For years rumors of a possible Carlito appearance at the Royal Rumble were making the rounds, and this year they finally came to fruition. The former WWE United States Champion returned at the Royal Rumble, and he also competed the next night on Raw.
Carlito spent 10 years away from WWE and during a recent appearance on After The Bell with Corey Graves he explained that he had a chip on his shoulder during his run with the company, and he was angry at the world.
According to Carlito he asked for his release multiple times before he parted ways with the company.
“It was something I had to work through. Getting released from WWE was probably one of the best things that happened to me at that time because it was really what I needed. I had asked for my release 3 times and I never got it. I just felt like a prisoner, it wasn’t just WWE. Back in the day I used to think it was WWE, but it was really just on me, stuff that I needed to work out. That’s why I needed that time away, I don’t know if I needed 10 years but some time away.”
Carlito also noted that he’s more mature now, and he’s happy that he’s now on better terms with WWE.
“[I came back because] I just didn’t like the way things ended. I didn’t expect it to take 10 years to get back but at least if I came back once, I just wanted to leave a better taste in someone’s mouth. Bury the hatchet, everything is on the up and up, happy to be back and happy to be around. If that was my last time, I was glad to finally get a chance to come back and end things on better terms.”
In regards to what’s next for Carlito and WWE, he made it a point to say that he doesn’t know what the future holds, but he would love to return under the right conditions.
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