Carlito says he “bet against himself” by signing a shorter contract than what WWE wanted
During an interview with Chris Van Vliet, former WWE star Carlito commented on his second run with the company from 2023 to 2025. Here are the highlights…
Van Vliet: “Did the WWE release come as a surprise?”
Carlito: “No, because my contract expired.”
Van Vliet: “But they could have renewed it?”
Carlito: “They could have renewed it, but I never went to them. They never came to me. So we never spoke or anything. I just was ready for whatever. I kind of shot myself in the foot because I signed the shorter deal and the usual. So I guess I bet against myself.”
Van Vliet: “Could you have been like, I would prefer some more time. Did you sign for a year?”
Carlito: “I signed for two years. They wanted me for three, and I signed for two because I didn’t think it was gonna go as good as it did. So, as I said, I bet against myself, and I would have got an extra year, and then my contract would expire. But ended up losing a year. But that’s all right.”
Van Vliet: “You were part of such a great thing with Judgment Day. Yeah, it was surprising that just all of a sudden you’re not there.”
Carlito: “I still had two weeks left. I just wish they would have written me off somehow. That’s my only, that’s the only thing that I didn’t like. I’m a professional bro, not being in WWE is not the end of the world. So I was like, gladly come in, and you didn’t want my services, just write me off.”
Van Vliet: “Was there any conversation about bringing you back?”
Carlito: “No, it was no conversation, either way. I never spoke to them, they never spoke to me, just kind of let it run out.”