"He Wouldn't Do It": Triple H Brutally Honest on The Rock's WWE Return

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[{"selector":"#anim-b1c22041-d427-4fa7-ae22-79abca85e565 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-11.76011042099178%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] It was Cody Rhodes who won the men's Royal Rumble match on Saturday and it looks like Roman Reigns will now be facing Rhodes instead of The Rock at WrestleMania 39.

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"He Wouldn't Do It": Triple H Brutally Honest on The Rock's WWE Return

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