Carlito returned to WWE at the Backlash 2023 premium live event.
During the Bad Bunny vs. Damian Priest – San Juan Street Fight, Judgment Day members Finn Balor & Dominik Mysterio interfered.
This led to Carlito, Savio Vega, Rey Mysterio & The LWO coming out to make the save for Bunny.
Carlito received a thunderous pop from the Puerto Rico fans. You can watch it below:
THE GREATEST 4 MINUTES WWE HAS PRODUCED IN YEARS CARLITO AND SAVIO VEGA ALL IN ONE THIS IS MADNESS, I LOVE IT. #WWEBacklash pic.twitter.com/WTQWuhbBcD
— FAR (@FAR5222) May 7, 2023
During an interview on Busted Open Radio, Carlito noted that he was surprised his return wasn’t leaked online.
Below is what the former Intercontinental Champion said:
“It was great man, it was good and it was something that they wanted for a long time, you know what I mean? And it was cool that the secret didn’t get out.
I was surprised. I kept on thinking at some point, somebody’s gonna leak some of it. No, nothing ever came out of it so they really did not expect it at all that night.
I braided my hair and I put a beanie on and then I wore a hoodie. Then I got in the night before like really late and I just went straight to my room and then the next day, I just kind of put the hoodie on — but it didn’t really work because people started recognizing me anyway but I don’t know, the word didn’t get out.
Because I remember for the (Royal) Rumble, I don’t know, like days out, people were already stooging off that I was gonna come out. So I was afraid it was gonna be the same thing this time but, damn, I didn’t really see it anywhere.”
