Primo Edwin " Eddie " Carlos Colón ( December 21 , 1982 ) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler . He is currently signed by WWE wrestling under the ring name Primo and is one half the tag team The Shining Stars with his cousin Orlando Colón , who is competing under the ring name Epico . He is the son of Carlos Colón , Sr . and the younger brother of wrestlers Stacy and Carly Colón , better known as Carlito in WWE . He began wrestling in the World Wrestling Council , where he won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship five times , as well as numerous secondary titles . In 2007 , Colón signed a developmental contract with WWE , being assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling . In this promotion he was teamed with Eric Pérez , forming a tag team known as The Puerto Rican Nightmares . On February 23 , 2008 , they became the first wrestlers to hold the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship . Upon being promoted to the main brand , he was teamed with his brother . Subsequently , The Colóns became the first team to hold the WWE Tag Team Championship and World Tag Team Championship at the same time , making them the first Unified WWE Tag Team Champions . Wrestling career . World Wrestling Council ( 1999 – 2008 ) . Colón debuted on 1999 , wrestling in the Cruiserweight division . He won the first title on February 10 , 2001 , when he defeated Damian Steele for the WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship . His feud with Steele continued for a month , during which time he would drop and recover the title on March 10 , 2001 . He feuded over the title for the six months losing and winning it once . By autumn , Colón was involved in a storyline involving Justin Sane , continuing a similar pattern . In early 2002 , Colón was involved in a storyline with Rey Mysterio , Jr . , who defeated Colón for the title on January 6 , 2002 . Mysterio held the title for two months before dropping it back on April 6 , 2002 , which marked Colón ' s final Junior Championship reign . Following a feud with Kid Kash , the belt was held up and Colón ascended to the Heavyweight division . Shortly after Carly Colón signed with WWE , a tournament was organized to determine the new champion . Colón was considered an early favorite and reached the final , but lost . Colón then entered a feud with El Diamante over the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship . In late 2004 , Colón was involved in a Battle Royal for the first contender ' s position . One week later on November 6 , 2004 , Colón defeated El Bronco and won the Universal Heavyweight Championship for the first time in his career . He then entered a feud with El Diamante , eventually dropping the title to him . In late 2006 , Colón signed a developmental contract with WWE . On July 31 , 2005 , he formed a tag team with his father as part of the Funking Conservatory ' s television show , ! Bang ! , competing against Dory Funk , Jr . and Johnny Magnum . The team was victorious , winning the promotion ' s Television Tag Team Championship . Colón wrestled Christian at " Aniversario 2007 " , the World Wrestling Council ' s anniversary event that took place in the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum on July 13 , 2007 . The result of the match was a double count out disqualification . World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2008 – present ) . On May 7 , 2007 Colón had a closed door workout match before the " Raw " television tapings where he was evaluated by the personnel responsible for talent management . On May 8 , 2007 , Colón participated in a dark match before that night ' s " SmackDown " television tapings , where he defeated Shannon Moore . Florida Championship Wrestling ( 2008 ) . On January 26 , 2008 , Colón made his Florida Championship Wrestling debut , defeating Shawn Osbourne . On February 23 , Colón and Eric Perez , collectively known as The Puerto Rican Nightmares , defeated Steve Lewington and Heath Miller in a tournament final to become the inaugural FCW Florida Tag Team Champions . The team lost the title to Brad Allen and Nic Nemeth on March 23 , 2008 , before winning them back via disqualification on April 15 , 2008 . They lost the title to Drew McIntyre and Stu Sanders on May 6 , 2008 . On July 17 , Colón and Perez reclaimed the title by defeating McIntyre and Sanders . On August 16 , Colón and Perez lost the title to Nemeth and Gavin Spears . The Colóns ( 2008 – 2009 ) . On August 18 , 2008 , Colón made his WWE debut on the Raw brand under the ring name " Primo Colón " and was involved in a backstage segment with the brand ' s general manager , Mike Adamle , talking about his dislike for his brother Carlito ' s attitude and how he was nothing like him . His in - ring wrestling debut on the Raw brand took place on August 25 , 2008 , when he defeated Charlie Haas , dressed as Carlito and named Charlito , in singles competition . After only one match on " Raw " , Colón was moved to the SmackDown brand where his animosity for his brother was dropped and they formed a tag team . On September 12 , he debuted and teamed with his brother , Carlito , to defeat WWE Tag Team Champions Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder in a non - title match . Two weeks later , both teams competed in a title rematch , with " The Colóns " winning to become Tag Team Champions . Subsequently , Carlito and Primo entered a feud with World Tag Team Champions John Morrison and The Miz . At WrestleMania XXV , The Colóns defeated Miz and Morrison in a tag team unification match , becoming the first team to hold the newly dubbed " Unified WWE Tag Team Championship " . On April 6 , 2009 , they successfully defended their titles for the first time in a rematch . On April 15 , both Primo and Carlito were drafted back to the Raw brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft . 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 . On the July 6 episode of " Raw " , they lost again to Edge and Jericho , and afterwards Carlito attacked Primo leading to a feud between the two which ended after Carlito defeated Primo on the August 3 " Raw " . Primo then mainly featured on " WWE Superstars " . Heel Turn ( 2010 - 2011 ) . On the May 2 , 2010 edition of " WWE Superstars " , Primo turned heel when his brother Carlito stopped their match against each other and asked him to work as a team again and not listen to the fans . On the May 10 episode of " Raw " , Primo and Carlito attacked R - Truth for Ted DiBiase , who paid them straight after the attack . The team was split up once again due to Carlito being released from his contract on May 21 . Primo would then wrestle mainly on " WWE Superstars " again . On the August 31 edition of " WWE NXT " , Primo was announced as one of the WWE Pros for the third season , with his NXT Rookie being AJ . Primo would show signs of a face turn when a romance angle started between him and AJ . On the November 23 edition of " WWE NXT " , AJ was eliminated from the competition . On the January 27 , 2011 edition of " WWE Superstars " , Primo and Zack Ryder announced that they had formed a tag team and went on to defeat David Hart Smith and Yoshi Tatsu . They would call themselves " DZP ( Down with Zack and Primo ) " and defeat Smith and Tatsu in a rematch ( as mentioned in Z ! True Long Island Story ) . Primo and Ryder would then go on a losing streak before their team would slowly dissolve . On the April 11 episode of " Raw " , Primo fought the debuting Sin Cara in a losing effort . Los Matadores ( 2013 - present ) . After a hiatus from the main WWE shows , the team of Primo and Epico returned under the new gimmick of " Los Matadors " . Primo now wrestles under the name of Diego while Epico wrestles as Fernando . After weeks of promotional vignettes being aired , they debuted on the September 30th edition of Monday Night Raw , defeating 3MB . On April 6 , 2014 Los Matadores would face off against ; The Usos , Rybaxel , and The Real Americans on the WrestleMania XXX preshow in a fatal four - way elimination match for the WWE Tag Team Championship . Los Matadores would be unsuccessful in their bid to become champions however , when they were eliminated first . On June 23 on WWE . com reported that Fernando was injured at a live event that past weekend . As a result , Diego and El Torito started a feud with Bo Dallas . at Battleground , Diego competed in a 19 - man battle royal for the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship but was eliminated by Ryback . Diego defeated Fandango on the July 28th edition of Raw ( using the " Back Stabber " for the first time as Diego ) , while being accompanied to the ring by Slayers . on the September 9 edition of Main Event . Los Matadores faced the NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension in a losing effort . Personal life . Colón is the son of retired wrestler Carlos Colón , Sr . and the youngest of four siblings , including Carly Colón and Stacy Colón , both of whom have performed with Colón in the World Wrestling Council . A second sister , Melissa did not enter the wrestling business . Other members of Colón ' s family have also been involved in the World Wrestling Council , including his uncle José Colón and cousin Orlando Colón who have been involved in several angles within the company .