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The Rock Wants Cody Rhodes To Be His Champion, He Wants His Soul, And He Wants It By Elimination Chamber

The Final Boss has made quite the offer to Cody Rhodes, but what the return of The Rock means for WrestleMania 41 is anyone's guess.
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The Final Boss is back in WWE and he has made quite the offer to Cody Rhodes.

The Rock fired up the New Orleans crowd gathered at the Smoothie King Center when he officially announced that WrestleMania 42 would be coming to the Big Easy next April. He then turned his attention to the WWE Champion.

Rhodes was pulled from the night's main event so he could meet The Rock face-to-face in the ring. There The Great One told Cody that he earned his respect by spoiling his plans to face Roman Reigns in Philadelphia last year.

Rock reiterated that Cody has been a great WWE Champion, a great Champion of the people. He now wants The American Nightmare to be his Champion. What exactly that means, only The Rock may truly know. But he's promised to elevate Cody Rhodes to American Icon status in return for aligning with The Final Boss.

The WWE Champion seemed very confused and very conflicted as The Rock made his offer. He told Rhodes that he didn't need an answer tonight, but he will be at Elimination Chamber. He asked Cody to meet him in Toronto and give him his response then and there.

The Final Boss closed out the segment with a very ominous description of what it is exactly that he's asking for... he wants Cody's soul.

What this development means for WrestleMania 41 is anyone's guess. Cody Rhodes is currently set to defend his WWE Championship against the winner of the Men's Elimination Chamber Match. John Cena, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Damian Priest, Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre are all set to compete for the right to face the American Nightmare.

Important to note, and he said it himself tonight, The Rock is the most powerful man in WWE. If anyone can bypass the stipulation of Elimination Chamber and insert himself into the main event this April in Las Vegas, it's Dwayne Johnson.

Of course, there's always the chance that Cody Rhodes takes the deal and sells his soul to make his family's American dreams come true.

Strap in folks. Whether he's there to compete or not, The Rock is set to take us all on a ride as we head into WrestleMania 41.

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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