{"id":155049,"date":"2023-03-08T13:16:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T19:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=155049"},"modified":"2023-03-08T13:16:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T19:16:09","slug":"wwe-backlash-to-take-place-in-puerto-rico-bad-bunny-set-to-host","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/03\/08\/wwe-backlash-to-take-place-in-puerto-rico-bad-bunny-set-to-host\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Backlash to take place in Puerto Rico, Bad Bunny set to host"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1196317733\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The WWE Backlash PPV event this year will take place in Puerto Rico and Bad Bunny will be the special guest host of the show. WWE announced the news on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>STAMFORD, Conn., March 8, 2023\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 WWE (NYSE: WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/article\/bad-bunny-host-backlash-san-juan-puerto-rico-may-6-2023\">today announced<\/a> that the two-time GRAMMY<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0award-winning and global recording artist\u00a0Bad Bunny will host\u00a0<em>Backlash<\/em> on Saturday, May 6, live from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jos\u00e9 Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p><em>Backlash<\/em>\u00a0marks the first WWE premium live event to take place in Puerto Rico since January 2005.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2005 when I was a kid, I wasn\u2019t able to attend New Year\u2019s Revolution at el Coliseo,\u201d said Bad Bunny. \u201cFinally, 18 years later WWE returns to the island with a massive event and this time I won\u2019t miss it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to bring Backlash to San Juan as the demand for WWE premium live events outside of the continental United States continues to grow,\u201d said WWE Chief Content Officer Paul \u201cTriple H\u201d Levesque. \u201cBad Bunny is one of the world\u2019s most-popular entertainers and nowhere is that more evident than in his native Puerto Rico.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about registering for general ticket presale opportunities, please click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwe.com\/wrestlemania-backlash-presale-registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. Additionally, official\u00a0<em>Backlash<\/em>\u00a0Priority Passes will soon be available through exclusive partner On Location. For more information, please click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onlocationexp.com\/wwe\/backlash-tickets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0or call 855-346-7388.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is the first major WWE event in Puerto Rico since 2005. Bad Bunny has been a celebrity fixture of WWE since appearing for the company in the lead up to WrestleMania 37. Bad Bunny teamed with Damian Priest at WrestleMania 37 and faced The Miz and John Morrison. Bad Bunny was also a participant in the 2022 men&#8217;s Royal Rumble match, but has not appeared on WWE television since then.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sanbenito?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sanbenito<\/a> will host <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEBacklash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWEBacklash<\/a> on Saturday, May 6, live from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jos\u00e9 Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZAxFmcSyW0\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZAxFmcSyW0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1633484165780840449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Matches for Backlash were not announced.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/03\/07\/wwe-raw-ratings-report-cena-and-main-event-of-sami-vs-jimmy-uso-led-to-strong-viewership-retention-year-over-year-metrics-detailed\/\">WWE Raw Ratings Report: Cena and main event of Sami vs. Jimmy Uso led to strong viewership retention, year-over-year metrics detailed<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-917801603\"><div id=\"pwtor-1243337915\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The WWE Backlash PPV event this year will take place in Puerto Rico and Bad Bunny will be the special guest host of the show. 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