SUMMARY
- WWE's WrestleMania kickoff press conference saw Cody Rhodes make his decision for The Show of Shows.
- The American Nightmare announced that's he has decided to choose Roman Reigns as his WrestleMania 40 opponent.
WWE built massive hype for the WrestleMania 40 kickoff press conference, and it really was spectacular. Heading into the special event, the biggest question was who Cody Rhodes would choose as his opponent for The Show of Shows, and he finally did it.
The American Nightmare made his choice clear by announcing that he would be fighting Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40. After choosing Roman, Cody stated that if his grandfather was here, he would be ashamed of him. But that’s when The Rock confronted him for talking sh*t about the family. What transpired after this moment was something that nobody saw coming, as it was really unexpected.
OH IT’S GOING DOWN. 🫢@TheRock just slapped @CodyRhodes at the #WrestleMania XL Kickoff. pic.twitter.com/nN0MTYIoRk
— WWE (@WWE) February 9, 2024
In a surprising turn of events, Johnson not only warned Rhodes not to say anything like that again but even slapped the fan-favorite superstar in the face. A gesture like this was surely not expected from The People’s Champion, and that’s why fans have been left stunned by this possible heel turn by The Brahma Bull.
The WWE universe reacts to The Rock’s slap at Cody Rhodes
As fans witnessed the shocking moment of The Rock’s slap at Cody, they soon started to take out their frustration at the Hollywood actor. A WWE universe member wrote, “What’s going down is the Rock finally turns heel again!!!” (Via: X)
Someone from the pro wrestling community commented, “All jokes aside this has to be the biggest segment wwe has had in years.” “HOLLYWOOD ROCK IS BACK!,” another enthusiast of the Triple H-led promotion wrote after the WrestleMania kickoff press conference.
What is next in store for this high-profile WrestleMania 40 storyline?
Even though Cody made his intention clear by choosing The Head of the Table as his WrestleMania 40 opponent, Dwayne did the same before Rhodes’ appearance. As both of them claimed that they’d be going up against The Tribal Chief, fans have been wondering what WWE has in store for this storyline.
In this regard, the promotion has made it official that the fans will be getting Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes at this year’s WrestleMania. But looking at the way things have been with respect to Dwayne, it might become a triple threat.
What makes this a possibility is that previous reports also claimed that this might be the plan. On the contrary, if that’s not the case, Johnson might be supporting his cousin during his match against The American Nightmare.
Roman Reigns’ WrestleMania opponent is expected to be either The Rock or Cody Rhodes, or it could be a triple threat.
(WON) pic.twitter.com/qvQXVgYZC5
— Wrestle Features (@WrestleFeatures) January 19, 2024
The possibilities are currently endless, and it will be interesting to see what happens on the road to WrestleMania 2024. In fact, the way this conference was conducted, the excitement for the mega event in April is now at its highest. It now remains to be seen what the future holds for this feud, and most importantly, will Cody Rhodes get to finish his story? The fans will get all these answers very soon.