Carlito recently reflected on the huge pop he received at WWE Backlash 2023.
WWE released the former Intercontinental Champion in 2010, but he returned in the 2021 Men’s Royal Rumble. He also had a match on the 2/1/21 episode of WWE RAW, but the return ended there. At WWE Backlash 2023, Carlito got a huge ovation from the Puerto Rico crowd when he did a run-in to help Bad Bunny score a victory over Damian Priest.
While speaking on Busted Open Radio, Carlito was asked about the huge ovation he received at WWE Backlash 2023.
“I’m kind of a big deal in Puerto Rico, I guess. It was great, man. It was good. It was something that they wanted for a long time, and it was cool that the secret didn’t get out. I was surprised. I kept on thinking, at some point, somebody’s gonna leak something. But no, nothing ever came of it, so they really did not expect it all that night,”
Carlito said,
Carlito then went on to share his opinion that the WWE Backlash crowd was one of the best WWE has ever seen. When asked to explain how they kept his return a secret, Carlito noted that he tried to disguise himself, and while the efforts didn’t work, the word ultimately got out.
“I braided my hair, and I put the beanie on, and then I wore a hoodie. Then I got in the night before really late, and I went straight to my room. The next day, it didn’t really work because people started recognizing me anyway. But luckily, the word didn’t get out,”
he said.
Carlito also playfully joked about being asked to sport a LWO shirt.
“It was funny because they said, ‘We need you to wear an LWO shirt.’ I’ll wear whatever you want, but the shirt’s not staying on long. You know what I mean? I don’t know when I’m gonna be on world television again,”
Carlito said.
Carlito recently mentioned that his independent booking price has gone up after WWE Backlash 2023.
Also in a recent interview indie talent Mike Skyros gave praise to Carlito.
H/T Fightful
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