Carlito talks about his return to WWE: “He signed a contract, but they have no plans for him”
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Since his shocking appearance at Backlash during the Bad Bunny vs. Damian Priest match, there has been nothing but talk. on Carlito’s possible return to WWE. Rumors about a new contract with Stamford have intensified in recent months, but there is still no sign of the former Intercontinental Champion. New news arrived this week from Dave Meltzer at Wrestling Observer Radio: “Carlito signed a contract with WWE, everything was ready for his return, but in the end plans changed.
The WWE creative team still doesn’t know what to do with him and that’s why he hasn’t been seen on screen.” There were also rumors that Carlito was ready to return on the July 7 episode of SmackDown, live from Madison Square Garden. , But that did not happen.
Either way, it would only be a matter of time as WWE’s top brass was enthusiastic about Carlito’s reaction in Puerto Rico (a video posted on YouTube has surpassed 3 million views).
How His Backlash Return Was Kept A Secret
In an interview with Busted Open Radio, a transcript of which also appeared on Ringside News, Carlito explained how he managed to keep it a secret. his return to WWE:“He was a great person, it was really cool, and they wanted it for a long time, you know what I mean? It was great to keep it a secret.”.
“I was surprised. I was sure that someone would blurt out something at some point. But no, in the end no one expected it that night.
That night I tied my hair back and put on a hood.
Then the night before I went straight to my room, and the next day I always wore a hood – but it didn’t always work because a lot of people recognized me, but anyway, I don’t know, it worked in the end.”