Carlito has commented on his WWE return, believing that miscommunication on both sides delayed his comeback.
the former Intercontinental Champion initially returned to WWE for a one-off appearance at the May 7 Backlash show in Puerto Rico, helping Bad Bunny in his street fight against Damian Priest.
After signing with the company over the summer, Carlito made his surprise WWE in-ring return at Fastlane, teaming with Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar to defeat Bobby Lashley and the Street Profits.
Speaking on the Ringer’s Cheap Heat podcast, Carlito noted that he needed a break following his previous WWE departure in May 2010.
Believing that he would’ve returned to the company sooner if it wasn’t for miscommunication about his thoughts on WWE, Carlito said:
“I just had this feeling that I would be back (in WWE) somehow. I don’t know how. The reason I think it took so long, I think there was miscommunication between both sides.
“I thought I had heat with them, they thought they had heat with me and there was just days we didn’t communicate. Sometimes, time goes by and you see things a different way and like I said, I always had love for WWE, I always wanted to be in WWE.
“It’s just, I needed a break. I didn’t need a 13-year break, but, because even when they would talk to me, they were kind of hesitant.
“They thought I was anti-WWE, you know what I mean? I’m like, no, it’s not that. I don’t do the go backstage and say hi to everyone… It looks like you’re looking for a job so I don’t do that, you know what I mean?
“My résumé is out there… I don’t wanna be anywhere where they don’t want me. So I was like, my résumé’s out there.
“If you want me, I’m here but, so I think they took that kind of just as he wants nothing to do with us so, I’m glad that we were finally able to sit down and air everything (out) and show there’s love on both sides I think.”
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