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4 unusual facts about Carlos Colón


Carlos Colón

Carly Colón, wrestler whose real name is Carlos Colón, son of the above

Carlos Colón, Sr.

On January 6, 1983, he defeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair in a "unification" match to win the title and also create the WWC Universal Heavyweight Title, but the match never made it to NWA television.

In subsequent interviews, Ric Flair has stated that the NWA Title was not on line for this match; Flair stated that the "unification" was proposed, but he vetoed it.

His wrestling company was also responsible for inviting major American wrestling stars such as Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Bruiser Brody, Stan Hansen and others to wrestle in Puerto Rico.


Gil Hayes

Losing the WWC North American Heavyweight title to Carlos Colon in Caguas, Puerto Rico the following month, he enjoyed a short stay in Championship Wrestling from Florida fighting to a time limit draw against Johnny Gray in Miami Beach, Florida on August 21.


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