Eladio Carrión Talks ‘CORSA’, Bad Bunny’s Wrestling Skills & His Admiration for 50 Cent
Categoria: Musica
For Entry 021 of Mic Drops & Elbow Drops, Carl Lamarre talks to Latin superstar Eladio Carrión about his new album CORSA and how the WWE can better serve the Latin community.
Por Billboard | 06/05/2026
Beyond the entrancing storylines, aerial assaults and groundshaking haymakers, wrestling has always been driven by its characters. If Latin Grammy winner Eladio Carrión ever crossed over to the squared circle, he’d probably be one of wrestling’s biggest celebrity names to enter step inside the ring. “My wrestler name would have something with Dragon in it, or Don KBRN,” he says with a sly grin. “My finisher would probably be The People’s Elbow. That was my favorite one as a kid. I’m a big Rock fan. My nephews are half Puerto Rican and half Samoan. They’re big on wrestling and football. They’re crazy with it.” Like the great wrestling heels and heroes before him, Carrión understands that charisma matters just as much as skill. A former competitive athlete, the “Coco Chanel” artist is an elite musician well-versed in sports psychology and the value of entertainment. Whether he’s tag-teaming with rap heavyweights like Lil Wayne and 50 Cent, or lyrically sparring with his Puerto Rican brother-in-arms, Bad Bunny, Carrion is a scene-stealing showman looking to win listeners over one song at a time. His new album, CORSA , remains true to his DNA. A high-octane plunge into Latin trap and rap, Carrión flexes with the swagger and bravado that once made his late in-ring hero Eddie Guerrero one of wrestling’s most magnetic stars. Songs like “Ricky Bobby” play into his affinity for sports, while “Body” is a fiery party-starter that will surely raise anyone’s pulse. Despite those impressive wins, it’s his latest single “Polaroid” that serves as the album’s crown jewel, sampling Michael Sembello’s 1983 Hot 100 chart-topper “Maniac.” For Entry 021 of Mic Drops and Elbow Drops, Carrión speaks about his new album CORSA , his chemistry with Bad Bunny, how WWE can better serve the Latin community and more. You’ve got records like “RKO,” “Kemba Walker” and “Mbappé.” How much of that comes from your own athletic background, and how does that competitive mindset show up when you’re making music? I feel like music and sports have always gone hand-to-hand. Us as musicians or rappers, we get inspired by what these guys are doing and they get inspired by what we do. They use our songs as walk-up songs, or to get hyped in the locker room. The saying I believe is “rappers wanna be athletes and athletes wanna be rappers.” Exactly. You’ve worked with names like 50 Cent, Future, and Lil Wayne. What do you think they hear in you that makes them want to tap in? I manifested those features. Manifestation is really important to me. I had that 50 beat four years before he recorded [the song]. I saved that beat on my e-mail as “50 Cent” because for Wayne and 50, they’re two legends. They’re not gonna record [if they’re not ready]. It doesn’t matter if my manager calls, they won’t do it. I really tried to tailor the perfect b