Damian Priest and Bad Bunny stole the show in their own backyard at Backlash. The San Juan crowd at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot arena was on fire as Priest and Bunny took each other to their limits. However, that’s not it as we saw WWE legends Carlito and Savio Vega make a return with to a huge pop during the match.
Toward the end of the match, Judgement Day members Finn Balor and Dominik Mysterio made their way to the ring. They attacked Bunny and Rey Mysterio quickly came out to help Bunny but was outnumbered. What happened next blew the roof as former United States Champion Carlito returned to help the ‘Master of 619’.
The roof just blew off for the return of CARLITO in Puerto Rico at #WWEBacklash!!!
Now that … THAT's cool! 🍎🍏 pic.twitter.com/WPBQ5DzbHl
— WWE (@WWE) May 7, 2023
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The crowd went wild as Carlito, who currently wrestles more often at the Puerto Rican circuit, once again came to the big stage. Moreover, while Balor and Dom were walking back Puerto Rican WWE legend, Savio Vega entered along with LWO as a backup. While LWO gave a beating to Judgement Day, Vega also threw his iconic chop and a kick on Balor and Dom.
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The rapper won the match after connecting Priest with several moves which included hitting him with a ‘Bunny Destroyer’ too. The San Juan Street Fight was easily the match of the night as it gave a thrilling and nostalgic experience to the fans.
Fans for berserk seeing Carlito back in WWE!
WWE never teased Carlito’s return to Backlash, nor there were any hints as LWO ran wild on SmackDown. Hence, when he returned, the crowd went berserk, and they shared their reactions on Twitter. Below are some of the reactions the fans shared over the former US Champion’s return.
Along with fans The Queen of WWE aka Charlotte Flair also reacted to Carlito’s return.
@Litocolon279 carlitoooooo!!!! 👏 👏 🍎 happy for you amigo!!!!!!
— Charlotte Flair (@MsCharlotteWWE) May 7, 2023
Fans are happy to see Carlito back in WWE!
What a f show .. W show W crowd
— Ney |🎬أفلام (@Veorify) May 7, 2023
I JUST MARKED OUT 😭😭❤️ pic.twitter.com/96yPh3fkKI
— #1 MOST HATED 🐰BUNNY (@kvngantonioo) May 7, 2023
I just keep replaying this such a cool moment to see Carlito back
— ジョナ (@asukascity) May 7, 2023
A moment of joy for the fans at BackLash!
Carlito is back in Puerto Rico and something exciting happened at WWE Backlash – the roof of the building blew off! That's really cool!
— Bob Is Here To Explain (@ExplainThisBob) May 7, 2023
Now this is what’s best for fucking business definitely was not expecting that at all 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
— Jeremy Hurst Comedy (@Jeremy_Iscomedy) May 7, 2023
Indeed, the match was great!
That was a banger of a match! That should have closed the show. Best match of the night and I never would have dreamed it would be as good as it was. Hats off to Bad Bunny and Damien Priest. Great match!!
— Timothy Chambers (@The_Real_Rtazen) May 7, 2023
This match and everything involved was nothing short of phenomenal. Well done.
— Ricky Jeev (@arrjaybeeess) May 7, 2023
Savio Vega and the LWO also made the fans go wild!
Savio And Carlito! This is why WWE is the best. Cant lie Bad Bunny is Great in the ring. Mos Def one of the best shows this year.
— +Jahrel L. Robinson (@Pastor_JRob) May 7, 2023
So it's been like a 10 on 3 I like those odds and adding Savio Vega !🤌🏻🤌🏻#WWEBacklash ! 🇵🇷
— Courtney_🩵 (@CourtneySawicki) May 7, 2023
Bad Bunny gets praise for his performance at Backlash.
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Legend man. Taking his time out to commit to stuff like this, nothing but respect
— J (@Nadal_istheGOAT) May 7, 2023
Carlito last appeared at WWE men’s Royal Rumble in 2021 when the company was in its Thunderdome era. Therefore, we didn’t get to hear a proper pop for the former US Champion in 2021. But this time, Triple H made the right call booking his return at the PLE in Puerto Rico in this highly anticipated match.
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