Carlito (wrestler)

In this article, the first or paternal family name is Colón and the second or maternal family name is Coates.

Carlos Edwin Colón Coates Jr.^[3] (born February 21, 1979^[1]) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler, better known internationally by his ring name Carlito. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is a member of The Judgment Day.

Carlito
Carlito in August 2012
Birth name	Carlos Edwin Colón Coates Jr.[1]
Born	(1979-02-21) February 21, 1979 (age 46)[1] San Juan, Puerto Rico[2]
Parent(s)	Carlos Colón (father)
Relatives	Primo Colón (brother) Epico Colón (cousin)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Carlito[2] Carlito Caribbean Cool[2] Carlito Colón[2] Carlos Colón[2] Carly Colón[2]
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Billed from	The Caribbean San Juan, Puerto Rico
Trained by	Carlos Colón[2] Isaac Rosario
Debut	November 27, 1999

Carlito became famous in his first run with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where he won the Intercontinental Championship, the United States Championship and the World Tag Team Championship and WWE Tag Team Championship with his brother Primo. Colon was released by the WWE on May 21, 2010.^[4] Since then, he has wrestled on the independent circuit. He returned to WWE full-time at Fastlane in October 2023.^[5][6]