In Puerto Rico having family here is a different feeling,
it's a different a version of making it.
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Man, I'm beyond excited to be back in Puerto Rico, I haven't been here in years.
The smell, the sound of the ocean, it's one and only,
you'd only get that on the island.
It's just, it's like a distinctive vibe.
I'm looking forward to meeting up with some family.
It's my father's birthday.
So I got to see him today and going out to eat some traditional,
Puerto Rican food in Puerto Rico.
It doesn't get any better than that.
So I've just, I don't know I'm just looking forward to just seeing
the island and going around town and seeing people and definitely
the celebration style of a life that they have here which is all year round.
So I'm looking forward to spending, having some good times on the island.
The idea of wrestling here in this historic Coliseum in San Juan You know,
these are the, these are those opportunities that you don't even dream of
because I didn't think those are even possible.
I try not to think of comparing moments that I achieved because big
moments are special in their own way.
Obviously for me and continuously saying how I want my name to live forever,
you know you need those moments,
you know WrestleMania that's a hell of a moment and and means so much to me.
Winning in the United States title an incredible accomplishment for me,
you know, especially when somebody like Pedro Morales used to be the champion,
hitting the different representative of Puerto Rico.
Now wrestling and Puerto Rico and
obviously I think every the world knows by now that I'm proud of my heritage.
I'm proud of my island and proud to represent it.
I wear the flag, and almost 18 years wrestling and
I've never even attended a wrestling event in Puerto Rico.
So let alone to be able to participate in a ring, in a WWE ring on the island,
it's a very, very special moment and opportunity for me.
Here we are in mighty Chiquita, small ocean that's what it's called because
of the way the rocks kind of blocked the ocean and
the waves bring some water in it kind of created his own private beach.
And it's kind of cool but again being back on the island,
I'm here with my father on his birthday and just celebrating.
Man it's wild how beautiful this island is and
it doesn't change like since I was a kid I just love this place.
It's again, it's a five it's the feel that you get that you can't get anywhere else
in the world, it's Porto Rico.
>> Many people don't know this, but I've known him for
a very long time to be able to be in the ring with him.
And one of his big accomplishments of reffing him and
bad bunny WrestleMania was an honor and a privilege for me.
It was probably the greatest experience of my life.
And just to live out the culture that is the food and
the hanging out here, and I just can't wait to see all
the accomplishments that he is able to succeed in the future.
>> Where my music hits and I come out I mean,
I try not to think about it too much I get goosebumps,
just the idea of how crazy this place is gonna get when I come out.
I decided what I thought I was there's no guarantees and but
I'm Pretty hopeful that I've done enough good to represent,
our fans that they're going to be happy to have me here.
And I'm honored beyond words meaning.
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His opponent, from Puerto Rico,
weighing 249 pounds
he is the United States
champion Damian priest.
>> [APPLAUSE] [NOISE]
[SOUND] [INAUDIBLE]
>> Here is your winner and
still the United States
champion Damian Priest.
>> [FOREIGN] >> [APPLAUSE]
>> [FOREIGN]
>> [APPLAUSE]
>> The moments that I won,
the moment that I ask for, the opportunities that I've worked so
hard to achieve, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Royal Rumble, this is up
their main eventing first of all in Puerto Rico defending United States title.
I'm in cloud nine man