Carlos Colon Carlos Edwin Colón González Sr . ( born July 18 , 1948 ) is a retired Puerto Rican professional wrestler and wrestling promoter , better known as Carlitos Colón or simply Carlos Colón . He is , along with Victor Jovica , an owner of the puertorrican wrestling promotion World Wrestling Council ( WWC ) , where he has held the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship a record 26 times . He is the patriarch of the Colón wrestling family , composed by his sons Carly and Eddie , daughter Stacy and nephew Orlando . In 2014 , he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame . Professional wrestling career . Due to his admiration for wrestlers Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez , Colón became a member at the gym they trained at in New York , practicing wrestling moves and cleaning the place occasionally to pay for his dues . His dedication and affability helped him gain the respect of his peers , as well as the occasional wrestling match . His first bout occurred in Boston , Massachusetts , on February 16 , 1966 , when he wrestled Bobo Brazil . Colon was paid US $ 15 . 00 for his participation in his first match . He eventually became an itinerant wrestler in the eastern states of the United States and in Canada , including 1 match in the World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF ) in December 1967 , and several in 1968 . Over the following three years , with Montreal as his place of residence . Capitol Sport Promotions / World Wrestling Council . Feeling homesick and noticing a void in the Puerto Rican wrestling scene , Colón returned to Puerto Rico in 1973 . Colón and Croatian - born wrestler Victor Jovica founded a promotional company , Capitol Sports Promotions , which aired wrestling television shows each Saturday and Sunday on WAPA - TV . He wrestled during a time where local stars such as Barrabas , Black Georgie and Miguel Pérez Sr . shared the spotlight with international wrestlers such as Argentine - born Rocca , Cuban - born Huracán Castillo and others . He set the stage for local stars such as Los Super Médicos , Los Invaders and Chicky Starr to develop . 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 . The nemesis of Colón ' s character was Abdullah the Butcher , with whom he staged a long - standing feud which lasted almost two decades . Colón is quoted as saying : " Eighty percent of the blood I ' ve shed in the ring I ' ve shed because of Abdullah . " On January 6 , 1983 , Colón defeated Ric Flair in a match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . However , the outcome of this match was not made official or aired on NWA television . Flair received the belt back in a phantom title change that took place on January 23 , 1983 . Later that year , Colón required hospitalization due to injury following a match against Bruiser Brody . This loss was publicized and made the covers of " El Nuevo Día " and " El Vocero " , both of which are mainstream newspapers . Two weeks later , Colón defeated Brody in a rematch . In December 1983 , Capitol Sports Promotions began a feud between Colón and Flair , which included a skit where the NWA champion criticized Capitol ' s title claiming that he was the only " real world champion " , leading to a steel cage match to determine the " undisputed champion of the Universe " . The encounter headlined an event held in Bayamón on December 18 , 1983 . Colón won cleanly , and the WWC World Heavyweight Championship was renamed to Universal Heavyweight Championship as a result . In subsequent interviews , Flair has stated that the NWA title was not on the line for this match because an official unification was proposed , but he vetoed it . On January 24 , 1993 , Colón made a one - night return to the WWWF , then known by the abbreviated name World Wrestling Federation , making an appearance in the Royal Rumble . After this , he decided to temporarily retire from professional wrestling , choosing to help train his sons , Carly , and Eddie , who have followed Colón into the sport . Later years and retirement . Carlos Colón appeared on the September 11 , 2006 , episode of " WWE Raw " from Madison Square Garden in the audience cheering his son Carly , known as Carlito in WWE . He also negotiated a deal for his other son Eddie Colón to work for World Wrestling Entertainment . Colón held a retirement ceremony at " Aniversario 2008 " , which was organized in the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum on July 19 , 2008 . However , Colón left this retirement on September 8 , 2012 , defeating Félix " Barrabás " López in his return . After Carly Colón turned on him and gained control of the heel faction , Colón joined Gilbert Cruz and Ray González in a three - on - three match against his son , López and Germán Figueroa , but his team lost . On February 9 , 2013 , he lost to Savio Vega in a match for WWC ' s ownership . This evolved into a feud with the heel faction , while a secondary storyline involved a legal battle over the promotion . Colón defeated José Huertas González to recover ownership of WWC , but lost a rematch the following month . At Aniversario 2013 he teamed with Stacy Colón and defeated José Huertas González and " La Tigresa " Soldelina Vargas . Colón announced another short - lived retirement . He returned at Lockout 2013 , resuming this feud by losing to Huertas González in an ambulance match , with both wrestling a no contest at Euphoria 2014 . Colón ' s name began being rumored as a possible inductee to the WWE Hall of Fame in late 2011 . Despite expressing joy at the idea of accompanying Pedro Morales , he dismissed this as a rumor and noted that WWE personnel had not formally contacted him . Ultimately , the 2012 Class did not include him . The following year , Eddie and Orlando Colón noted that they supported a potential induction . On March 11 , 2014 , Colón was officially announced as part of that year ' s class . He considered it the " realization of a dream " and admitted that at one point , he began to doubt that he was ever being inducted . This class was completed by The Ultimate Warrior , Jake Roberts , Lita , Paul Bearer , Mr . T , and former WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion Razor Ramon ( Scott Hall ) . He was inducted by his sons Eddie and Carly , and nephew , Orlando in the official ceremony held at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans , Louisiana . Colón became the third Puerto Rican inducted , the first being Morales and the second being New York - born Johnny Rodz . WWC held a series of homages , the first of which was held by his immediate family . A more formal ceremony was held on March 30 , 2014 , and included the participation of long - time rival Chicky Starr , who participated in a skit where he expressed his respect and ended their animosity . The promotion went on to announce a Puerto Rico - wide tour , " La Despedida de Carlitos Colón " , which would mark Colón ' s final retirement . Personal life . Colón was born in the Jauca Ward of Santa Isabel , an agricultural community in southern Puerto Rico . One of seven children , he emigrated to Brooklyn , New York in 1961 along with the rest of the family led their by his mother , Esther González . Colón is married to a Canadian national named Nancy , who is the mother of his children , Carly , Eddie , Stacy , and Melissa . He is the brother of accountant José Colón , who has made several non - wrestling appearances in WWC and is also the father of his nephew and fellow wrestler , Orlando Colón , known by the ring name of Epico . Colón ' s career has left him with over 70 scars on his forehead . He has publicly stated that he exhibits them with pride , considering them the proof that reflects the arduous work done during to all of the bloody bouts in which he has been involved . Colón is WWE ' s representative in Puerto Rico , promoting the house shows held by the company there . He has appeared on WWE programming , including the December 24 , 2009 , episode of " WWE Superstars " where he supported Eddie , known as Primo in WWE . Afterward , Colón made another appearance for WWE , attending its 2012 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony . He attended as a guest of his son and nephew , who held the WWE Tag Team Championship at that time . Colón ' s main interest was to see the inductions of Great Kokina and Mil Máscaras , both of whom worked under him in Capitol Sports Promotions .