WrestleMania 40: WWE Fans Roast The Rock For Taking Cody Rhodes' Spot In Philly
Hollywood icon The Rock got more than he bargained for when he pulled a fast one on WWE fans.
WWE advertised a face-to-face segment with back-to-back Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes and the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns on the February 2nd edition of SmackDown. While many believed this would set the stage for the highly anticipated rematch between Rhodes and Reigns at WrestleMania 40, the WWE Universe was thrown a curve ball.
Instead of announcing he'll be choosing to challenge Roman to headline WWE's biggest PLE event of 2024, Cody stepped aside for Dwayne Johnson. Now, the stage is set for The Rock vs. Roman Reigns as the marquee match of WrestleMania 40, which means another delay in Cody's quest to, "Finish the story."
In his first social media post after SmackDown, The Rock showed support for UFC fighter Themba Gorimbo. The two had a touching moment last year when Gorimbo got a chance to meet Johnson, who was fascinated by his story.
WWE fans weren't exactly feeling the love, however. Many of them commented on the post, blasting The Rock, who turns 52 years old this May, for taking the shine off Cody Rhodes.
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"Here for the comments."
"Ratio, PAL."
"GIVE CODY HIS MATCH BACK!"
"YOU CAN EDIT BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE."
"Nah, you can’t hide the negativity you’re receiving. Do the right thing, we already know you bought him a house. What did you do for Cody? You took his spot that he earned."
There are plenty of other commenters who expressed their displeasure with "The Great One." As it stands right now, there are significantly more comments on The Rock's post than there are likes, and that usually isn't a good sign.
Fans have directed anger towards Johnson over reports that he strongly pushed to face Reigns at this year's WrestleMania despite the long-term storyline involving Cody Rhodes. There's also the fact that The Rock recently joined the Board of Directors at TKO Group Holdings, leading many to believe he made this call with complete disregard for initial plans.
It's a marathon, not a sprint, as they say, and it'll be interesting to see what WWE has brewing storyline-wise in the coming weeks.
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