Before announcing his WWE departure at the beginning of June, Carlito was a mainstay on WWE Raw as a member of Judgment Day.
Carlito often provided the comic relief in the group, delivering a one-liner to laughs.
Appearing on Busted Open Radio, Carlito was asked about his role in Judgment Day and being used for comedy.
"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 prioritized 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," he said.
Carlito joined Judgment Day in August 2024.
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