WWE returns to Puerto Rico for the first time in 18 years with event in May hosted by Bad Bunny

WWE will end an 18 year hiatus from the island of Puerto Rico when the wrestling promotion returns with a pay-per-view event in May.

In a press release, WWE announced they would be bringing its Backlash to the island on May 6 live from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan.

According to the release, Backlash will be the first WWE premium live event in Puerto Rico since January of 2005.

Hosting the event will be multi-Platinum selling and Grammy Award winning artist Bad Bunny.  

‘In 2005 when I was a kid, I wasn’t able to attend New Year’s Revolution at el Coliseo,’ Bad Bunny said in the release. 

WWE announced they’d be bringing Backlash to Puerto Rico, a PPV event hosted by Bad Bunny

Bad Bunny isn’t a stranger to the world of professional wrestling, competing at both the 2022 edition of the Royal Rumble in St. Louis and at Wrestlemania 37 in Tampa

Bad Bunny has also been a title holder in WWE – winning the 24/7 Championship in 2019

‘Finally, 18 years later WWE returns to the island with a massive event and this time I won’t miss it.’

‘We’re excited to bring Backlash to San Juan as the demand for WWE premium live events outside of the continental United States continues to grow,’ said WWE Chief Content Officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque. 

‘Bad Bunny is one of the world’s most-popular entertainers and nowhere is that more evident than in his native Puerto Rico.’

Bad Bunny is no stranger to the WWE, having performed at wrestling events and even competing and holding a championship belt.

He won the WWE 24/7 Championship on an episode of Monday Night Raw in 2021 and took place in the Royal Rumble in 2022.