SUMMARY
- Previously, Dwayne Johnson interrupted Cody Rhodes from facing Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40.
- Triple H made it official that Cody Rhodes will be facing Roman Reigns at WrestleMania.
WrestleMania 40 is right around the corner, and it seems that fans have gotten what they wanted. Cody Rhodes made it his goal to finish the year-long story at WrestleMania 39 but was unsuccessful. He outlasted 29 other superstars once again to win the Royal Rumble in 2024 and finish his quest. Things took a different turn when Dwayne Johnson interrupted him from facing Roman Reigns.
Fans certainly didn’t like Rock’s involvement in the frame and were pretty vocal about it. It all came down to the WrestleMania 40 Kickoff Press Conference, which recently took place. It promised to give a clear picture of the WrestleMania main event, and it might do the same.
After a heated argument between The Rock, Cody Rhodes, and Roman Reigns, it seems that the main event has been announced. Moments after the press conference, Triple H made it official that Cody Rhodes would be facing Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. Fans finally got what they wanted, and they cannot ask for more.
Decision made. @CodyRhodes gets the chance to finish his story when he challenges @WWERomanReigns in the main event of #WrestleMania XL. pic.twitter.com/A12apAnELf
— Triple H (@TripleH) February 9, 2024
Seeing the bizarre turn of events, fans are somewhat confused by the official declaration made by Triple H. Fans have scratched their heads at what the outcome might be of the heated confrontation. “Now it’s confusing and all over the place.” wrote a user after seeing the official announcement. Another user stated the same and wrote, “The Road to #WrestleMania just got confusing.”
Fans are quite confused about how things will turn out. With the addition of The Rock in the frame, there seems to be a lot of unpredictability. Only time will tell what role ‘The Great One‘ plays in the main event. Many also think he might be added to the match and will make it a triple threat to Roman’s Undisputed title.
The Rock slapped Cody Rhodes showing his heel persona
The Rock did not receive the expected reaction at the huge press conference, and he appeared flustered on stage. The 51-year-old repeatedly received “We Want Cody” chants from spectators. One could see him gradually returning to his ‘Hollywood Rock’ stage. He referred to Rhodes’ admirers as “Cody crybabies.” The Hollywood star displayed a photo of his family history and requested viewers to “respect it.”
At that point, Cody Rhodes appeared without any entrance music and declared it all “bullsh*t.” The former AEW Vice President, who hinted that he had decided on his WrestleMania opponent before the press conference, eventually chose Reigns as his choice. However, after Roman insulted his father, Dusty Rhodes, by calling him irrelevant, ‘The American Nightmare‘ did not mince words.
Cody stated that Roman’s and Rock’s grandfathers would have been “ashamed” of them. At this point, The Rock intervened and slapped Cody Rhodes. While it is unclear whether the slap was planned, Dwayne Johnson was extremely angry at Cody’s statements and appeared to use some f-bombs during the brawl on stage. The Rock once warned, “I’ll slap the p*ss out of you again.”
The Rock slaps Cody Rhodes!#WrestleManiapic.twitter.com/0aSM6KarWC
— meraWRESTLING (@meraWRESTLING) February 9, 2024
Johnson was visibly upset after his family was dragged into a heated war of words. He and Roman might have joined forces to take down Rhodes. All this adds to the unpredictability and excitement for WrestleMania 40. Only time will tell what might be the possible outcome of this feisty affair between Rock, Rhodes, and Roman.