SUMMARY
- On the February 2, 2024, edition of SmackDown, Cody Rhodes came face-to-face with Roman Reigns.
- However, several reports came into the spotlight that Roman Reigns vs. The Rock had been planned for WrestleMania 40.
Cody Rhodes became the winner of the 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble match. Following that, fans were speculating that he would try to finish his story. That is, by challenging Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 40. However, it seems The Rock has recently ruined Cody’s WrestleMania plans.
On the February 2, 2024, edition of SmackDown, Cody Rhodes came face-to-face with Roman Reigns. During that, he stated that he would face Reigns for the title, but not at WrestleMania 40. With that, he introduced The Rock, who had a staredown with The Tribal Chief inside the WWE ring. Thereafter, reports came into the spotlight that Reigns vs. The Rock had been planned for WrestleMania 40.
However, now it seems WWE legend John Cena has dropped a major hint about The Rock destroying The American Nightmare’s WrestleMania plans. Prior to the segment on SmackDown, Cena took his ‘X’ handle to make a post. The 16-time World Champion wrote, “Plans change. Always. Be like water. Find a way to flow.”
Plans change. Always. Be like water. Find a way to flow.
— John Cena (@JohnCena) February 1, 2024
Thus, it seems the Leader of the Cenation gave a major hint about the change in plans before anyone noticed. However, his post might also be dedicated to Rhodes. Cena might have asked Cody to ‘be like water‘ and to ‘find a way‘ to go with the flow.
John Cena showed support for Cody Rhodes
Cody Rhodes recently participated in the Men’s Royal Rumble Match 2024. Not only that, he also outlasted 29 other wrestlers to become the winner of the match. Rhodes entered the match at number 15 and lasted for over 43 minutes to emerge as the winner.
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With that, he received praise from all around the world. Meanwhile, John Cena also displayed his support for Rhodes. After Cody won the Rumble match, Cena took to his Instagram handle to make a post. He uploaded a captionless picture of The American Nightmare to show his support for the winner.
Dwayne Johnson reportedly pushing for a match against Roman Reigns after his TKO appointment
Recently, Dwayne Johnson became a member of the TKO Group’s board of directors. Not to mention, TKO was formed as a result of the merger between WWE and the UFC. With that, Johnson took his ‘X’ handle to share the news of his new venture into TKO.
Meanwhile, reports came into the spotlight that state that The Rock has been pushing for a match against Reigns following his TKO appointment. According to the report, the original plan was Cody vs. Reigns at WrestleMania 40. However, there were changes in plans following the s*x trafficking lawsuit against Vince McMahon.
‘The Rock pushed super hard for it. The [#WrestleMania 40] card changed when CM Punk & Brock Lesnar were out and all the dominoes fell. Dwayne already wanted it and they [WWE] felt they now needed it as well. Felt this was better to change the news flow away from Vince.’
‘Cody… pic.twitter.com/sBOBfqEKM2
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) February 3, 2024
According to the report, the management felt that by introducing The Rock vs. Roman matchup at WrestleMania, they would be able to change the flow of the news from Vince McMahon. With that, it seems Cody Rhodes has been removed from the scenario, and now Johnson will be facing The Head of the Table. Meanwhile, the fans will definitely look forward to the matchup at the Grandest Stage of Them All.