page_title: Primo and Epico
section_title: Los Matadores (2013–2015)
hierarchical_section_title: Primo and Epico / History / Los Matadores (2013–2015)
caption_attribution_description: English: Los Matadores (aka Eddie and Orlando Colon) with El Torito (aka Mascarita Dorada) in the ring in November 2013.
context_page_description: Primo and Epico Colón are a professional wrestling tag team. The team, composed of real-life cousins, are former one-time WWE Tag Team Champions, with the title won during their first run as Primo and Epico from 2011 to 2013. They also formerly performed as Diego and Fernando, respectively, of Los Matadores from 2013 to 2015, and were billed as The Shining Stars from 2016 to 2017 before assuming their current tag team name of The Colóns.
context_section_description: In August 2013, WWE hyped the debut of "Los Matadores", and on the September 30 episode of Raw, Primo and Epico debuted new characters, as Diego and Fernando of Los Matadores, a face team of two masked Spanish bullfighters with El Torito as mascot as they defeated 3MB. Primo and Epico adopted their ring names from Diego Columbus and Ferdinand Columbus, the real life sons of Christopher Columbus (In Spanish, Cristobal Colón, Los Matadores' real last name). It was the start of a winning streak that featured nine wins over 3MB (Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal, with El Torito wrestling in some matches), and also over the Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger) at Hell in a Cell. Also, El Torito was able to interfere in matches without incurring a disqualification for Los Matadores. Los Matadores' winning streak was finally snapped on the January 24 episode of SmackDown in 2014, courtesy of RybAxel (Ryback and Curtis Axel).
  On the March 5 episode of Main Event, Los Matadores received a tag team championship match against The Usos in which they were defeated. They also made an appearance as Primo and Epico alongside Carlito to induct Carlos Colón Sr. into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2014. At the WrestleMania XXX pre-show, they received a WWE Tag Team Championship shot against The Usos, RybAxel and The Real Americans, in a Fatal Four-Way Elimination Tag Team match, but lost after being the first team eliminated when Fernando submitted to Jack Swagger's Patriot Lock. On the June 23, WWE.com reported that Fernando was injured at a live event that past weekend. Despite this, Diego and El Torito would then start a short feud with Fandango.
  After 3MB broke up, their former mascot Hornswoggle joined Los Matadores as "La Vaquita", a midget cow mascot accompanying Torito's bullness on the August 19 edition of Main Event. Fernando made his return as well in a losing effort to Slater-Gator (Heath Slater and Titus O'Neil). At the WrestleMania 31 pre-show, Los Matadores competed in the Fatal Four Way tag team match, but they failed to win the titles. At Elimination Chamber, Los Matadores participated in the first-ever WWE Tag Team Championship Elimination Chamber, but failed and got eliminated first by The Ascension. At SummerSlam, Los Matadores competed in a Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship in a losing effort when they were pinned by The New Day. On September 7, 2015 episode of Raw after losing to The Dudley Boyz, Los Matadores turned heel when Diego attacked El Torito after the match, however he was then put through a table by the Dudley Boyz. They were last seen on Main Event that week, minus El Torito, where they lost to The Prime Time Players.
caption: Los Matadores with El Torito in November 2013
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