Booker T shares his thoughts on Bad Bunny's match at WWE Backlash.
Bad Bunny, the most-streamed artist on Spotify, faced Damian Priest in a San Juan Street Fight at WWE Backlash on May 6. The Puerto Rico crowd gave the match an electric atmosphere, and Bad Bunny emerged victorious after some interference from Savio Vega, Bad Bunny, and the LWO.
Speaking with co-host Brad Gilmore on The Hall of Fame, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T commented on the match. When Gilmore noted that the Bad Bunny match should have main-evented the show because the crowd was tired afterward the bout. Booker T agreed and stated that, no matter who was on the card, Bad Bunny should have been in the main event.
“You gotta understand when the crowd is gonna be at its peak, and that was when Bad Bunny was gonna come out. Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico, I don’t care who you got on the card, that’s the main event [laughs]. You can’t miss that moment. Well, you shouldn’t miss that moment, but yeah, I get it. I totally understand, and I agree 100%," Booker T said.
Earlier in the show, the WWE Hall of Famer shared his overall thoughts on the match, and he highlighted the way the crowd was a factor in the bout. He pointed out Savio Vega's appearance and went on to praise both Bad Bunny and Damian Priest.
"It being in Puerto Rico, it just had a certain feel to it, letting those guys get their flowers, letting those fans really cheer for those guys, really make the guys feel a certain way. Savio Vega has been in this business for what seems like forever, and he’s still out there doing it, and the fans, that’s that nostalgic moment. Total celebrity versus WWE superstar match, and then the star pulled it off. Big ups to Bunny going out there and getting it done, but there’s no way Bad Bunny could have gotten it done without someone like Damian Priest going out there and really making that guy look a certain way in the middle of that ring. So I gotta give Damian Priest big, big props," Booker T said.
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