Carlito Doesn't Think Triple H Was A Big Fan Of His Character

Former WWE star Carlito doesn't think Paul 'Triple H' Levesque was the biggest fan of his on-screen persona.

The former Intercontinental Champion was a featured performer on Raw after joining the Judgment Day stable in August 2024, with Carlito revealing that it was his idea to position himself as the group's comic relief due to the belief that WWE's Chief Content Officer wouldn't have plans for him otherwise.

During a recent appearance on Busted Open Radio, Carlito explained:

"I orchestrated that. Some people were complaining, 'They have him as an idiot', but those were all my ideas. I took, literally, 'creative has nothing for you', and I made something of it. I went in there and I said, 'I'm not going to complain'. I'm one of the older guys, I'm not going to get prioritised and I'm not gonna get pushed, and Hunter [Triple H] is not a fan of Carlito. I think he personally likes me, but I think he was never a big fan of the character.

"What I did was, 'I'm in the Judgment Day, it's the hottest group here, how can I stay in this group? Boom. This is what it's missing'. The writers were great, they gave me a bunch of freedom. They would come to me and say, 'We have this backstage (segment), we don't really have anything for you here, but we were hoping you would Carlito-fy it', is what they would say. I would find where I could do something. It took off from there and every week it was great. They gave me total freedom to do whatever I wanted."

The 46-year-old officially became a free agent after WWE opted to let his contract expire without renewing it.

H/T Fightful

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