with González continued, facing both him and the teenage Ray González Jr. in singles and tag team matches. Colón's perennial rival opened the Summer Madness tour by winning an ambulance match. Despite only defeating moscardee Xix Xavant, he received another opportunity for
3926-464: A number one contendership match. At Aniversario 2012, Colón and González defeated Thunder and Lightning, unmasking them for the first time in their career. They teamed once again, but lost a rematch by disqualification. At Septiembre Negro, a third and final encounter was set in a liberation match. Colón was the one to be handcuffed to the ring apron, turning on González upon being released and assaulting Carlos Colón Sr. when he tried to interfere. During
4077-601: A one-time United States Champion and one-time Intercontinental Champion , and was part of both the Raw and SmackDown brands. He is the only wrestler to win a championship on two separate debuts in WWE and the second Puerto Rican wrestler (after Pedro Morales ) to hold the Intercontinental Championship. At WrestleMania 25 , Colón and his brother Primo unified the WWE Tag Team Championship and World Tag Team Championship as
4228-590: A rematch held at Camino a la Gloria. In this event, he also aided Ray González, which resulted in both receiving an invitation to join La Nueva Familia, a recreation of La Familia del Milenio, proposed by Félix "Barrabás" López. González refused this approach, claiming that it was returning to the past. On May 12, 2012, Colón also declined the invitation by spitting an apple in López's face, who countered by ordering Thunder and Lightning to ambush both him and González during
4379-545: A rematch on December 20, 2003, and held on to the Universal Heavyweight Championship for two weeks, losing it to Abdullah the Butcher at WWC's Three Kings Weekend . During this timeframe, Colón also participated in several dark matches prior to Velocity and Sunday Night Heat , in the first teaming with Brent Dail in a loss to Jim Steele & Mike Barton and on the second losing to Johnny Jeter in singles. WWC scheduled him to wrestle Abyss on April 10, 2004, but WWE did not grant
4530-433: A result of these actions, Carlito created a petition in support of Long's destitution, but was unsuccessful. Carlito made his WrestleMania debut in a non-wrestling role at WrestleMania 21 , in which he interrupted an edition of Rowdy Roddy Piper 's Piper's Pit , with Stone Cold Steve Austin as the special guest. Following WrestleMania, Carlito created an interview segment entitled Carlito's Cabana . Carlito then entered
4681-403: A row against "The Arabian Horse", first in a last man standing match and then in a no disqualification match where he won both of them to retain his title. the show also featured the first ever Israeli live in-ring segment "The Office" hosted by "The System" ("The Arabian Horse" & "Rockstar" Adi Hurvitz). On October 25, 2016, "AWO Vengeance Day" show took place which saw first the revealing of
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4832-486: A short feud with Johnny Nitro and Melina , which ended after Carlito and Stratus defeated Nitro and Melina in a mixed tag team match at Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIII . Carlito next feuded with Randy Orton , following a spot where Orton attempted to attack Stratus during a backstage segment. The two wrestlers were booked for a match at Unforgiven and a rematch on Raw ; Orton won both matches. The feud concluded in
4983-470: A show in Kafr Qasim , "Vengeance Day", in front of 400 fans. The main event was a triple threat match for the AWO Championship, between Da Style, Kronos and The Arabian Horse which saw The Arabian Horse emerge victorious and retaining his title. At November 2012, Kronos defeated The Arabian Horse in a 20 seconds' worth of match at "Face Off". After the former had a successful title defense against Evgeny Lyder,
5134-567: A site mentioned in the Tosefta as home to a pagan holy tree . In 1838, during the Ottoman period, it was noted as a Muslim village, Kefr Kasim , in Jurat Merda , south of Nablus . Charles van de Velde visited the site in 1851–52, noting "the many ancient stones used in the construction of the present houses and many other remains indicating an ancient site." In 1870 Victor Guérin visited
5285-555: A special guest referee which saw the latter emerging victorious, and Chris Korvinn defeated Da Style to retain the AWO championship in the first ever Lumberjack match in Israel. "The 11th Plague" took place in Jaffa on March 29, 2014. The card saw the Israeli championship change hands as Rixon Ruas defeated Ken Kerbis to become the new Israeli champion. The main event featured a 9-man battle royal for
5436-478: A tag team match with Flair as his partner against the team of Chavo Guerrero and Gregory Helms . The team also lost a number one contender's match for the World Tag Team Championship against Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch . Carlito turned on Flair after the loss, which turned him heel again. Their feud ended with a match at Judgment Day , where Carlito lost to Flair by submission. Colón appeared in
5587-556: A tag team unification match, becoming the first team to simultaneously hold both sets of the company's Tag Team Championships since their creation. On April 15, 2009, both Carlito and Primo were drafted back to the Raw brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft . At The Bash , the duo dropped the Unified Tag Team Titles to Edge and Chris Jericho in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match also involving Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes . Carlito and Primo invoked their rematch clause
5738-532: A tag team, sporting similar outfits and showcased their combined skills in the ring, overcoming White Leopard & Hellboy. Ataman gained another victory-this time over Adi Hurvitz - and increasing his victory streak to 3–0, and interfered for Ken Kerbis in the 6-way Israeli championship match, assisting Ken in becoming the inaugural title holder. Among other results, Chris Korvinn retained his AWO championship after defeating Da Style, and after being distracted by Big Leo, Idan Boulder ended up losing to Joe E. Legend in
5889-470: A tag team. Together they competed against Big Show and Kane for the World Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania 22 . Carlito and Masters lost when Masters accidentally attacked Carlito. Following the match, Carlito confronted Masters, igniting a feud between them. Carlito turned face when he attacked Chris Masters after his "Masterlock Challenge" the next night on Raw. This storyline came to
6040-650: A three-way match. In March 2013, Colón won the Millennium Wrestling Federation 's Undisputed Championship. He had previously performed for the promotion, mostly in matches involving Benny Jux (David Bentubo) between 2011 and 2012. On June 21, 2013, he dropped the FWE Heavyweight Championship to John Hennigan . The following day, Colón defeated Mike Bennett in HOH. In July 2013, he made a one-night appearance for All American Wrestling by headlining
6191-407: A total of 241 houses. In 1945 the population of Kafr Qasim was 1,460, all Muslims, who owned 12,765 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey. 239 dunams were for citrus and bananas, 491 were plantations and irrigable land, and 8,980 were planted with cereals, while 58 dunams were built-up (urban) land. Israeli military advances came to a halt at Kafr Qasim during
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6342-433: A tremendous future in the United States [...] who has Capitol flowing through veins" and with whom González had differences in the past that were overcome when he opened his eyes (in reference to WWC's heel turn) so that he could "complete" an unspecified task in the invasion. IWA-PR further mocked Colón in a skit where Savio Vega dismissed this revelation, citing that he had video evidence of a match where Flash Flanagan (who
6493-427: A triple threat match the following week which included and was won by Randy Orton. Prior to WrestleMania 23 , Colón expressed dissatisfaction with WWE management in an interview for not having plans to book him to appear at the pay-per-view and criticized their methods for selecting performers to push, making reference to backstage politics. Carlito, however, did participate in a dark match at WrestleMania, winning in
6644-527: A very talented performer, capable of doing "great stuff" but only did it when he "was on" due to being used to be treated as "wrestling royalty" in his role of "the boss' son". Cornette went on to explain the limited role, saying that: "I didn't feature Carlito, because he thought that he was more advanced than the rest of the guys and was cruising... but that wasn't what I wanted to see". Colón rebuffed this by saying that "they could have done more" with him in OVW and that
6795-403: A victory over them. Thunder and Lightning went on to turn on González, who then pursued a partnership with Colón, looking for him in several locations. At Aniversario 2001: Septiembre Negro, he teamed with González to defeat Thunder and Lightning. However, the partnership was short lived, with González turning on Colón and regaining control of La Familia. On November 13, 2001, Colón participated in
6946-434: A win over the champion and Gilbert. At Aniversario 2019, Colón defeated Eli Drake . After a brief rivalry with El Hijo de Dos Caras , he was placed in the titular stage again. However, since Orlando Colón won the Universal Heavyweight Championship and his brother was also interested in the belt, all three cousins clashed for the first time in a match that saw the titlist retain. Colón's first home appearance of 2020 resulted in
7097-542: Is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler . As of May 2023, he is signed to WWE , where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Carlito and is also a member of The Judgment Day stable. He is a member of the Colón wrestling family , being the son of Carlos Colón . He made his debut for World Wrestling Council (WWC) in 1999, winning the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship 17 times and
7248-681: Is an Arab city in Israel . It is located about 20 km (12 mi) east of Tel Aviv , on the Israeli side of the Green Line separating Israel and the West Bank , in the southern portion of the " Little Triangle " of Arab-Israeli towns and villages. In 2022 its population was 25,285. The town was the site of the Kafr Qasim massacre , in which the Israel Border Police killed 49 civilians on October 29, 1956. On February 12, 2008, Israeli Minister of
7399-407: The 1948 Arab-Israeli War . In 1949, Israel annexed the town in accordance with the 1949 Armistice Agreements . On October 29, 1956, on the eve of the joint Israeli, French and British invasion of Egypt , Israel moved up the time of the local curfew as it was concerned that nearby Jordan would enter the fighting. After the curfew started, a platoon of Israeli border police who had been sent to
7550-470: The Latino World Order (LWO). It was later reported that Carlito had pulled out of multiple independent wrestling bookings, with independent promotion Great North Wrestling saying that the reason is because he had re-signed with WWE. On October 7 at Fastlane , Carlito returned to team up with the leader of LWO Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar to defeat Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits . On
7701-546: The Royal Rumble match at number 8 as a face , where he was eliminated by Elias . The following night on Raw , Carlito teamed up with Jeff Hardy in his first match on Raw in 10 years to face off against Elias and Jaxson Ryker , in a winning effort. On May 6, 2023, at Backlash , Carlito interfered in the San Juan Street Fight between Bad Bunny and Damian Priest , helping Bunny defeat Priest on behalf of
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#17330935467347852-589: The Unified WWE Tag Team Championship before leaving WWE in May 2010. In 2021, Colón briefly returned to WWE, first as an entrant in the Royal Rumble and then the following night on Raw . He then returned in May 2023 at Backlash to assist Bad Bunny and the Latino World Order (LWO). Following this, Colón re-signed with WWE, but it was not until Fastlane that same year in October when he reappeared as
8003-599: The WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship once. During the early years of his career, he made appearances for the X Wrestling Federation and Funking Conservatory, winning his first international championship for the second. In 2003, Colón signed a developmental contract with WWE. He worked in its developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) for 16 months, mostly wrestling in tag team matches while making appearances in WWC. In October 2004, he made his main roster debut. He went on to become
8154-541: The WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship at the Crossfire event. He made his first title defense against Banderas at WWC's last show of the year—Lockout. On January 8, 2011, Colón lost the Universal Heavyweight Championship to Banderas, following interference from Shane Sewell . On June 4, 2011, Carlito returned to WWC and defeated Steve Corino to win the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship for
8305-469: The 2nd main event The Arabian Horse defeated The AWO Champion Goldman in a 20 minutes Iron Man Match with Blondevil as the special enforcer to the match to become the 6th time AWO Champion. On January 4, 2017, The AWO made a live event for all the fans which held for the 1st time ever in Israeli Wrestling a 2016 end of the year awards hosted by "The Arabian Horse" & "Rockstar" Adi Hurvitz. Afterward
8456-532: The AWO Championship, The Volk beat "Rockstar" Adi Hurvitz to win the Israeli Championship & "Blondevil" beat "The Arabian Horse" to become the 3 times AWO Champion, the show had also the debut of A+ (a stable that consist the AWO Academy wrestlers CJ Chaos, Double B, Maor Raizeng, El Mystic, Johnny Light & Dean Arrow). On July 27, 2016, the "AWO SummeRevolution" show took place where The Volk retained
8607-616: The AWO Co-General Manager Zlata Monson as part of "The Office" segment which ended with AWO Champion Goldman turning against all of his friends by attacking the AWO Israeli Champion The Volk. In the semifinals of the AWO Championship Number 1 Contender tournament Mr. M. beat "Rockstar" Adi Hurvitz and Tyler Dawn beat Hellboy to advance to the final where in the final Dawn tried to hit Mr. M. with
8758-514: The AWO General Manager, Mr. Saar Etinger, entered the arena and decided to reward Kronos with a title shot. January 2013 brought "No Man's Land" in front of 100+ fans in Tel Aviv. The event saw the AWO debuts of Iceman & Big Leo as they faced each other, and Kronos retaining the title after defeating The Arabian Horse in a Last Man Standing match. "WrestleFest II" saw Evgeny Lyder becoming
8909-644: The AWO Israeli Champion The Volk and the AWO Champion Goldman where Goldman used his experience and while the referee didn't noticed he hit The Volk with a low blow to win the match and retain his title with a promise to all the wrestlers that nobody is going to take the title away from him. On October 26, 2016, the AWO Israeli Champion "The Volk" updated a video post where he told the AWO fans because of what happened in his match against AWO Champion Goldman, he got injuries in his back which make him vacate
9060-531: The AWO Israeli Championship. On January 24, 2017, AWO Legacy took place where it featured the breakdown of The System (The Arabian Horse & "Rockstar" Adi Hurvitz) after both of them accidentally attack each other in their match they fought backstage where Adi Hurvitz was injured by the Arabian Horse, the show also featured the return of Blondevil to the roster after 5 months of absence, Hellboy won
9211-644: The AWO championship), as well as the return of Ivan Markov as he faced the Ataman in a brutal hardcore match. This show was also broadcast on Ego Total as well as the main Ego channel. The promotion ran a 2-day tour called "International Mayhem" which took place on the 5th and 6 December 2014. The first show took place in Kafr Qara and the second show in Jaffa, both shows featured wrestlers from 7 different countries. On January 15, 2015,
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#17330935467349362-437: The AWO championship. Ken Kerbis was the last man standing and was crowned the new AWO champion. "AWO Revolution" took place in Jaffa of April 26, 2014. The card included: In the opening match, Shay Blanco & Idan Boulder beat Da Style and a returning Da Shannell in a highly exciting match, Mad Zenzero beat Hellboy, Rixon Roas successfully defended his Israeli championship for the first time against Kronos who attacked him after
9513-602: The August 13 episode of WWE Superstars , Carlito teamed with Rosa Mendes to defeat Kofi Kingston and Mickie James . Mendes would then become Carlito's manager until she was traded to the ECW brand in September. After a two-month hiatus, on the November 30 episode of Raw , Carlito returned to confront John Cena , after Cena challenged Sheamus to come out to the ring, telling him everyone on
9664-605: The IWA Florida Heavyweight Championship over Wes Brisco , he became the first Colón to appear under the brand. His reign ended in December, when he was stripped of the belt. In 2020, Colón has wrestled for CCW, UXW, GWF, serving as contender for the GWF World Championship. Upon becoming a free agent in 2010, Colón began traveling throughout the world, frequently making tours by country or region. Among
9815-637: The Interior Meir Sheetrit declared Kafr Qasim a city in a ceremony held at the town. The town's area was populated in ancient times, based on remains from the Middle Paleolithic period found in the Qesem Cave . Cisterns , a winepress and terraced fields have also been documented, together with remains from the Byzantine era. Kafr Qasim is identified with Kefar Kesem ( Hebrew : כפר קסם ),
9966-636: The International Wrestling Federation's inaugural roster, where he debuted with a win over Willie Mack . His 2019 appearances within the circuit were less in comparison to previous years, and included World Class Revolution (Oklahoma), Pro Wrestling Experience (Maine), Immortal Championship Wrestling (New York) and WildKat with challenges for the MM Maximum, cOw/WPWI United, PWE United States and ICW Heavyweight titles. Despite this, by debuting for IWA-PR's eponymous Florida spin off and winning
10117-620: The Islamic Movement of Israel since 1999. In December 2007, President Shimon Peres formally apologised for the Kafr Qasim massacre. In 2007 development plans for the industrial and logistical area Lev HaAretz were approved. Development started in 2008. Steimatzky is one of many companies who moved into this area. Also in 2008, the Ministry of the Interior announced that Kafr Qasim would become
10268-403: The Israeli Championship & AWO Champion Goldman retained his title by defeating CJ Chaos. On February 21, 2017, AWO WarZone took place with a double main event, the 1st one was a mask vs. mask match for the AWO Israeli Championship where Hellboy retain his title and made "The Black Mamba" be unmasked only to be revealed as former AWO Israeli Champion & Former AWO Champion Eyal Smiley and in
10419-491: The Israeli Championship against "Rockstar" Adi Hurvitz in a rematch from "Wrestlefest V" and in the main event, the AWO Champion "Blondevil" & the number 1 contender for his title, Goldman has beaten The System (The Arabian Horse & Rockstar Adi Hurvitz), after the match A+ tried to attack The System where they got help from Black Mamba & Johnny Light (who turned against his friends). On August 24, 2016, "AWO Survival"
10570-657: The June 20 episode of Raw in which he defeated Shelton Benjamin for the Intercontinental Championship . He then lost the Intercontinental title to Ric Flair at Unforgiven . Towards the end of 2005, Carlito was involved in a brand rivalry which led to him discontinuing Carlito's Cabana . The angle concluded with Carlito wrestling for Team Raw against Team SmackDown! in a Survivor Series match at Survivor Series , which Team Raw lost. In late 2005, Carlito
10721-617: The LWO's mystery tag team partner and was subsequently assigned to the SmackDown brand. Carlos Edwin Colón Coates Jr. was born in the Santurce district of San Juan on February 21, 1979, the son of Puerto Rican professional wrestler and World Wrestling Council founder Carlos Colón and his Canadian-born wife Nancy. He has three younger siblings, including fellow wrestlers Eddie (best known in
10872-431: The November 10 episode of SmackDown , Carlito accused Escobar for purposefully leaving a brass knuckle at the side of the ring at Crown Jewel which costed Mysterio the United States Championship. After Carlito's match with Bobby Lashley, Escobar turned heel and assaulted Mysterio, who was checking on Carlito. A match between Carlito and Escobar was announced for Survivor Series: WarGames the following week. A day before
11023-598: The President of Israel Isaac Herzog made an official apology for the 1956 massacre, on behalf of the state. In 1959, the town was granted local council status by the Israeli Interior Ministry . Sheikh Abdullah Nimar Darwish started the Islamic Movement . Israeli parliamentarian Sheikh Ibrahim Sarsur , a native of Kafr Qasim, served for a decade on the town council and heads the southern faction of
11174-409: The Universal Heavyweight Championship against Masters the following night. On November 11, 2011, he won a rematch. At WWC's Euphoria 2012, he wrestled in a rematch against Banderas, which was left inconclusive when a video depicting Vega was shown in the titantron, draining the time limit. Colón dropped the Universal Heavyweight Championship to Gilbert at Noche de Campeones 2012, failing to win it back in
11325-463: The Universal Heavyweight Championship within two months, which saw Mr. 450 retain. At Aniversario 2016, Colón defeated Apolo and had another unsuccessful shot inside a cage, closing the event with a loss in a four-way Texas tornado match where the champion and other challengers competed. On January 9, 2016, Colón defeated Chicano to become the first contender to the Universal Heavyweight Championship. He successfully cashed in on this opportunity to earn
11476-541: The Universal Heavyweight Championship. A Hair vs. Hair rematch was immediately scheduled for Lockout, which will feature a guest referee elected by popular vote between Vega and Huertas González. The following night marked the first time that Colón participated in a match where his father was among his opponents, but he avoided facing him directly, instead requesting a tag and only entering later to pin González. During this time frame, an angle began in which Colón began pursuing
11627-621: The WWE as Primo) and Stacy Colón, both of whom performed in the World Wrestling Council. A second sister, Melissa, did not enter the wrestling business. Other members of Colón's family have also been involved in the World Wrestling Council, including his cousin Orlando (best known in WWE as Epico) and uncle José. Colón graduated from the Jesuit school Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola in 1997. Unsatisfied with his physical conditioning, he joined
11778-559: The WWE as he was unhappy with the direction of his character. Following a meeting with Vince McMahon , however, he was convinced to stay. On December 10, 2007, he was featured in a ladder match at the Raw 15th Anniversary against Jeff Hardy for the WWE Intercontinental Championship , which Hardy won. Carlito defeated Cody Rhodes to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXIV . He failed to win at
11929-425: The World Wrestling Council's Aniversario 2007 event where he faced Scott Hall , who retook his WWE gimmick, Razor Ramon, for the first time since leaving the promotion in 1996. As a way to promote the match, Hall claimed that the "Carlito Caribbean Cool" character was an imitation of him, giving it the nickname "Mini Razor". Colón defeated Ramon with his Back Stabber finisher, in a match that included interference by
12080-459: The accomplishments of his father. In July 1999, Colón began working in the World Wrestling Council as a cameraman, then known by his actual nickname "Carly", being subtly introduced to the television programming. Soon after his first appearance, the promotion's main heel (or villainous) wrestler, Ray González , took an interest in him after learning his identity. After weeks of being pestered, Colón responded by punching González, which resulted in
12231-399: The area encountered and killed 49 villagers returning to Kafr Qasim from their work in the fields. Though the village head had been informed a half an hour before the military curfew started, he informed the Israeli commander that the fellahin and shepherds could not be notified in time that the curfew had been imposed. The incident became known as the Kafr Qasim massacre . In October 2021,
12382-553: The arrival of the "son of a former world champion" and "legend that is universally recognized" to the promotion, which was heavily implied to be Colón, but actually served as a plot device to introduce David Flair . Before the identity was revealed, his music was played over the sound system, only for the crowd to be told by Savio Vega (Juan Rivera) that they should avoid "acting like morons". Upon joining OVW, Colón performed under his nickname of "Carly". On July 5, 2003, he debuted by teaming with Luther Reigns and John Hennigan in
12533-423: The belts again on March 26, 2002, and holding them for nearly three months. After losing the titles back to Thunder and Lightning, Konnan turned on Colón by attacking his sister, Stacy Colón, with a guitar. He dropped the title in the ensuing feud, recovering it back on November 23, 2002. To open 2003, Colón lost the belt to José "Chicky Starr" Laureano, winning it back the following month. On March 15, 2003, he lost
12684-483: The brand turning face , forming a tag team with his brother, Primo . They defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder in the match to gain their first victory as a team. Two weeks later, both teams competed in a title match, with The Colóns winning to become WWE Tag Team Champions. Subsequently, Carlito and Primo entered a feud with World Tag Team Champions John Morrison and The Miz . At WrestleMania 25 , The Colóns defeated Miz and Morrison in
12835-469: The building. This served as setup for a feud between brothers, which saw Carly Colón return to Puerto Rico and mock the fans by stating that they would be "buying PPVs to see [him]" and using the recent Puerto Rico national basketball team 's 19-point victory over the United States national basketball team to claim that they were "conformists" for celebrating a single win. The first match between brothers headlined Aniversario on August 21, 2004. Carly Colón won
12986-538: The ceremony the AWO owner Mahran Abdul-Hai gave another award to Gery Roif for being the pioneer and cornerstone of the Israeli wrestling. Afterward Abdul-Hai gave a message for all the AWO fans where he spoke about the future of the company and whats to come in 2017. In January 2018, AWO hosted the Best of 2017 Awards Kafr Qasim Kafr Qasim ( Arabic : كفر قاسم , Hebrew : כַּפְר קָאסִם ), also spelled as Kafr Qassem , Kufur Kassem , Kfar Kassem and Kafar Kassem ,
13137-575: The championship in the main event of Aniversario, the promotion's anniversary event. This was followed with a feud with Curt Hennig , brought in by La Familia, who won the title by pinning him on September 30, 2000. Both met in a rematch the following event, with the championship being held-up following a time limit draw. On November 25, 2000, Colón recovered the belt by defeating Hennig in a no-disqualification contest without time limit. On December 3, 2000, Colón wrestled "The Botswana Beast" Benjamin Peacock to
13288-418: The championship to Sabu , before recovering it two weeks later. In May 2003, Colón wrestled in two tryout matches for World Wrestling Entertainment . His opponents were Tommy Dreamer and Jamie Noble , with both contests ending in a loss. Three different reports scouted his performance in a positive manner, with an official offer being made days after the initial appearances. On June 2, 2003, Colón signed
13439-409: The event due to being chased out of the building by Cena. While Carlito was recovering from an injury, he was kept on television and got involved in a comical angle with SmackDown!'s general manager , Theodore Long . The storyline consisted of Carlito being forced to do demeaning chores around the arena, such as selling hot dogs , removing snow from parking lots with a shovel and mopping floors. As
13590-558: The event due to travel issues) to LWO's Cruz Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde and defeated The No Quarter Catch Crew ( Drew Gulak , Damon Kemp , and Myles Borne ) in a six-man tag team match . Carlito entered the Royal Rumble match at the titular event as the tenth entrant, Carlito eliminated Escobar and was eliminated by Bobby Lashley. On the March 29 episode of SmackDown , Rey and Dragon Lee,
13741-401: The event, Escobar took out Carlito in the ring and backstage, Dragon Lee saved him from Escobar and SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis allowed Lee to face Escobar as Carlito's replacement at Survivor Series: WarGames, but Lee lost the match. On January 2, 2024, at NXT : New Year's Evil , Carlito returned as the third partner (replacing Lee, who was originally in the match but had to miss
13892-564: The event. Carlito then formed a tag team with Santino Marella . The team was placed in several matches involving the World Tag Team Championship , twice being named the number one contenders; however, they lost the relevant championship matches. As part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft , Carlito was drafted back to the SmackDown brand. After the draft, he asked for a vacation, using this time to attend his father's official retirement ceremonies at Aniversario 2008 , where he also wrestled against Ray González. On September 12, he re-debuted on
14043-541: The existence of a rock-cut tomb to the south of the village. In 1917, during World War I , Kafr Qasim (together with the rest of the area) was captured from the ruling Ottoman Empire by the British Army and was later placed under the British Mandate of Palestine . In the 1922 census of Palestine Kufr Quasem had a population of 661, all Muslims, increasing in the 1931 census to 989, still all Muslims, in
14194-409: The fans to face Jeff Hardy for the championship. Carlito, however, lost the match. During this time period Carlito's gimmick underwent a slight change and was sold as a "ladies man", eventually getting involved in another fictional relationship with Torrie Wilson . Carlito participated in the 2007 Royal Rumble , where he was eliminated by The Great Khali . Following the Royal Rumble, Carlito started
14345-533: The final bout which tore the house down. "Urban Hazzard" took place on December 29 in Tel Aviv. Y & R gained their third victory in a row after defeating Kronos & Da Shannell, who kept on disagreeing up to the point of Shannell costing his team the match. Ken Kerbis retained the AWO Israeli Title as he scored the win over Rixon Ruas. Big Leo was placed in charge of the Sniper/Idan Boulder match as
14496-501: The final of the Caribbean Cup Tournament before losing to Jerry Lawler . On October 10, 2014, Colón lost the title against Gilbert. The following month he wrestled Mighty Ursus to a double count out as part of a new feud. This extended to Aniversario where Colón lost to the latter in a failed titular as part of a lackluster tour that also included a double count out against Hernandez . At Lockout, he defeated Mighty Ursus in
14647-504: The first Aniversario encounter. Soon after, vignettes depicting him training with Isaac Rosario began airing in WWC's show, Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre. Colón made his in-ring debut in January 2000 by defeating Félix Tapia, a jobber and member of La Familia. He was immediately booked in a major push, defeating almost the entirety of the heel locker room during the following two weeks. Despite being active for less than three months, he earned
14798-493: The first contender to the Universal Heavyweight Championship. The passing of Hurricane Maria while he was immersed in an international tour led to a prolonged absence from WWC, which eventually returned at Camino a la Gloria in March 2018. In this event, Colón lost to Apolo. Returning during the summer for Aniversario, he failed to dethrone Mighty Ursus and lost an encounter with Jack Swagger . At Lockout, Colón defeated The Tahitian Warrior. At Euphoria 2019, The Colóns reunited in
14949-527: The first round of the WNC Championship tournament . On September 6, 2013, he made his debut for the World Wrestling League (marking the first time that he performed for another Puerto Rico-based promotion) as part of a tour of Mexico. In his first appearance, Colón defeated established Mexican performers Blue Demon, Jr. and La Parka II . Two days later, he lost a rematch by submission. Colón
15100-687: The first were Canadian Wrestling's Elite and the Canadian National Wrestling Alliance, receiving a titular opportunity in the former. In December 2010, Colón participated in Inoki Genome Federation in Japan , where he was pinned by Japanese superstar Kendo Kashin . On March 4, 2011, he made his debut for the Mexican promotion Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) billed as Carlito Caribbean Cool, defeating Decnnis, Jack Evans and Ozz in
15251-510: The following weeks, vignettes aired where he berated members of his own family, eventually being confronted by José Huertas González . On October 7, 2012, Savio Vega reappeared in Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre, issuing yet another challenge. However, this time Colón fired back with a challenge of his own, inviting Vega to a special edition of Carlito's Cabana. The edition of Carlito's Cabana that featured Vega took place on October 14, 2012. In
15402-418: The house down with Ruas emerging victorious and Da Style beating The Arabian Horse and becoming the champion. "TLV Clash" was the second show bringing the organization back to Tel Aviv. It featured IWF heavyweight champion Ivan Markov teaming with Idan Boulder VS De Shanell and Kronus, with the latter team scoring the win as Boulder turned against his partner, laying him out with a chairshot. Evgeny Lyder scored
15553-448: The latter extended throughout September and resulted in the title being vacated. However, Colón emerged from the series as champion after winning a rematch. He opened Aniversario by winning a matchup against Monster Pain , who returned to WWC after a prolonged absence that included a reign as WWL World Heavyweight Champion . In the main night of the tour, Colón defeated Jeff Hardy to retain the Universal Heavyweight Championship. However, he
15704-663: The likes of Shane Douglas and Gangrel . On August 7, 2010, he made his debut in Lucha Libre USA 's live shows, wrestling as "Carlitos". In February 2011, NWA Southwest in Texas booked Carlito in a match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Adam Pearce . Colón won Family Wrestling Entertainment 's Heavyweight Championship on October 6, 2012, in main event of House of Hardcore 's first show, defeating previous champions Tommy Dreamer and Mike Knox in
15855-451: The line, but was ignored on several occasions. The wager became official following the outcome of a match that made it mandatory. On March 30, 2014, Colón defeated Huertas González in a one-sided bet match, remaining undefeated in matches where his hair was at risk. On July 19, 2014, Carlito defeated TNT to win his first WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship . In July, he participated in WWC's Wrestlefest held at St. Marteen, advancing to
16006-481: The match by faking a knee injury and then shoving his sister into Eddie Colón when she entered the ring to help, using the distraction to score the pinfall. Two rematches were held the following month at Fase 3, the first of which ended in a time limit draw. He lost the rubber match, which concluded with the heel factions assaulting both brothers and Colón Sr. futilely asking them to join forces. In response to this angle, IWA-PR began hinting that Colón would be joining
16157-542: The match ended, Ataman pinned "Blondevil" and AWO champion Ken Kerbis beat Adi Hurvitz and retained his title. After the match, Kronos attacked Kerbis and raised the AWO championship. On May 29, 2014, the promotion made their debut show in Haifa , the show was taped and was broadcast on the Ego Total channel. "WrestleFest III" took place on June 26, 2014, and saw the debut of former WWE superstars Carlito and Chris Masters (who won
16308-599: The match the following two days in different locations, but replaced Cassandro with El Hijo de Canek. On February 4, 2012, Colón continued by appearing on the World Wrestling Fan Xperience (WWFX) Champions Showcase Tour in Manila, Philippines , where he wrestled under his LLUSA name in a win over Snitsky . On October 26, 2012, he made a one-night appearance for Wrestling New Classic (WNC) in Japan, losing to Tajiri in
16459-424: The name of "Carlito Caribbean Cool" in a SmackDown! house show and defeated Scotty 2 Hotty . The creative team settled on this character and he wrestled under it in two more dark matches prior to Velocity , where he was booked in wins over Moore and Chris Cage. On October 7, 2004, Colón made his debut as a heel on SmackDown! as "Carlito Caribbean Cool" (though later shortened to simply "Carlito"), whose gimmick
16610-509: The newest member of the LWO, challenged Escobar and "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio to a tag team match at WrestleMania XL , however, Lee was attacked backstage, and rendering him unable to compete at WrestleMania. 4 weeks later on the April 26 episode of SmackDown , Escobar revealed that Carlito was behind the attack on Lee, turning him heel and leaving the LWO. During night 2 of the WWE Draft , Carlito
16761-466: The next night on Raw, but were unsuccessful. On the July 6 episode of Raw , following their loss to Edge and Jericho, Carlito turned heel by attacking Primo. At Night of Champions , Carlito challenged for the United States Championship in a Six-Pack Challenge , which also involved Primo, but neither of them were able to win the title. On the August 3 episode of Raw , Carlito defeated Primo to end their feud. On
16912-565: The ownership of WWC. This led to the creation of the Carlito Caribbean Company (CCC), which acquired power when Rivera defeated Victor Jovica following a Huertas González heel turn to force him to sell WWC's stocks. Despite Rivera's involvement as a favored heel, Colón was booked in a spot where the new CCC management turned on him. The ownership of WWC was to be decided in a match between Huertas González and Colón Sr. held on June 29, 2013, at Summer Madness in which CCC lost its bid. In
17063-475: The past, led by Hercules Ayala and Ramón Álvarez . On February 19, 2000, Colón dropped the Universal Heavyweight Championship to González, following intervention from Álvarez. This led to a double feud against Álvarez and Ayala, from which he emerged victorious. During this time frame, he also wrestled One Man Gang , who was involved a storyline where a $ 10,000 bounty was placed by La Familia to "end his career". On July 16, 2000, Colón defeated González to recover
17214-555: The permission to perform at the event, considering that it could be promoted as an interpromotional match against its rival, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . Throughout March and May, Colón wrestled in dark matches for both the Raw and SmackDown! brands. The outcome of these unofficial presentations were wins over Paul London , Ruffy Silverstein , Wavell Starr and Ricky Reyes , also including losses to Hardcore Holly , Shoichi Funaki , Shannon Moore and Billy Kidman . His work in OVW
17365-525: The process. On the May 10 episode of Raw , Carlito and Primo attacked R-Truth for Ted DiBiase , who paid them afterwards. On May 21, Colón was released due to a violation of the WWE Wellness Program and refusal to attend a rehabilitation facility for a reported addiction to pain killers. On July 11, 2010, Colón was booked in a match called "The Three Faces of Fear" at WWC's Aniversario 2010 which also involved Booker T . The concept of this contest
17516-512: The promotion filing copyrights for the use of "Carlitos Colón", which is the nickname commonly associated with his father in Puerto Rico. On June 7, 2004, Colón wrestled under this name in a dark match, this time losing to Sean Morley . However, later that month, the name was modified to Carlito Colón and he was given the gimmick of a metrosexual man, originally intending to team him with Rico Constantino upon being promoted. However, this idea
17667-439: The promotion returned to Jaffa for "In Your Face" which saw Chris Korvinn defends the AWO championship against Mad Zenzero in the main event. On June 27, 2015, the promotion returned to Tira for 4th edition of "WrestleFest" which saw The Arabian Horse defeats Lev Bar-Tera for the vacant AWO championship. The event took place in the brand new AWO Arena. "WrestleChurch 2" took place on July 19, 2015, at Kafr Yasif . Eyal Smiley won
17818-533: The promotion's Scars and Stripes event, in which Keith Walker was booked as the winner. On October 12, 2013, Colón lost to Dreamer in the first round of the FWE Open Weight Grand Prix. On November 9, 2013, he and Rosita defeated Tara and Stevie Richards at House of Hardcore 3. On November 30, 2013, at WrestleCade, Carlito was defeated by Matt Hardy for the WrestleCade championship. Colón was a member of
17969-514: The reason no to do it was because "Jim Cornette [doesn't] like" him. After noticing the hostile fan reaction and witnessing Carly's heel tactics from the public, Eddie Colón sneaked and waited by the locker rooms and confronted him, which resulted in a faceoff that concluded with the heel locker jumping him. Upon learning this, Colón Sr. travelled to Kentucky and interrupted an OVW scrimmage, which resulted in Carly Colón asking for his expulsion from
18120-540: The return of the Israeli Champion Adi Hurvitz and the debut of "The Volk" and Goldman defeats Hellboy in an extreme rules match in the main event. "The Road To WrestleFest" Was held on May 23, 2016, where "The Arabian Horse" defeated "Rockstar" Adi Hurvitz in a tables match and Blondevil defeated Hellboy. "Wrestlefest V" has taken place on June 28, 2016, where we saw Goldman win the Number 1 Contenders Match for
18271-426: The room door. Eddie Colón was expelled from the hotel and tried to attend his brother's training, but he received the same response and was denied access, buying a ticket for an OVW show held that night. After the event's start, Carly Colón was shown arriving late and being scolded by Jim Cornette . This skit reflected real conflicts between both. Cornette has stated that during Colón's stay in OVW he considered him
18422-582: The roster were tired of him and that Sheamus was their representative of what the roster believed and then tried to spit apple in Cena's face, which led to him getting hit with Cena's finisher, the Attitude Adjustment. The following week, Carlito was defeated by Cena. In February 2010, Carlito was announced as one of the eight WWE Pros for the first season of WWE NXT . On the February 22 episode of Raw , Carlito
18573-474: The same event, Colón faced Rivera for the first time, dominating throughout the match but losing after being sprayed in the face with "green mist". On July 13, 2013, he won a rematch by countering this same tactic. On August 18, 2013, Colón issued an open challenge for Aniversario 40, calling himself a "Puerto Rican icon". The following week the challenge was accepted by Sting , a former WCW and TNA world heavyweight champion commonly known as "The Icon". When Colón
18724-502: The same success, losing three consecutive matches, two against Adrenaline and one to The British Knights respectively. Individually, Colón defeated Micah Taylor, but lost to Cappotelli. A trio formed by him, Mondo and Gaspard won a couple of matches over the trios of Skyfire, Mac Johnson, & Demond Thompson and Mike Taylor, Rob Begley & Steve Lewington . However, it also lost to Rod Steele, Mike Taylor & Rob Begley and Mac Johnson, Seth Skyfire, & Big Bad John. The trio wrestled
18875-409: The segment, both traded insults and it finished with the security removing Vega when he tried to assault Colón after the former spat an apple in his face. At Halloween Wrestling Xtravaganza he was disqualified, assaulting his opponent after his father, who served as special referee, did not allow Huertas González to use his finisher. At Honor vs. Traición, Colón unsuccessfully challenged Ray González for
19026-463: The support of the WWC fanbase. On January 29, 2000, Colón defeated González to become the youngest wrestler to win the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship . Following his victory, he was engulfed by fans and carried to the locker room by the Ejercíto de la Justicia, the main fan-favorite stable in the promotion. González countered by creating a coalition of wrestlers that had feuded with Colón Sr. in
19177-407: The team of Adrenaline and Wavell Starr to a no contest. While working in OVW, Colón continued to appear in various World Wrestling Council events. Towards the year's end, he made sporadic appearances and feuded with the "Dominican Boy" Julio César López over the Universal Heavyweight Championship. Colón won a November encounter by disqualification, which prevented the title from changing hands. He won
19328-445: The television tapings of the X Wrestling Federation . In his only appearance for the promotion, he defeated David Sierra . On December 1, 2001, Colón defeated González to win the Universal Heavyweight Championship, restarting the formula of bringing foreign wrestlers to challenge him. His next feud was against Vampiro , winning the first encounters between them, but losing the title in a no-disqualification contest. A rematch ended in
19479-442: The then-Universal Heavyweight Champion Apolo . All three were involved in a three-way match for the title the following day, which concluded with Ramon pinning Apolo. Following his feud with Flair he was involved in angles with The Sandman and Triple H . He then lost to Triple H at Unforgiven in a no disqualification match where the no disqualification rule only applied to Carlito. In late 2007, Colón requested his release from
19630-609: The thirteenth time. On July 17, 2011, at Aniversario 2011 Carlito made his first defense of the title against Abyss . In this event, Savio Vega cut a promo pursuing a feud as part of the first interpromotional angle between WWC and IWA-PR. However, this cooperation was stalled due to differences between the administration of both promotions, remaining fruitless for the rest of the year. On October 28, 2011, Colón returned to WWC first to join his brother and wrestled Gilbert Cruz and his cousin Orlando Colón , before successfully defending
19781-449: The title again. On April 30, 2016, Colón defeated Bobby Lashley to retain the Universal Heavyweight Championship. He then defeated Roger Díaz, whose “El Sensacional” Carlitos character had been created as a parody of Carlos Colón Sr. in IWA-PR, to remain titleholder. At Noche de Campeones 2016, Colón defeated Rey Mysterio and Mr. 450 to retain the Universal Heavyweight Championship. His feud with
19932-443: The top contender after winning a triangle TLC match, granting him a title bout VS The Arabian Horse, who in turn regained his title VS Kronos in this very show. "WrestleChurch" brought upon the eventual title victory for Lyder, as well as his defeat in an impromptu rematch VS The Arabian Horse. He became the top contender once again after scoring the victory in a 12-men battle royal. "SummerSalam" had Ken Kerbis and Rixon Ruas tearing
20083-485: The village, which he called Kafr Kasim . He found the place to be "the site of a more ancient town, as is shown by cisterns and the mass of rubbish found outside the present village". The village had about four hundred inhabitants. In 1882, the PEF 's Survey of Western Palestine described the village as being of moderate size, with buildings constructed principally of adobe , on low hill in open ground. The survey also noted
20234-549: The win VS Da Style and became the AWO champion for the second time, only to lose it later on in the evening to Chris Korvinn. In addition, Ataman made his AWO debut in an "open challenge" during which he defeated two wrestlers in a row, never once getting off his feet. Autumn Fallout brought the AWO once again to Tel Aviv. The commentary was done live for the first time ever in Israel by Moty Aharonovich and Gordon. This time around Udi M & Max Von Punx showed they're here to stay as
20385-666: Was 3,633 NIS , as opposed to the national average of 6,835 NIS at that time. Kafr Qasim served as the primary filming location for the Israeli political thriller television series Fauda . F.C. Kafr Qasim plays in the Leumit League (second division). Following their promotion to the national league, it plays home matches at the Lod Municipal Stadium in Lod . A new stadium is under construction. Carly Col%C3%B3n Carlos Edwin Colón Coates Jr. (born February 21, 1979)
20536-446: Was World Wrestling Today. Colón challenged for the heavyweight titles of Big Time Wrestling, Coastal Championship Wrestling, International Wrestling Cartel and Crossfire Wrestling, but either lost these matches or won by count out. He made short tours for promotions such as Pro Wrestling Syndicate, NWA Southwest, World Wrestling Association , Border City Wrestling, National Wrestling Superstars and Vendetta Pro Wrestling, scoring wins over
20687-401: Was a key plot device in WWC's main storyline of the year. On May 15, 2004, the promotion began a backstage angle where Enrique Cruz told Eddie Colón that Carly Colón was wrestling as a heel in OVW, only for José Rivera Jr. to dismiss it as "internet gossip". A subsequent phone conversation between brothers concluded without a direct response on the matter. On June 13, 2004, Carly Colón's role as
20838-412: Was active in the promotion performing as "Slash Venom") pinned him at OVW. This angle was concluded in a segment where González berated an unknown individual during a call for being unable to appear in a card, claiming that "he [was] a failure like [his] father and brother". In preparation for his debut, the WWE's creative team began testing different characters for him to use. The first attempt involved
20989-567: Was added to angles involving the WWE Championship . After defeating Shelton Benjamin in a qualifying match, Carlito was added to the main event at New Year's Revolution in early 2006, the Elimination Chamber match. He was one of the final two wrestlers remaining, after eliminating Kane , Chris Masters and Shawn Michaels . He then lost the match to John Cena. Following New Year's Revolution, Carlito and Chris Masters joined forces as
21140-535: Was an apple toting big mouth who would spit apple "in the face of people who don't want to be cool ". Carlito defeated John Cena for the United States Championship in his first match on the main roster by using a steel chain to knock out Cena. He immediately entered an undefeated streak of 14 contests, during which he successfully defended the title against Rob Van Dam , Rey Mysterio , Eddie Guerrero and Hardcore Holly, also defeating Shannon Moore in
21291-432: Was and featured a double main event: The first there was an 8-man elimination tag team match between The System with Jessie Roy & Black Mamba against A+ where A+ won and got a place on the main roster & The Arabian Horse lost his power as the owner of the company to the active General Manager Rom Unger. The Second main event was the clash of 2 friends for the AWO Championship between "Blondevil" and Goldman, where after
21442-469: Was changed as to the more formal "Carlos Colón, Jr.", his actual name. His performance in OVW was intercalated by appearances in dark matches that took place before WWE's main shows. On October 14, 2003, he teamed with Dean in a dark match loss to Sean O'Haire and Matt Morgan that preceded WWE Velocity . In February 2004, Colón performed as a heel for the first time in his career by joining Bolin Services,
21593-541: Was defeated by Christian in a Money in the Bank Qualifying match. The next night on WWE NXT , Carlito teamed with his NXT Rookie Michael Tarver in a losing effort against Christian and his NXT Rookie Heath Slater . On the May 6 episode of WWE Superstars , during his match with Primo, Carlito would stop the match and told Primo they shouldn't fight when the crowd cheers for two brothers to fight each other. Primo would agree and reunite with his brother, turning heel in
21744-456: Was drafted to WWE Raw with the rest of the LWO, despite leaving the group. Around this time, Carlito began to associate himself with The Judgment Day , but was kept at arm's length by Damian Priest , citing their past conflict. On the May 14 episode of Raw, Carlito helped Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh win a fatal four-way match to be the #1 contenders for the World Tag Team Championship . One week later, Bálor & McDonagh failed to win
21895-470: Was dropped when Constantino was legitimately injured in a match. An afro was introduced to his gimmick during the last week of June, when he lost to Shane Helms in another dark match. As his promotion drew nearer, his team with Mondo lost to Capotelli and alternate partners Nick Dinsmore and Flash Flanagan. However, it also won a match over Capotelli and Steve Lewington. In singles, he was defeated by Elijah Burke . On September 19, 2004, he wrestled under
22046-485: Was immediately placed in a feud against Alberto Del Rio , who managed to win a non-titular encounter. Colón closed the year with two double countouts at Lockout, the first against MVP and the second against “El Patrón”, which led to the title being vacated. At Euphoria 2017, Colón and Del Rio wrestled to a no contest in a titular match. Afterwards, his feud with González reignited and led to multiple double disqualifications. On March 27, 2017, Colón defeated Gilbert to become
22197-416: Was now wrestling under a character known as "TNT". After losing two consecutive matches to Ray González, he was able to win a tag team match where he joined Huertas González. However, after the event was over his partner turned on him, forcing a face switch and beginning a new feud. He joined Ray González to win the first match of this storyline. Afterwards, Huertas González challenged Colón to place his hair on
22348-550: Was one of the first wrestlers to perform in Qatar Pro Wrestling, the first promotion in this Arabian state. At Wrestling Alliance Revolution's Super Leyendas del Ring, Colón won a three-way match for the WAR World Heavyweight Championship. On December 7, 2013, he wrestled at First Wrestling Society's Amo Del Hexágono winning the 1WS World Heavyweight Championship. On March 7, 2014, Colón participated in another of WWL's Mexican tours, joining Chavo Guerrero and Fuerza Guerrera in
22499-540: Was preparing to finish the match with the Back Stabber , a masked wrestler known as Rey Fénix intervened and costed him the match. Since that mask was usually worn by Ray González, he began pursuing a match against him. On November 16, 2013, Colón defeated Fénix in a Hair vs. Mask match that served as the main event of Crossfire. However, when Rey Fénix unmasked, he was Ricky Santana instead of González. At Lockout 2013, Colón defeated Germán Figueroa but lost to Rivera, who
22650-512: Was surprised by the event due to the promotion's previous association with WWE. They expected the tryout to conclude with the same outcome that the ones that WWE held with their talents ( Germán Figueroa , Ricky Banderas and Andy Anderson) without any offer being made, deciding to counter the signing's impact with a storyline that benefited from it. The following month in the tour to promote the Summer Attitude 2003 event, IWA-PR began announcing
22801-416: Was that he would face three unknown adversaries successively. Colón also performed on a second date of this event, working under a "tweener" concept, representing a morally ambiguous team without clear allegiance. He returned to WWC on September 25, 2010, at the "Septiembre Negro" event, where he defeated " El Triple Mega Campeón " Ricky Banderas . On November 27, 2010, Colón defeated Shelton Benjamin to win
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