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Former WWE star Carlito says that pre-debut vignettes are a ‘lost art’ in wrestling, and when he realised his were ripping off Razor Ramon.
Back in 2004, vignettes begun airing on WWE SmackDown for the arrival of ‘Carlito Caribbean Cool’, who would go on to known simply as Carlito following his debut.
Carlito’s vignettes hyped up his arrival to the brand, with him going on to defeat John Cena for the United States Championship in his first match on the show.
Carlito Says WWE Debut Video Packages Are A ‘Lost Art’
Speaking on Wrestling With Heart, Carlito was asked about his vignettes prior to his debut, noting that they are a ‘lost art’ in wrestling.
He said:
“It’s a lost art, yeah. Mine were a bunch of Razor Ramon ripoffs, but still, I find them entertaining.”
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When Carlito Realised Why People Considered Him A Razor Ramon Ripoff
Carlito would go on to open up on his vignettes being considered ripoffs of Razor Ramon, saying he didn’t realise the connection until he saw Razor’s in the video package for his WWE Hall of Fame induction.
He added:
“When I realised, I was watching Razor Ramon get inducted into the Hall of Fame, I think it was the same one as my dad. They’re showing the package and I’m like ‘ah, I see’.
“People used to say ‘he’s a Razor Ramon ripoff’ and I didn’t really get it, then I looked at that and was like ‘ah ok, now I see it’. It’s almost the exact same thing.
“(Him spitting apples) was the Razor Ramon thing. In one of them he grabbed, I forget what he grabbed, and he spat it at somebody. In my version I was at a food stand, but I grabbed an apple, and the guy who owned the food stand asked me to pay, and then I spat the apple on him instead of paying him.
“Vince loved it and said ‘I want you to keep doing that’, and that’s kind of how it came about. Who knew. It became my signature bit, people seem to love it.”
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