Published: Nov 10, 2025 by Connel Rumsey | Last Updated: Nov 10, 2025 by Connel Rumsey
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A former WWE star has reflected on a WWE Hall of Famer once getting the ‘heat version’ of Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rico crowd reaction.
Bad Bunny’s entrance at WWE Backlash 2023 in Puerto Rico has become an iconic moment in recent WWE history, with the arena giving him a hero’s welcome for his match with Damian Priest.
However, while Bad Bunny is beloved, WWE Hall of Famer JBL was hated by fans during his career, and former WWE star Mr. Kennedy has reflected on a similar reaction JBL once got to Bad Bunny, but for the opposite reason.
Speaking to 99.9 Punk World Radio FM’s Elite Wrestle Talk, Kennedy spoke about the Italian crowd once rallying against JBL by singing their national anthem.
He said:
“I have been in countries around the world with JBL, I have never experienced the type of heat he generated. The boos would make your skin rumble, it was so loud, so deafening.
“We were in Italy one night, and I was injured. I tore my Lat earlier in the tour, so they were having me announce the main event. The main event that night was JBL vs. Mark Henry.
“They had me announce JBL, and he started singing America the Beautiful, and he sang it terribly, completely off key, and all at once you hear the crowd start this, they were chanting almost, and it just got louder and louder, and they were singing their own national anthem, and the building was rumbling, it was such a cool experience.
“It was the opposite of, you ever see when Bad Bunny came to the ring in Puerto Rico? It was the opposite of that. The heat version of that.”
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