SUMMARY
- In the recent episode of SmackDown, Cody Rhodes slapped Dwayne Johnson in the face.
- During that, Roman Reigns was caught laughing at the incident.
On the March 8, 2024, episode of WWE SmackDown, Roman Reigns, The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Jimmy Uso, and Paul Heyman made an appearance. During that, Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins also walked down to the ring. Thereafter, a battle of words began between Rollins, Rhodes, Reigns, and The Rock.
During this, Dwayne Johnson began talking about Cody Rhodes’ family. He mentioned that Cody’s sister was a cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys, while his brother is a future Hall of Famer. Meanwhile, The Rock referred to Rhodes and stated that he is 20 years younger than his brother and sister because he was a “mistake.”
CODY RHODES SLAPPED THE ROCK 🍿
(via @WWEonFOX) pic.twitter.com/mUUZSwIoz7
— B/R Wrestling (@BRWrestling) March 9, 2024
This provoked The American Nightmare, who went ahead and slapped The Rock across the face. Following this, Rhodes took his official ‘X’ handle to share a post. He posted a picture of him slapping The People’s Champion and tagged WWE in the caption. However, there’s something that has caught the attention of the fans.
.@WWE pic.twitter.com/AK73xwGTbI
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) March 9, 2024
A few fans pointed out that, while Cody slapped Johnson on SmackDown, Reigns laughed in the back. This led to the rise of several speculations. Meanwhile, it seems Rhodes has taken his revenge since The Rock previously slapped him. It is now to be seen if there will be any reactions from Johnson going forward.
Roman Reigns’ laugh brought a lot of reaction from the fans
The picture of Cody slapping The Rock and Roman laughing in the back went viral instantly. With that, several fans took to their ‘X’ handles to share their thoughts on the matter. One fan wrote, “There are so many layers to this”.
Different fans reacted differently to the matter. Some of them stated that Rhodes slapped Johnson ‘back to Hollywood’. Meanwhile, some of the fans tried to defend The Tribal Chief. They argued that Reigns was not laughing at The Rock getting slapped; instead, he was laughing at what Johnson said before. One fan wrote, “Nah he was laughing from what the rock said”.
Nah he was laughing from what the rock said
— Tyler A.(The Punisher) (@mad_man51515) March 9, 2024
Meanwhile, Roman’s laugh remains a mystery. If he indeed laughed at The Rock getting slapped, that might result in serious consequences. However, only time will tell what lies ahead for The Bloodline in the upcoming days.
Roman Reigns and The Rock will team up against Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins at WrestleMania
The latest confrontation between The Rock, Roman, Cody, and Seth has resulted in a huge match being set at WrestleMania 40. Previously, it was confirmed that Roman Reigns would be defending the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Cody Rhodes on Night 2 of WrestleMania XL.
However, as of now, it has been announced that a tag team match will take place between The Bloodline (The Rock and Roman Reigns) vs. Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins on Night 1 at WrestleMania 40. Meanwhile, there has been a stipulation added to the match.
The biggest tag team match ever… at the biggest #WrestleMania ever.@TheRock & @WWERomanReigns vs. @CodyRhodes & @WWERollins is happening LIVE in Philly at WrestleMania XL. pic.twitter.com/asZ6YvdIlH
— Triple H (@TripleH) March 9, 2024
According to the stipulation, if Seth and Cody win in the tag team match, then The Bloodline will not interfere during Rhodes’ match against Reigns on Night 2. However, if Roman and Johnson win, then the match between The Tribal Chief and The American Nightmare will be ruled by The Bloodline.
It is worth mentioning that WrestleMania 40 is all set to take place on April 6 and 7, 2024. With that, it is now to be seen what the outcome of the tag team match will be. Whatever the case, fans will definitely look forward to the highly anticipated matchups at the Grandest Stage of Them All.