It’s Bad Bunny Mania in WWE, as the Puerto Rican rapper is all set to get involved in the bigger picture as we head towards WrestleMania 37.
The top artist on the charts has been brought in to bolster WWE’s mainstream coverage for WrestleMania. Arn Anderson commented on WWE working with Bad Bunny and celebrities wrestling on ‘Ask Arn Anything’ on AdFreeShows with host Conrad Thompson.
Arn Anderson honestly didn’t know who Bad Bunny was, and he had to ask Thompson about the rapper’s name.
“Oh yeah. I don’t know about it, what’s his name? Bad Bunny?”
Thompson explained that Bad Bunny is perhaps the most prominent Latin American musician in the world right now. Conrad stressed that Bad Bunny is a huge pro wrestling fan, which is the case with most Puerto Ricans. Bad Bunny loves professional wrestling and he is truly a fan living the ultimate dream.
Thompson asked Anderson if celebrities who loved the product made a producer’s job easier. Anderson bluntly said that celebrities had to be struggling fans to appear on their shows.
Arn further explained that fans want wrestling and wrestlers from the shows; no Hollywood personalities and rappers.
“Yeah, I mean, if they’re not big fans then what are they doing on our show? Number 1. But I’ve said this before, and it’s been going on for years that I’d cite very few examples, but you know, wrestling fans are devoted to a wrestling show and wrestlers. They’re not there to see Hollywood stars or anything like that, rappers or whatever. “
Arn Anderson on fan response to wrestling celebrities and the popularity of Bad Bunny
Anderson believed that wrestling fans get annoyed when they see an unfamiliar personality during wrestling events. The veteran also added that over the years the company had celebrities who had nothing to do with wrestling.
And it’s an annoyance to them if they don’t know who it is; if I didn’t know who it is, I’ll just watch their performance on the show and criticize it for what it is. They get pissed off because it’s downtime, and the celebrities we’ve had over the years had nothing to do with wrestling at all. And you know, you can just see it from the fans. “
However, Anderson added that outside of America, there is a big world with many famous faces. He concluded by saying that there is probably a big reason why Bad Bunny’s credentials as a star cannot be questioned, and it also explains why he’s featured on WWE TV.
“So the fact is there is a place, it’s called the rest of the world, it’s not America, and if he’s a big star there’s probably a reason for it.”
Bad Bunny made his presence felt at the Royal Rumble and the next RAW episode to start a show with Miz and Morrison. According to Dave Meltzer, Bad Bunny and Damian Priest are rumored to have a tag team match against Miz and Morrison at WrestleMania 37.
PWInsider reported that Bad Bunny is training for his in-ring debut at the WWE Performance Center, and the rapper has been impressive in his efforts. However, as reported by SK Wrestling, the locker room isn’t all that keen on WWE’s decision to get celebrities like Bad Bunny and Bow Wow.
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Published February 16, 2021 4:32 AM