In an interview with The Pancakes & Powerslams Show, former WWE Superstar Carlito Colon commented on his debut match in the WWE, wrestling John Cena & Ric Flair, his departure from the company, reports of a Royal Rumble return, talks with TNA Wrestling and more.
On his first match with John Cena where he won the WWE United States Championship: “It was more just nerves. I was like man I have to go out there and [fight] the company’s top guy, got to go out there and perform. I was more worried about executing my job correctly and doing a good job than actually thinking about what was happening.”
On his early days in the WWE: “I just remember getting injured not too far from my start. I wish I had not been injured for those couple of months, I felt I could have had a better rivalry with John Cena. [Jesús is] a good dude, I still see him from time to time at different shows. I always got along with him. They always liked putting me with people, I always liked being by myself. I just felt better on my own, but me and Jesús could have done some more stuff, I was just injured at the time.”
On his feud with Ric Flair: “Looking back, I assume it was great. Of course it is great to go in there with a guy like Ric Flair. A great learning experience, but at the time it was just another day at the job. Just go out there and entertain the people.”
On his WWE departure: “I probably was just burnt out and tired of being frustrated. I’m weird like that, once I check out, I just really didn’t care about anything. I was just counting my days to get away. Some time off would have been healthy for me.”
On reports of a Royal Rumble return and talks that he was close to joining TNA Wrestling: “None of them were true. I think they only said the Royal Rumble one because I was in the same town. I get it, they were just trying to stir up controversy, it’s what you do to get excited over something, so it was good on their part. TNA, I had a couple talks with people, but didn’t go far. Just at that time, I was done with American TV wrestling, I just needed time to get myself together. Even if I went to TNA, I felt like I wouldn’t have been able to help out. I was still mentally checked out.”
The interview is available at this link.
