Bad Bunny, who was set to host WWE Backlash, will now instead be involved in a San Juan Street Fight and Backlash. Bad Bunny revealed in a segment at the end of Raw on Monday night that he will face Damian Priest in a San Juan Street Fight at Backlash.
WWE later confirmed the match on their social media.
Below is an excerpt from Roy Nemer’s WWE Raw recap of how the match was made.
Bad Bunny gets in the ring and hits Priest with the kendo stick. Priest falls to the outside of the ring and Bad Bunny hits him once more with the kendo stick. Bad Bunny climbs the announce table but Priest grabs him. Bad Bunny lands on his feet and hits Priest with the kendo stick. Priest escapes through the fans as Bad Bunny grabs a microphone and stands on top of the announce table. Priest on the ramp as Bad Bunny tells him that he is not hosting Backlash anymore. Now he is going to Puerto Rico to kill his ass. He says May 6, Backlash, in his home Puerto Rico, Damian Priest vs. Bad Bunny in a street fight.
Bad Bunny made his return to WWE at WrestleMania 39. He had stopped Dominik Mysterio from using a steel chain on Rey Mysterio during their match. On the April 3 episode of WWE Raw, Dominik confronted Bad Bunny, who was ringside. Bad Bunny then punched Dominik. Damian Priest then grabbed Bad Bunny and put him through the announce table.
Below is the updated lineup for Backlash.
–WWE United States Championship Three-Way Match: Austin Theory (c) vs. Bronson Reed vs. Bobby Lashley
–WWE SmackDown Women’s Tag Team Championship Match: Rhea Ripley (c) defends against Zelina Vega
–WWE RAW Women’s Championship Match: Bianca Belair (c) defends against IYO SKY
-The Bloodline (Solo Sikoa & The Usos) vs. Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn & Matt Riddle
-Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar
-Seth Rollins vs. Omos
-San Juan Street Fight: Damian Priest vs. Bad Bunny
WWE Backlash will take place live from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Saturday, May 6. The event will air live on Peacock in the United States and WWE Network everywhere else, beginning at 8:00 pm ET.