Los Matadores - Primo & Epico Colon on Talk Is Jericho - EP220

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2016

⏱️ 65 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The Colons aka Los Matadores aka Primo & Epico are WWE Tag Team Champs who got their start in Puerto Rico working for Primo's (real-name Eddie) dad, the great Carlos Colon! And today they're telling their story on TIJ! Hear about their WWE tryout, their first match, and what Freddie Prinze Jr. had to do with their original gimmick. They're also telling stories about working for Carlos Colon in Puerto Rico, and all the jobs they had to do on their way to a career in the pro-wrestling ring! They were even there the night that Bruiser Brody was murdered.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	The Jericho Network on Westwood One.
0:03.6	Alright, the Colognes, or maybe you recognize them as Los Matatores, or maybe you know them as Primo and Epochot.
0:10.0	They got a lot of names, but one thing remains the same.
0:12.3	They are tremendous performers that have been in the business their entire lives, and they are here today on Talk as Jericho.
0:18.2	We're going to talk about the pro-rusting scene in Puerto Rico.
0:20.8	They grew up there in Puerto Rico, working in Eddie's Dads Promotion, Primo's Dads Promotion, Carlos Cologne, the legendary Carlos Cologne.
0:27.9	They did everything from ticket taking and booking to building the ring and actually having matches that led them to the WWE.
0:33.6	Epochot is Primo's cousin.
0:35.3	You hear about both their WWE triodes, how they became tag team champions.
0:39.3	They're talking about their gimmicks, their favorite matches.
0:41.4	The night Bruiser Brody was murdered in Puerto Rico, and what Freddie Prince Jr. had to do with their original WWE gimmick.
0:48.2	That's right, FPJ, who was Talk as Jericho.
0:50.4	Alumni, lots of funny and tremendous stories coming up with the Colognes, the Los Matatores.
0:56.0	And once again, thank you for listening.
0:57.6	If you're listening on iTunes and you haven't hit that subscribe button, it's not too late.
1:01.3	If you subscribe, you'll never miss an episode.
1:03.6	You'll never have to remember to go download or stream it.
1:06.2	Talk as Jericho will be automatically delivered right to the device of your choice.
1:10.0	Does not get any better than that, right?
1:11.6	And hey, while you're subscribing on iTunes, take a minute and leave us a 5-star rating and comment.
1:16.0	I love your feedback.
1:17.4	If you show off your creativity and cleverness in the comment section, I just made read it out loud right here on this podcast.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Chris Jericho, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Chris Jericho and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.