SUMMARY
- In the recent episode of WWE SmackDown, Cody Rhodes came face-to-face with Roman Reigns.
- Reports came into the spotlight that The Rock would face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40.
Cody Rhodes became the winner of the 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble match. With that, fans were quite certain that The American Nightmare would challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 40. However, now it seems Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, has sidelined Rhodes to face Reigns at the Grandest Stage of Them All.
In the recent episode of WWE SmackDown, Cody Rhodes came face-to-face with Roman Reigns. During that, The American Nightmare revealed that he would be facing Reigns, but not at WrestleMania 40. With that, Rhodes introduced The Rock, who entered the ring to have a staredown with Roman.
Following that, reports came into the spotlight that The Rock would face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40. However, now it seems Sami Zayn, Brandi Rhodes, and others have reacted after Johnson pushed Rhodes aside to face Reigns at the Grandest Stage of Them All.
After the show, Sami said, “it’s awesome to have The Rock. We’re lucky to have him. But you know, The Rock is lucky to have the WWE, too. Because we are living in the best time with the best superstars in the WWE.” And then he said this. #wwe #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/4gxaFfEeHS
— ProfNoctis (@ProfNoctis) February 3, 2024
Quarterback
— Brandi Rhodes (@TheBrandiRhodes) February 3, 2024
After SmackDown went off the air, Sami Zayn stated, “It’s awesome to have The Rock.” He added that they are lucky to have him. However, according to Zayn, Johnson is also lucky to have the WWE. This is because, as Sami said, “we are living in the best time with the best superstars in the WWE.” Meanwhile, Brandi Rhodes took her ‘X’ handle to make a short post. She wrote “Quarterback.”
In addition to that, several fans also took to their social media handles to share their thoughts on Cody being sidelined. With that, it now remains to be seen if The Rock or Roman will have anything to say about their upcoming match at the Grandest Stage of Them All.
Fans disliked the interaction between Roman Reigns and The Rock
On the latest episode of Friday Night SmackDown, Cody Rhodes introduced the Rock. Following that, Dwayne Johnson got inside the ring to face the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns. The duo had a staredown, which marked the end of the episode.
WWE’s upload of The Rock & Roman Reigns’ segment from #SmackDown tonight has over 50% more dislikes than likes on YouTube. pic.twitter.com/WowseQ67vY
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) February 3, 2024
However, now it seems that fans have disliked the interaction between Reigns and Johnson. Recently, a report by Wrestle Ops revealed that The Rock and Roman Reigns segment from WWE SmackDown has received more dislikes than likes on YouTube. According to another report, the segment has received approximately 22,918 dislikes as compared to 10,491 likes.
Cody Rhodes stated The Rock wouldn’t interrupt his story
As per the latest episode of WWE SmackDown, it’s almost certain that Cody Rhodes won’t be facing Roman Reigns at WrestleMania; instead, it will be Reigns vs. The Rock. However, The American Nightmare previously stated that he believed that Johnson wouldn’t interrupt his story. The story in question refers to his story of winning the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship from Reigns.
Previously, Cody appeared for an interview with Bleacher Report. During that, he talked about The Rock. The American Nightmare mentioned that he doesn’t think that Johnson is the type who would come in and mess with a story that has been going on for the past two years. Rhodes added, “I think he’s probably up to something else, but you never know with WWE.”
“Nothing but respect. I’m a Rock fan. I don’t think he’s the type that would come in & meddle with a story that’s been being told over the past two years. I think he’s probably up to something else, but you never know with WWE.”
— Cody Rhodes (Interview w/Bleacher Report) pic.twitter.com/9CDMrFBukG
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) January 24, 2024
Meanwhile, it seems The Rock has entered the picture. With that, fans might get to witness The Great One vs. The Head of the Table at WrestleMania before Cody continues with his story. Whatever the case, fans will look forward to the Grandest Stage of Them All to see the outcome of the highly anticipated matchup.