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===Outside wrestling===
The team’s name was used by urban artist and part-time wrestler [[Bad Bunny]] as the title of the single “Thunder y Lightning” which was released as part of the album [[Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana]] (2023).<ref name=BB>{{cite web|url=https://www.metro.pr/entretenimiento/2023/10/15/thunder-y-lightning-agradecen-a-bad-bunny-por-utilizar-su-nombre-en-cancion-con-eladio-carrion/?outputType=amp|title=“Thunder y Lightning” agradecen a Bad Bunny por utilizar su nombre en canción con Eladio Carrión|publisher=Metro Puerto Rico|language=Spanish|date=October 15, 2023|accessdate=}}</ref> The artist has featured or mentioned several local and international talents in his work including Savio Vega, Ray González, [[Booker T]] and [[Ric Flair]]. Following the release of the single, Reynaldo Rodríguez thanked Bad Bunny for the homage on behalf of the team.<ref name=BB/>
==Personal life==
Rodríguez was a law enforcement agent when he began training to become a professional wrestler. However, the [[Puerto Rico Police]] had internal rules that prevented involvement in some external activities, so he decided to adopt a mask.<ref name=ThunderPH>{{cite web|url= https://www.primerahora.com/opinion/juan-rosario/columnas/una-mirada-a-thunder/|title= Una mirada a Thunder|author=Juan Rosario|publisher=Primera Hora|language=Spanish|date=June 7, 2013|accessdate=}}</ref> He also enjoyed the impact that being incognito granted them, admitting that he was conflicted when unmasking due to the element having been profoundly attached to the character of Thunder.<ref name=ThunderPH/> He kept this job throughout his career, and due to the perceived stability disregard what he considered “experimenting” elsewhere, that being the reason he never pursued an international career.<ref name=ThunderPH/> Rodríguez considers that the time that he spent away from his family while performing was the worse part of being a professional wrestler, even above broken bones, muscle tears, torn tendons and other injuries sustained in the ring.<ref name=ThunderPH/>
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