Original plans for Bad Bunny at Backlash, why they changed
Added 2023-05-04 22:00:03 +0000 UTCBad Bunny vs. Damian Priest is set for Backlash, but wasn’t the original plan.
Fightful Select reported around WrestleMania that Bad Bunny was set to return and work towards a tag match with Rey Mysterio, taking on the Judgment Day duo of Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio.Things were moving that directions and plans were headed that way, but the match was changed to a singles match.
Fightful has learned that the original plans would have seen Bad Bunny pinning Dominik Mysterio in Puerto Rico, and leaving the fans happy. However, Dominik and Rey Mysterio were pulled from the match, and both Bad Bunny and WWE were said to have felt comfortable with Bunny’s ability to have a good singles match instead.
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I feel like Dom got too over and they no longer wanted to pin him so the easier call was to have Damian take the L by himself
DiscoDinomite
2023-05-05 04:42:36 +0000 UTCwhy would cody n brock main event when the match might b short
DeQuan
2023-05-05 00:38:08 +0000 UTCBad Bunny in a street fight will be sweet! Looking forward to that, also Priest is moving up the ranking for my favorites.
Dylan Stewart
2023-05-04 23:30:41 +0000 UTCWas there a reason they changed it beyond just realizing they can just give Bad Bunny a singles match? Cause this tag match was rumored for over 4 months. So it’s weird for them to just change it less than a month before the show.
AJ
2023-05-04 23:09:51 +0000 UTCI'm happy for Priest that it's a singles. This is his Mania. I'm excited to see what they can do. I'm not expecting Logan Paul level athleticism, but I was impressed by Bunny's intensity on Raw when he announced the street fight. And his pop was big too, unless it was piped in (which I suck at being able to tell if it is or not)
@p_wol
2023-05-04 22:50:42 +0000 UTCMain event has to be Cody and Brock
Scott Payne
2023-05-04 22:22:52 +0000 UTCWould love for them to main event, but I know deep down that six man tag match will.
Geo
2023-05-04 22:15:44 +0000 UTCI'm excited to him in a singles match instead of being hidden in a tag match. Especially after Logan Paul has risen the bar a good bit for "celebrity wrestlers" or Superstars if Vince is watching.
Scott Payne
2023-05-04 22:14:16 +0000 UTCBad Bunny put up the work at Wrestlemania Tampa and last year’s Royal Rumble. He should be able to work well with Priest. Two PR guys main eventing in PR. Can’t get any better than that.
Dave Nguyen
2023-05-04 22:08:22 +0000 UTCI feel like it’ll be a good one
Brendan Bdotlion Beal
2023-05-04 22:06:30 +0000 UTC
