As veterans of the professional wrestling business, Primo and Epico Colon have faced a various, laundry list of opponents. A number of stand out of their minds, though.
While appearing on “Going Ringside,” the Colon cousins pinpointed the favourite foes of their respective in-ring careers. For Primo, memories of working with WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio remain particularly fond.
“There’s an extended list of fellows, but I appreciate every opponent I have been within the ring with. It isn’t a simple life, but if you happen to love what you do and also you do what you’re keen on, you are not working a day in your life. But to let you know, I’ve wrestled Rey Mysterio,” Primo said. “Well, I used to be 19 on the time, so I used to be nervous as, I do know you possibly can’t cuss here. I used to be nervous. It was definitely an eye-opening moment where I noticed all right, that is the time. I got to sink or swim, and fortuitously, I used to be capable of swim.”
Primo further described Mysterio as a “class act,” each within the ring and behind the scenes. Despite all his accolades, Primo also attests that Mysterio has maintained his humbleness.
“If anybody has an issue with Rey Mysterio, then they got to take a look at themselves within the mirror,” he added.
Under the WWE banner, Primo and Mysterio crossed paths in a lot of tag team matches on television and live events. Within the World Wrestling Council, they battled over the WWC Junior Heavyweight Championship as well.
Epico Recalls Encounters With The Big Show
When looking back on his own match catalog, Epico echoed Primo’s sentiments about Mysterio being a memorable opponent. A few of WWE’s big men and tag team specialists stood out too.
“For me, just getting the chance to indicate the ring with guys like Big Show, who was here yesterday, Kane, Rey Mysterio,” Epico said. “As a tag team, to wrestle with the Dudley Boyz.”
Expanding upon his experience wrestling The Big Show, Epico noted that similar to he appears to fans on television, the previous WWE World Heavyweight Champion could possibly be “intimidating.” After many encounters, though, the Colons now consider the Big Show, also referred to as Paul Wight, as an excellent friend.
“That guy is so freaking big. When he lays it in, he lays it in,” Epico said. “It’s welt marks from here to here. He’s such an incredible performer. He’s one among the best athletes even at his size. He can do anything. Does he have to? No. Can he? After all he can. On top of that, he’s just one among our closest friends on this business. So each time I get within the ring with him, it’s an awesome experience for me.”
Epico and The Big Show met within the ring on about two dozen occasions, one among which saw the latter team with the Great Khali to take down the Colons in quick fashion on “WWE Raw” in 2012. As Los Matadores and The Shining Stars, Primo and Epico faced The Big Show over again in a string of two-on-one handicap matches.
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