WWE News Dot Net Exclusive: Carlito’s current push and what his plans were when he wanted out of WWE last year Feb 28, 2008 - 09:47 AM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing Carlito is still paying the price for threatening to leave the company last year. He went so far as to ask to be released from his contract, but he agreed to stay after a December meeting with Vince McMahon. The general feeling is that WWE officials are still punishing him by not giving him a push. However, the assumption of industry sources is that he’ll be in line for something bigger once they feel he’s been humbled. Powell’s POV: Before meeting with Vince, Carlito told friends that he intended to jump to TNA. I think that was the assumption of most people, but multiple sources have now confirmed it. None of the sources I spoke with know whether he was serious enough about leaving to have spoken with TNA management, but they were definitely on his radar. Some of friends advised him against making the jump and the meeting with Vince went well enough that he opted to stick around. News Usage Policy BOOKMARK DOT NET AND ADD US TO YOUR RSS • HELP DOT NET: TAKE OUR ADVERTISER DEMO SURVEY CLICK TO RETURN TO MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY WWE News Latest Twelve Articles Mike Adamle to wrestle for WWE? Jim Ross comments on the WWE Championship Scramble matches, a surprisingly bald wrestling legend, Takeshi Morishima reminds Ross of a late legend ECW rating increases despite Olympic competition WWE Raw rating rises against the Olympics and preseason football Edge removed from WWE Smackdown lineup, dark match main event for next week's Smackdown taping announced Steve Austin advertised for a WWE pay-per-view appearance