25 Most Iconic WWE Ring Entrances Ever
17. Bad Bunny (Backlash 2023)
It was part-concert, part-coronation, and all pro wrestling-meets-pop culture magic.
When Bad Bunny made his entrance at WWE Backlash 2023 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, it wasn’t just a cameo from a musician walking to the ring, but also perhaps the exact point at which WWE's unlikely new boom found its impossible peak. It was the kind of crossover WWE will never stop trying to manufacture and bottle, but one that only happens for real when every single star aligns. In this case, the most important one was Damian Priest's opponent for the night.
Walking through the electric crowd to the thunderous sound of his own track “Chambea”, Bunny might as well have been floating down there the way the audience responded. The drone cameras panned and glided with him as 18,000 fans erupted in a near-universal rapture only the likes of Steve Austin or The Rock might’ve conjured on their best night. This wasn’t a special attraction. This was their hero and he was home.
The love was visceral - like a deity returning from a pilgrimage. WWE, to its credit, leaned in. It was the opposite of overproduced despite the cool effects brought on by the visuals - the wall of noise and incomparable vibe was better than any over-indulgence in pyro or lights. Bunny's stride matched it - he walked with the quiet swagger of someone who knew this was bigger than a wrestling show. This was pride, culture and history in the making.