WWE Backlash - Live from Puerto Rico - starring Bad Bunny

[slik]

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[Lock Jaw]

Bad Bunny

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Crowd gonna make this show 50x better

[owenbunny]

Bad Bunny going to make this show 50x better

[Supreme Olajuwon]

100x better show is something I might watch

[slik]

Hoping WWE doesn't botch Cody by having Lesnar squash him

[Lock Jaw]

Going out to pick up a pizza I ordered (I hate getting delivery, feel lazy) and then maybe I'll turn this on, but probably not. Thought Bad Bunny was in a tag match, when did they change to a singles match?

[xrodmuc316]

What did they do to Zelina's face in that picture??? :lol:

[xrodmuc316]

Crowd popped huge for Bianca

[xrodmuc316]

Ok, they are red hot for Iyo too. Hyped crowd, they should get a Carlito run in

[slik]

Somehow, even in Puerto Rico, green shirt guy is front row

[slik]

The crowd booing Bianca...

[xrodmuc316]

LOL now they are booing Bianca

[xrodmuc316]

Cole acting like Bianca wasnt a heel for 2+ years in NXT and will panic because she is getting booed. Michael Cole, Uh-Uh!

[slik]

Kind of hope they have Carlito make a cameo on this show

[slik]

OUCH at Iyo landing face first

[Supreme Olajuwon]

How in the world did Io avoid smashing the back of her head into the mat on that avalanche powerbomb

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I know we’re getting into Bianca Wins LOL territory but I’m not sick of her yet even when wanting Io to win.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico is more over than Punk in Chicago

[slik]

OMOS needs a cape

[slik]

Wish Omos had a mohawk and it added another foot to his height

[Lock Jaw]

Back home with my pizza in time to see Omos!!!!!!

[slik]

seth giving omos easily his best match

[Lock Jaw]

Feel like top rope stomp just wouldn't be effective at all...

[Lock Jaw]

Good match.... only seen two Omos matches now and I like him.... obviously super green but does his role well..

[Lock Jaw]

Hope Austin Theory loses.... don't like him at all...

[Lock Jaw]

Wish Savio Vega would do a run in

[slik]

I like the set-up/entrance area for this show

[slik]

Lock Jaw in the MUD

[Lock Jaw]

Rhea Ripley actually super attractive without makeup... some videos popped up in my youtube recently...

[Lock Jaw]

Not that she's ugly with the makeup (except for the weird melting Rudy Guiliani makeup from WM)

[Lock Jaw]

Now that's how you cape

@slik

[Lock Jaw]

Hot crowd

[Ben Rodrigues]

She might have some blue hair, but she's no Sasha Banks.

Nice match.

[Lock Jaw]

Rheally enjoyed that match

[Lock Jaw]

Savio Vega should come out right now to hold up Zelina's hand..... before viscously turning on her

[slik]

I honestly prefer this simpler stage/entrance area to the giant trons

[slik]

90 min and 3 matches left:

Cody/Brock
Bunny/Priest
Sami, KO & Riddle/Usos & Solo

[Ben Rodrigues]

Bad Bunny going to dominate Priest despite having no muscles. This is the way.

[slik]

I'm surprised Bad Bunny/Priest isn't closing the show

(also hoping that means Cody wins to send the crowd home happy)

[Lock Jaw]

Bad Bunny

[owenbunny]

Bad Bunny

[Lock Jaw]

Judgement Day switched their colour scheme to white tonight

[Lock Jaw]

Bad Bunny most over rassler ever

[slik]

I like Damian Priest's gear tonight

[Lock Jaw]

Damn, Savio Vega was on the preshow?!

[slik]

Bad Bunny, once again, doing a great job and having a good match

[slik]

Kind of hope they have Carlito make a cameo on this show

Yessssssss

[xrodmuc316]

Carlito is yoked man

[Lock Jaw]

Carlito and Savio!!!!

[slik]

This match is a blast

[Lock Jaw]

That match was super fun. Priest really stepped up as a "man event" (double main event) talent. Bad Bunny delivered too.

[owenbunny]

BAD BUNNY!

[Lock Jaw]

They should book Bad Bunny vs Logan Paul at WM. Would be "funny" to see two "celebrities" go out and tear down the house with a good match with zero full time pro rasslers involved....

[Lock Jaw]

Hope Riddle turns heel in this match.... just seems like such an obvious heel....

[slik]

Riddle's new gear doesn't work for me

It's like he smoked himself to the point he thinks he is a Von Erich

[RaginRonic]

Interesting note on this event...

...they're using the entire arena's seating bowl for it. No big TitanTron entrance here.

For PLE's, I LOVE that aesthetic. I hope it continues in the future. X-)

[Lock Jaw]

Bigfoot behind Cole and Graves

[slik]

Kanefirmed: Puerto Rico loves Sami

[slik]

Interesting note on this event...

...they're using the entire arena's seating bowl for it. No big TitanTron entrance here.

For PLE's, I LOVE that aesthetic. I hope it continues in the future. X-)

Same

[Lock Jaw]

Loud We Want Roman chants..... feel the same tbh... don't care about Cody/Brock main event at all....

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BAD BUNNY IMPRESS ME BIG TIME NOT LIKE THAT JABRONI TITO SANTANA <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWEBacklash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWEBacklash</a></p>&mdash; The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) <a href="https://twitter.com/the_ironsheik/status/1655031155417128960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Lock Jaw]

Not really caring about this match..... feels like a Smackdown match....

[Lock Jaw]

Zayn always "shocked" when people kick out of the Blue Thunder bomb, but has he ever actually beaten anyone with it?

[slik]

that felt like a raw/sd match

[slik]

Cody super over in Puerto Rico

[Lock Jaw]

Damn @ crimson mask by Lesnar

[screech]

Fun show

Bad Bunny vs Priest should've closed

[screech]

Also Lesnar looked gross lol

[xrodmuc316]

LOVE the RollerCODESTER

[slik]

Perfect ending, leaves it open to run it back later too at some point

[xrodmuc316]

Lesnar a real man bleeding the hard way, not like that clown Moxley waiting until he is on camera to slice himself up like a goofy shit doing goofy shit.

[Lock Jaw]

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[Lock Jaw]

Brock has made him very angry. Very angry, indeed.

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[XL]

Crazy to think you’ve got the most popular star in all of Puerto Rico in a wrestling match. Struggling to think of a comparison for the UK. Ed Sheeran vs Butch?

[XL]

Think I’m fish for a Carlito full time return.

[Vastardikai]

1. Puerto Rico was one of the bloodiest territories in wrestling back in the day. So it feels like Cody vs Brock was a reference to that.

2. It is amazing what you can get, reaction-wise, when you use blood sparingly.

3. ?

4. Profit

[XL]

Yeah the blood added a lot to the match in this instance. Helped with a sense of fortune for Cody that tells a story leading to a sequel and it came off as a battle. Love that Cody well after Lesnar before the bell too.

[screech]

Thought Gertner would enjoy this

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Respectfully <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWEBacklash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWEBacklash</a> <a href="https://t.co/70LeSpU7Qr">pic.twitter.com/70LeSpU7Qr</a></p>&mdash; Patrick The Heel (@patricktheheel) <a href="https://twitter.com/patricktheheel/status/1655015714581889024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Mr. Nerfect]

Might have to check out this show. Forgot it was on. Sounds PrettyCool.

[Lock Jaw]

Went back and watched the Bianca/Iyo match. Why the F was Iyo so over in Puerto Rico? :lol: The fan reaction definitely helped to get into this match where the outcome was pretty much a foregone conclusion.

It was the best showing from Iyo I have seen. I'll give her that much. Was a fun little match.

[Helmsphere]

It was a fun match, and helped by Bayley wearing pants that showed her best asset, well besides her mic skills and in ring talent.

[Sepholio]

Carlitos return video had gotten almost 9 million views across wwe social media as of this morning. Wow.

[xrodmuc316]

Carlitos return video had gotten almost 9 million views across wwe social media as of this morning. Wow.

Chris Masters said he watched it at least 50 times himself, now that's cool!

[Evil Vito]

Carlito should get another run. Dude looks great.

[Mr. Nerfect]

If Carlito got signed, I wonder how great he would be allowed to look good for?

[Sepholio]

If Carlito got signed, I wonder how great he would be allowed to look good for?

I think my brain is broken

[XL]

Yes I’ve read that 3 times. I think I know what he means.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Apples would be the only thing he was juicing. Plus he would be mid-card in a week.