The Colóns The Colóns were a professional wrestling tag team which consisted of real - life brothers , Carlito and Primo . The team worked for World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) on its Raw brand . They are former Unified WWE Tag Team Champions being holders of both the WWE Tag Team Championship and World Tag Team Championship . Their father is former World Wrestling Federation wrestler Carlos Colon , and they initially began teaming together in his promotion , World Wrestling Council and held the WWC World Tag Team Championship . In 2008 , they began teaming together in WWE , when Primo debuted on SmackDown . In their debut , they defeated then - WWE Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder . This win earned them a title opportunity two weeks later , in which they were also successful . Following Carlito ' s release , Epico replaced Carlito to form a team with Primo called Los Matadores . History . World Wrestling Council . The Colóns initially began teaming in their father ' s company , World Wrestling Council ( WWC ) to defeat the tag team of Thunder and Lightning for the WWC World Tag Team Championship on March 16 , 2002 . They lost the title to Thunder and Lightning on the very next night . World Wrestling Entertainment . 2008 - 2010 . Soon after Primo debuted in WWE , he became a full - time member of the SmackDown ! roster , along with his brother . They defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder in their first match as a team to gain victory on September 12 , 2008 . Two weeks later , both teams competed in a title match , with The Colóns winning to become tag team champions . Starting in November , The Colóns developed an on - screen relationship with The Bella Twins ( Nikki and Brie ) , appearing in numerous backstage segments with them and The Bellas accompanied them to the ring . This relationship with the Bella Twins subsequently led to a feud with the World Tag Team Champions John Morrison and The Miz , as Morrison and The Miz flirted with The Bella Twins , and then defeated Carlito and Primo to win a date with them on Valentine ' s Day . The Bella were seemingly unable to choose between the teams , leading to Morrison and The Miz challenging The Colóns for the WWE Tag Team Championship , and The Colóns challenging Morrison and The Miz for the World Tag Team Championship , although each team retained their respective championship . The rivalry between the teams led The Bella Twins to fall out with each other , with Brie siding with the Colóns , and Nikki siding with Morrison and The Miz . At WrestleMania XXV , The Colóns defeated Morrison and The Miz to win the World Tag Team Championship and become the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions , and they successfully defended the championships the following night on Raw . On April 15 , the Colóns were drafted back to the Raw brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft . On April 27 , the Colóns made their debut on " Raw " , defeating Jamie Noble and Chavo Guerrero . The team ' s collective " WWE Superstars " debut took place on May 28 , 2009 , when they defeated The World ' s Greatest Tag Team by pinfall . They lost the championship at The Bash to the team of Edge and Chris Jericho , who were added to a standard tag team match between the Colóns and The Legacy ( Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase ) moments before the match started . Carlito and Primo invoked their rematch clause the next night on " Raw " , but were unsuccessful , and on the July 6 episode of " Raw " , they lost again to Jericho and Edge . One week later the team officially disbanded in WWE when Carlito attacked Primo . Two weeks later , Primo pinned Carlito in a 6 - man tag match . Brief reformation ( 2010 ) . The team reunited on the May 6 episode of " WWE Superstars " when Carlito stopped the match and offered Primo to reform as a team . Primo accepted the offer , thus , turning him heel . The brothers attacked R - Truth on the May 10th episode of Raw . The duo then shook hands with Ted DiBiase , Jr . after getting paid with DiBiase ' s " Trust Fund . " The reunion of the team would be short lived , as on May 21 , Carlito was released due to a violation of the WWE wellness program and subsequent refusal to attend a rehabilitation facility . 2011 - Present . Primo replaced Carlito with his other cousin Epico to form a team that has so far only been referred to as Primo and Epico . They were accompanied by valet Rosa Mendes . And now accompanied by the team mascot El Torito in the tag - team " Los Matadores " .