The Rock is reportedly also pushing to end Roman Reigns’ streak after using his power to insert himself in the main event of WrestleMania

The Rock wants to dethrone Roman Reigns after hijacking Cody Rhodes, who earned his way to WrestleMania.


The Rock is reportedly also pushing to end Roman Reigns’ streak after using his power to insert himself in the main event of WrestleMania

The Rock and Roman Reigns (via WWE)

This week’s SmackDown broke the internet when The Rock returned to WWE to have a marquee face-off with Roman Reigns. It was a sudden change of plans, as the fans felt WWE was moving forward with Cody Rhodes facing the Tribal Chief at WrestleMania. However, it seems the People’s Champion used his political power to walk into the match over Cody. Now a new report has some other insight on the plans of the Rock.

According to Fightful Select, the Great One is pushing himself to defeat the Head of the Table at WrestleMania. This will mark Dwayne Johnson as the star to end the iconic reign of the Needle Mover. The report adds that the Rock was the one who allegedly pushed himself to even face Reigns at the Grandest Stage of Them All instead of Cody Rhodes.

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Fans have been expressing their backlash over The Rock, making the American Nightmare step down from the opportunity of a lifetime. Therefore, the segment between the Brahma Bull and the Tribal Chief became the most disliked video of WWE in history. As such, fans have been expressing their anger all over social media as well.

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However, nothing has been set in stone. Therefore, it remains to be seen what the outcome of the match between the Great One and the Tribal Chief will be. As for Cody, his future remains up in the air after he gave up his spot to the Rock on SmackDown.

Backstage reaction on The Rock taking up Cody Rhodes’ spot at WrestleMania

The Rock’s return was a shocker for many, so it was for the WWE backstage as well. Although fans have expressed heavy criticism over this booking decision, it looks like there has been a wave of mixed reactions backstage as well in WWE.

The Rock and Roman Reigns
The Rock and Roman Reigns (via WWE)

According to Fightful Select, The Rock was backstage one day before his appearance. Furthermore, it was noted that Dwayne showed up in the main event to take up Cody Rhodes’ spot. It was a shocker for not only the WWE Universe but also for the backstage people as well. The report added that the backstage reaction was a shock, as no one expected it to come.

The reaction backstage to The Rock taking Cody's spot was one of shock.
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There is a wave of mixed reactions among the WWE fans and the backstage staff. It is going to be interesting to see how things will shape up from here on out for the WWE. Only time will tell how much of an impact this is going to have on the card of WrestleMania 40.

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