Editing Carlos Colón (section)

===Capitol Sport Promotions/World Wrestling Council (1973–1993)===
[[File:Abdullah and Colon breakup.png|thumb|Wrestlers try to breakup a fight between Abdullah (left) and Colón (right)]]
[[File:Carlos Colón WWC Championship.png|thumb|Colón as WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion]]
Feeling homesick and noticing a void in the Puerto Rican wrestling scene, Colón returned to Puerto Rico in 1973.<ref name="ColonTW"/> Colón and Croatian-born wrestler [[Victor Jovica]] founded a promotional company, [[World Wrestling Council|Capitol Sports Promotions]], which aired wrestling television shows each Saturday and Sunday on [[WAPA-TV]]. He wrestled during a time where local stars such as Barrabas, Black Georgie, and [[Miguel Pérez (wrestler)|Miguel Pérez Sr.]] shared the spotlight with international wrestlers such as Argentine-born Rocca, Cuban-born Huracán Castillo and others. He set the stage for local stars such as Los Super Médicos, Los Invaders and Chicky Starr to develop. His wrestling company was also responsible for inviting major American wrestling stars such as [[Randy Savage]], [[Ric Flair]], [[Frank Goodish|Bruiser Brody]], [[Stan Hansen]] and others to wrestle in Puerto Rico. The nemesis of Colón's character was [[Abdullah the Butcher]], with whom he staged a long-standing feud which lasted almost two decades.<ref name="ColonTW"/> Colón is quoted as saying: "Eighty percent of the blood I've shed in the ring I've shed because of Abdullah."

[[File:Colon punches Nagasaki 1983.png|thumb|Colon (right) punches Kendo Nagasaki (left), circa 1983]]
On January 6, 1983, Colón defeated [[Ric Flair]] in a match for the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=30190&p=1|title=Ric Flair: The 16-time... 18-time... 21-time... Exactly how many times has he been World Champion?|author=Buck Woodward|publisher=PWInsider|date=2007-04-02|access-date=2014-04-06}}</ref> However, the outcome of this match was not made official or aired on NWA television. Flair received the belt back in a phantom title change that took place on January 23, 1983. Later that year, Colón required hospitalization due to injury following a match against Bruiser Brody. This loss was publicized and made the covers of ''[[El Nuevo Día]]'' and ''[[El Vocero]]'', both of which are mainstream newspapers. Two weeks later, Colón defeated Brody in a rematch. In December 1983, Capitol Sports Promotions began a feud between Colón and Flair, which included a skit where the NWA champion criticized Capitol's title claiming that he was the only "real world champion", leading to a steel cage match to determine the "undisputed champion of the Universe".<ref name="1982-1992">{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/37442/Historical-Perspective:-The-WWC-Universal-Title-1982-1992.htm|title=Historical Perspective: The WWC Universal Title 1982–1992|author=Armando Rodriguez|publisher=411mania.com|date=2006-02-03|access-date=2014-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805162151/http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/37442/Historical-Perspective:-The-WWC-Universal-Title-1982-1992.htm|archive-date=2012-08-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> The encounter headlined an event held in Bayamón on December 18, 1983. Colón won cleanly, and the WWC World Heavyweight Championship was renamed to Universal Heavyweight Championship as a result.<ref name="1982-1992"/> In subsequent interviews, Flair has stated that the NWA title was not on the line for this match because an official unification was proposed, but he vetoed it.

On January 24, 1993, Colón made a one-night return to the WWF, then known by the abbreviated name World Wrestling Federation, making an appearance in the [[Royal Rumble (1993)|Royal Rumble]].<ref name=Encyclopedia/> After this, he decided to temporarily retire from professional wrestling, choosing to help train his sons, [[Carly Colón|Carly]], and [[Primo (wrestler)|Eddie]], who have followed Colón into the sport.