Former WWE Star Joins MTV’s Lucha Libre: Masked Warriors

August 1, 2010

The following press release has been issued:

Former WWE Superstar Carlito Colon joins Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors for Saturday Aug 7th.

Event at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Lucha Libre USA is proud to add former WWE Superstar Carlito Colon to the evenings matches as it rolls into the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas for another "Masked Warriors" event. Originally from Puerto Rico, Carlito signed his first contract with WWE in 2003 and made his debut on WWE SmackDown on October 7, 2004 as Carlito Caribbean Cool. He is a former U.S. Champion and Intercontinental Champion and has been part of both the RAW and SmackDown WWE brands. He is the only wrestler to win titles on two separate debuts in WWE and the second Puerto Rican to become Intercontinental Champion after Pedro Morales. At WrestleMania XXV, Carlito and his brother became the first tag team to unify the WWE Tag Team Championship and World Tag Team Championship.

Tickets for "Masked Warriors" are available at UNLVtickets.com, 739-FANS, Thomas & Mack Center box office and all UNLVtickets Outlets. General admission tickets for children under 12 are only $10! Purchased $58.00 VIP seating will receive a special meet and greet with Lucha Libre USA Superstar Wrestlers one hour before doors open! This momentous occasion is set to be filmed for MTV2 & Tr3Ìs: MTV Musica y Mas for broadcast later this summer.

The show will feature the highest level of professional wrestlers, directly from Mexico. Fans of professional wrestling will have the opportunity to witness the high flying and explosive action that only Lucha Libre USA can deliver.

MTV2 and Tr3Ìs: MTV Musica y Mas is airing 52 weeks of Masked Warriors, the first English language Lucha Libre series. Featuring amazing aerial acrobatics and elaborate masks, Lucha Libre is a significant part of Mexican culture. It is the best-attended live sporting event after soccer, the national sport. For the first time, Mexican-Americans will see their beloved traditional sport make the crossover from Latin television to American mainstream media.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.