Epico
| Epico | |
|---|---|
 Epico in April 2019 | |
| Birth name | Orlando Tito Colón Nieves[1] |
| Born | March 24, 1982 San Juan,Puerto Rico |
| Alma mater | Western Michigan University[2] |
| Relatives | Carlos Colón Sr.(uncle) Carlito(cousin) Primo Colón(cousin) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Dos Equis[3] Dynamico Epico Epico Colon[2] Fernando[4] Fire Blaze[3] Orlando Colón[3] Tito Colon[3] Tito Nieves[3] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[5] |
| Billed weight | 230 lb (100 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | San Juan, Puerto Rico[2][5] Plaza de Toros[4] |
| Trained by | Carlos Colón Sr. Dan Severn |
| Debut | 2005 |
| Retired | 2021 |
Orlando Tito Colón Nieves(born March 24, 1982) is a Puerto Ricanprofessional wrestler.He is best known for his tenure inWWE,where he performed under thering nameEpico (Colón),andFernando.He spent most of his WWE career in atag teamwith his real-life cousinPrimo.
Career
[change|change source]On the November 4 2011 episode ofSmackDown,Colón debuted on the main roster as aheelunder the ring nameEpico.He facedSin Carabut lost by disqualification afterHunicoran in and attacked Sin Cara.[6]
Epico then began teaming withPrimo,withRosa Mendesas their manager. Epico and Primo defeated Air Boom (Evan BourneandKofi Kingston) at aRawlive eventon January 15, 2012, inOakland, Californiato win theWWE Tag Team Championship.[7]They lost the championships to Kofi Kingston andR-Truthon the April 30 episode ofRaw.[8]
On the September 30 edition ofRaw,Epico and Primo changed theirgimmicksand debuted asLos Matadores,as afaceteam of two masked SpanishbullfighterswithEl Toritoas their mascot. They defeated 3MB in their debut.[9]
Championships
[change|change source]
- Coastal Championship Wrestling
- CCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - withEddie Colón[10]
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- World Wrestling Council
- WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
- WWE
References
[change|change source]- ↑"Rusev, Kurt Angle and other Superstars released".WWE.April 15, 2020.RetrievedApril 16,2020.
- ↑2.02.12.22.3"Epico".WWE.Retrieved2016-05-21.
- ↑3.03.13.23.33.4"Epico OWW".Online World of Wrestling. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-02-20.Retrieved2010-08-04.
- ↑4.04.1"Fernando".WWE.WWE.Archived fromthe originalon March 22, 2016.RetrievedApril 7,2016.
- ↑5.05.1"Tito Colón".Florida Championship Wrestling.Retrieved2010-12-31.
- ↑"Eck's Factor: SmackDown 11/4 analysis".WWE.Retrieved2014-02-16.
- ↑"Primo & Epico crowned WWE Tag Team Champions at WWE Live Event!".WWE.Retrieved2014-02-16.
- ↑"Raw SuperShow results: Brock Lesnar, General Manager John Laurinaitis fly off the handle".WWE.Retrieved2014-02-16.
- ↑"Raw results: Triple H baits the Rhodes family, Bryan and Orton get personal, and Los Matadores arrive in style".WWE.Retrieved2014-02-16.
- ↑"CCW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ↑William, Beltrán (June 4, 2010)."Nuevos Campeones en parejas de FCW: Los Aviadores enmascarados, Hunico y Orlando Colón".SuperLuchas(in Spanish).RetrievedJune 5,2010.
- ↑Beltrán, William (July 18, 2010)."l y Michael McGillicutty pierden los títulos – Los Aviadores siguen siendo los campeones en parejas de FCW".SuperLuchas(in Spanish). Archived fromthe originalon July 22, 2010.RetrievedJuly 18,2010.
- ↑"Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2008".The Internet Wrestling Database.Retrieved2008-08-25.
- ↑"Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019 - the Internet Wrestling Database".
- ↑"Primp & Epico's first reign".WWE.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-09-06.Retrieved2012-01-16.
Other websites
[change|change source]- Official websiteArchived2012-11-24 at theWayback Machine
- EpicoonWWE
