Pat McAfee has made it clear there is one specific way he wants Bad Bunny to open the Super Bowl halftime show.
Speaking during Super Bowl week, Pat McAfee pointed to Bad Bunny’s past WWE entrance as the blueprint for how the performance should begin.
The suggestion ties the NFL stage to a moment that helped cement Bad Bunny’s crossover legacy in professional wrestling.
Pat McAfee wants Bad Bunny to recreate his WWE Backlash entrance
Pat McAfee said he hopes Bad Bunny opens the Super Bowl halftime show with Chambea, the track the artist used as his entrance music at WWE Backlash in 2023.
McAfee described the entrance as unforgettable and singled it out as his favourite Bad Bunny song, explaining that the energy and atmosphere made it stand out regardless of language.
The moment came up while McAfee was speaking with fans and media during Radio Row, where the upcoming halftime show was a regular topic of conversation.
He repeatedly returned to the idea that the same music and presentation would be the perfect way to launch the Super Bowl performance.
Bad Bunny’s WWE run made Chambea a defining crossover moment
Bad Bunny used Chambea as his theme song when he wrestled Damian Priest at WWE Backlash in Puerto Rico, an appearance that helped elevate his reputation inside the company.
That entrance, and the match that followed, are widely viewed as a turning point in how celebrity wrestlers are judged, with Bad Bunny often cited as the standard for non-wrestlers stepping into the ring.
The clip of his Backlash entrance has been viewed over three million times on WWE’s official YouTube channel, underlining how strongly the moment resonated beyond wrestling fans.
For McAfee, that combination of spectacle, crowd reaction, and cultural crossover is exactly what he believes the Super Bowl stage should tap into.
If Bad Bunny does take McAfee’s advice, the halftime show could open by borrowing directly from the entrance that defined his WWE legacy.
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