Eddie Colón (Primo) — Puerto Rican professional wrestler and tag team champion

Edwin "Eddie" Carlos Colón (born 1982), known as Primo, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler from the Colón family. He and his brother Carly (Carlito) were the first Unified WWE Tag Team Champions.

Overview

Edwin "Eddie" Carlos Colón (born December 21, 1982) is a Puerto Rican wrestler best known for his time in the World Wrestling Entertainment organization, where he performed under the ring name Primo. A member of the Colón wrestling family, he is recognized for his work as part of a sibling tag team and for representing Puerto Rican wrestling on international television.

Family and early life

Colón is the son of Carlos Colón Sr., a leading figure in Puerto Rican professional wrestling and a founder of the island's long-running promotion. Growing up in a wrestling family, Eddie trained and worked closely with relatives who were active in the business. His brother Carly Colón wrestled under the name Carlito in WWE and achieved his own success on the same international stage; the brothers worked together in prominent tag-team roles.

Career and achievements

Primarily associated with the WWE promotion, Colón competed as Primo in televised events, pay-per-views and live shows. He and his brother formed a notable tag team that reached the top of the company’s tag-team division. The Colón brothers became the first team to hold both the WWE Tag Team Championship and the World Tag Team Championship at the same time, a milestone often described as the first instance of the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. Across his career he appeared in a variety of storylines and alliances, performing both as a tag-team specialist and in occasional singles bouts.

Wrestling style and persona

Colón combined agility and teamwork with the familial, character-driven presentation common in modern professional wrestling. In tag matches he emphasized coordinated offense, quick tags and complementary moves with his partner. His in-ring work reflected a mixture of athleticism and the showmanship expected on major televised programs.

Legacy and significance

Beyond match results, Eddie Colón is noted for continuing a multi-generational wrestling tradition that helped raise the profile of Puerto Rican performers abroad. The Colón family's contributions include promotion, training and visibility for Latin American wrestlers on large platforms. Fans and commentators frequently cite the brothers' unification of the tag team titles as a memorable moment in the promotion's tag-team history.