The Rock finally explains why he slapped Cody Rhodes and turned heel at WrestleMania 40 Kickoff 

The Rock showed Cody Rhodes what happens when a person disrespects his family.

The Rock finally explains why he slapped Cody Rhodes and turned heel at WrestleMania 40 Kickoff 

The Rock and Cody Rhodes (via WWE)

The Rock has been the talk of the town since he returned to have a face-off with Roman Reigns. The fans did not take it well, as they expressed their frustration with ‘Rocky sucks’ chants during the live events. However, The Great One is continuing his work and keeps connecting with the fans with his social media posts.

The bigger twist in this whole WrestleMania saga came in the WrestleMania XL press conference. The Rock and Reigns sided with each other in the name of their family’s legacy. When Cody Rhodes insulted the Samoan family, he took this to the next level and slapped Cody in the face. Now, he finally explained why he did what he did.

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The 51-year-old took to Instagram and shared a post with a video clip showing him slapping Cody in the face. He simply stated that The American Nightmare went for a low blow and found out what happens when someone disrespects their family. The Rock was also excited for this year’s WrestleMania, as he stated that the hype for this WrestleMania has never been seen before.

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I was born into this crazy world and I love every second of it. It's been decades since pro wrestling has been buzzing like this for WrestleMania and this has become rare air that we're all breathing, it's very f**ing cool and exciting for us, as wrestlers. Your hero F**ked around and he found out quick what happens when you talk about our family with disrespect.
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After the press conference, it was announced that Cody Rhodes would challenge the Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. The WrestleMania teaser has launched, and the fans speculate whether The Rock will play an important role in Cody and Romans’ rivalry.

Football club Manchester City uses The Rock’s meme on social media to display a fantastic goal by Erling Haaland

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is one of the most famous and influential superstars in the world. His slap to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania XL press conference was heard around the world. It went so viral that other sports also shared some of his memes related to their sports.

The Rock and Erling Haaland
The Rock and Erling Haaland (via WrestleZone and @manchestercity/ Instagram)

Premier League football club, Manchester City took to X and shared a video of Erling Haaland‘s goal with The Rock’s meme. The 51-year-old was showing his family tree to the fans in attendance, he told all the fans to take a look. Erling Haaland scored an amazing goal vs. Everton to give his team the win.

The hype for WrestleMania is never seen before and the fans are excited for the matches which are confirmed. However, this is only the start and things will get more exciting as the road to WrestleMania gets closer and closer.

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