5 WWE Superstars Vince McMahon wishes he hired earlier

3. Carlito is finally back in WWE

The Apple-spitting Superstar Carlito is finally back in WWE. He made his return at this year's Royal Rumble, something that Vince McMahon had wanted for nearly six years.

In 2012, Power Slam magazine claimed Vince McMahon was interested in bringing Carlito back; however, it never came to be.

Two years later, Carlito's appearance at the Hall of Fame ceremony sparked negotiations between himself and WWE, according to The Sportster. The company pitched the idea of bringing him back to join The Colons. However, the former Intercontinental Champion turned down the offer. He deemed Vince McMahon's offer too low and was not convinced by his role on the show.

Vince McMahon made another attempt to sign the Caribbean Cool in 2018, but again that did not come to fruition. McMahon's wish to re-sign Carlito finally materialized this year as the 41-year-old Superstar returned at the Royal Rumble.

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Ahmed Hamdy is an Egyptian journalist with a decade of experience in sports journalism, specializing in pro wrestling and football.

Hamdy kicked off his career as a sports reporter for Al-Ahram Weekly. He then became a producer/reporter for Mal Masr TV program on the Egyptian channel ON TV. In the following years, Hamdy worked as a reporter for several international news outlets, including Deutsche Welle (Germany), As-Safir (Lebanon), and Al-Monitor (U.S.A).

In 2014, Hamdy joined leading Egyptian newspaper Al Masry Al Youm, where he is now a Senior Sports Editor. In addition to all that, the Egyptian also worked as a sports editor for Sport360 and feature writer for Manshoor.com.

Hamdy has covered several sports events throughout the past few years, including WWE's tour in Egypt and the 2019 African Cup of Nations.

The experienced journalist joined Sportskeeda's pro wrestling feature writers team in early 2021. Since then, his work has managed to get millions of reads.

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