Primo (wrestler)

Primo
Primo in November 2011
Birth name	Edwin Carlos Colón Coates
Born	(1982-12-21) December 21, 1982 (age 34) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Residence	Tampa, Florida, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Diego Eddie Colón Primo Primo Colón El Joven Maravilla
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Billed from	San Juan, Puerto Rico Plaza de toros
Trained by	Carlos Colón Sr.
Debut	1999

Edwin Carlos "Eddie" Colón Coates (born December 21, 1982) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Primo on the Raw brand. 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 and tertiary titles. Both Carlito and Primo are southpaws.

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.

Colón is the son of retired wrestler Carlos Colón, Sr. and the third 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.