Following final yr’s WrestleMania 39, WWE hosted Backlash from Puerto Rico the place Damian Priest went one-on-one with rapper Dangerous Bunny in a San Juan Road Struggle.
The previous WWE World Heavyweight Champion lately commented on wrestling in his dwelling nation whereas talking on “Perception,” the place he defined how his match with Bunny virtually did not occur.
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“It virtually did not occur in Puerto Rico. Plain and easy, I do not assume we might have accomplished the match if it wasn’t in Puerto Rico. For me, it was all the time, after all, I am a really proud Puerto Rican, nevertheless it was simply [about] representing the Latin group, all Hispanics, that, to me, was opening the doorways for lots of stuff.”
Priest continued to elucidate how nervous he was main as much as his match with Bunny, particularly as a result of he wasn’t certain if WWE thought he was the appropriate selection for the job. Finally, he was pleased with the end result and named it his favourite match.
“Sure, there’s confidence in me, however on the identical time, they must have been like, ‘Ah, we made the incorrect resolution right here.’ There was speak of adjusting it to a tag match, however on the identical time, Dangerous Bunny and I have been very adamant, we have been like, ‘We do not wish to do a tag match,’ and I used to be pleased with that one. Arms down, my favourite match, simply due to what it represented, it was larger than any win or loss.”
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Priest additionally talked about that it was his concept to contain the LWO, Carlito, and Savio Vega within the match as a result of he thought the dwell viewers would admire it and additional add to the Puerto Rican illustration.
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