The Super Bowl LVII was a spectacle to behold! In the end, the Kansas City Chiefs won a close-fought battle to clinch that elusive title. That being said, the Super Bowl isn’t a normal sporting event. It has captured the imagination of many fans across the globe. However, in the United States, Football is like religion. Naturally, you can imagine, how much of a big deal this game would’ve been. After the first two quarters, it was time for that storied half-time show. And while Rihanna gave us the fireworks on stage, things were heating up on Twitter between two bona fide American racing superstars!
Graham Rahal, the son of 1986 Indy500 winner Bobby Rahal, wasn’t too pleased about the whole grand affair Rihanna was trying to put up for the fans during the half-time presentation. Rather, he was pretty eager to see what the last two quarters held in store for the fate of the Chiefs and the Eagles. He took to his Twitter account to make his feelings known. He tweeted, “Rihanna not even singing. But made millions. Let’s get to the 3rd.” It turns out though that you don’t bad mouth Rihanna on Pato O’Ward’s watch!
Dude! She is pregnant. Give her a break. Thats one of the best half times shows in a loooong time. Don’t be hatin on ma girl RI RI
— Pato O'Ward (@PatricioOWard) February 13, 2023
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As soon as Rahal posted to his Twitter, O’Ward fired back. He took to his Twitter account to defend the 34-year-old singer. He wrote, “Dude! She is pregnant. Give her a break. Thats one of the best half times shows in a loooong time. Don’t be hatin on ma girl RI RI.”
The win for the Chiefs was on the cards, but this unexpected tussle on Instagram over Rihanna sent Twitter into a frenzy.
Fans react as Rihanna fanboy Pato O’ward leaps to her rescue
It’s no secret that Rihanna has a pretty massive fan following. What did come as a surprise for fans was that McLaren driver, Pato O’Ward was one of them. Once O’Ward put his case to rest, fans on Twitter rushed to let Rahal and O’Ward know whose side they were on.
Let’s take a look at just some of the fan reactions to O’Ward’s tweet.
Pato is now my favorite even if I dont watch indycar cause he has tasteee https://t.co/bYBkg1g8vx
— Nad¹⁶🏎️ 17 days left (@NadxCL16) February 13, 2023
We rep Pato O'Ward in this household https://t.co/2gAAaHABF4
— luca (@kleinstadtatze) February 13, 2023
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
My man 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡 https://t.co/0lOEHzISAr pic.twitter.com/vhd9m1zOaG
— Pattle (@Goatciello) February 13, 2023
The absurdity of this entire Twitter feud wasn’t lost on the fans either.
IndyCar drivers "fighting" because of Rihanna.
Motorsports is really something else 😂
(btw, Pato calling her "ma girl RiRi" is way too good) https://t.co/8rdFcomHyv— Carolina 🏁 (@Carolina__f1) February 13, 2023
Babe moment fr https://t.co/ysQGEyJCuz
— Anna • ROC ERA (@drugovich_3) February 13, 2023
All in all, the fans felt O’Ward was on the right side of this war.
he’s so real for this https://t.co/uZehFus3ty
— kmoney | football era (@drugosbitch) February 13, 2023
WHAT PATO SAID ❤️❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/TiMatLluqm
— Mari 🐝 Yup yup yup Vetski hours (@sebbiesbee) February 13, 2023
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another w, too easy for him https://t.co/f1wpsCjAqh
— Dhruv | DankeSeb💙 (@dhruv05_) February 13, 2023
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What did you think about Rihanna’s performance at the half-time show during the Super Bowl LVII?