The WWE Universe was waiting for a long time to get a glimpse at ‘The Rock’ inside the ring. Much to their delight, their wish has recently been fulfilled. In fact, he also teased a huge matchup at an upcoming PPV event. With that tease, fans now feel sorry for a former AEW Star.
Dwayne Johnson recently graced the ring with his presence on WWE SmackDown. However, prior to that, he made an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show. During that, he mentioned how The Rock vs. Roman Reigns was almost set for WrestleMania 39. He then went on to say that WrestleMania 40 is in Philadelphia. Also, he is open for a match at the Grandest Stage of Them All.
With that, it looks like Johnson vs. Reigns at WrestleMania 40 is almost a done deal. However, it has been long speculated that Cody Rhodes would be the one to face Roman Reigns for the title at WrestleMania 40. But now, with what Johnson has teased, it seems that is no longer a possibility. With respect to that, the WWE Universe now feels sad for the former AEW star.
I’m so fucking sad man. Cody Rhodes hype is gonna die so hard now….. the rock took it all away man. Can’t do anything about it….. there’s no way roman will do a night 1 & night 2 at WM40…… like damn Cody Rhodes is really not gonna take the belts anyway anymore 😔😔😔😔
— GodTorrez (@godtorrez2) September 16, 2023
AEW Fans to Cody after the Rock returned to WWE#Smackdown pic.twitter.com/YcK8H2BpLg
— P.eps. #MaikaStyle🍧 (@Peps_Wrestling) September 16, 2023
U gotta feel sad for Cody Rhodes. Man had only one dream and they are not letting him finish his story. They utilise him for sales but won’t give him much deserving title. If The Rock vs Roman Reigns happens at WrestleMania. Cody will have to wait for another year.#SmackDown
— nerdy-times (@Nayra96969) September 15, 2023
Fans took to their X handle to comment on how bad they feel for The American Nightmare. One fan stated, “if they do the rock vs roman at mania 40 instead of cody, i’m out“.
Moving forward, it remains to be seen if WWE will indeed go ahead with a storyline between The Rock and Roman Reigns. If so, then WWE fans would wait to see what the Stamford-based promotion has planned for Rhodes in the future.
Who could be the potential opponent for Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 40?
Now that the scenario looks like Roman Reigns and Dwayne Johnson might face each other at WrestleMania 40. Fans are wondering who could be the potential opponent for the former AEW Star at the Grandest Stage of Them All.
If Cody Rhodes is not facing Roman Reigns at WrestleMania next year, then a potential opponent for him could be the World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins. Rhodes might even defeat Rollins and win the World title. Thus finishing his story in some way, but not the way he wanted.
Apart from that, several speculations have already started rising that if Rock vs. Roman is the plan at WrestleMania 2024, then WWE Universe would like to witness Cody facing John Cena at the same event.
Ok, if Rock vs. Reigns happens at WrestleMania, how do you feel about Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena? Cody vs. Roman can happen at Mania 41. pic.twitter.com/XrDDkudmEw
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) September 15, 2023
Meanwhile, nothing has been confirmed as of now. It is to be seen if Rhodes will get to finish his story at the Grandest Stage of Them All or not. Whatever the case, fans would be excited to see what plans the Stamford-based promotion has for Reigns, Rhodes, and Johnson going forward.