Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson made a shocking return to WWE Bad Blood 2024, as he joined Jimmy Uso in aiding Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns triumph over Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu. The crowd roared as he emerged, conducting the count of 1, 2, 3, and initiating a powerful staredown with Cody, Roman, and Jimmy before making his exit.
Rumors abound regarding The Rock’s potential engagement at WWE WrestleMania 41, reaching such levels that the legendary performing artist himself broke silence on his upcoming involvement in the flagship event. He announced emphatically, “Don’t believe any of that bull****.”
The conclusion of WrestleMania 40 heralded a broad anticipation of The Rock challenging the Uncontested WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41, with these whispers growing in volume following The Rock’s surprise return at WWE Bad Blood 2024.
The first edition of WWE RAW on Netflix is slated for the 6th of January at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, and all signs hint that The Rock will make an appearance. The most recent episode of RAW highlighted a segment backstage where General Manager Adam Pearce was seen promoting the Netflix debut while a WWE production truck flaunting The Rock’s giant face seemed strategically placed in the background.
According to WrestleVotes, WWE deliberately implements these elements. They also predicted that The Rock is slated to make an appearance. WWE has consistently used similar subliminal messages to foreshadow upcoming storylines or superstar returns.
The report from WrestleVotes provided insight saying, “If you watched RAW last night, you want to go back and watch it, or whatever, Adam Pearce is backstage talking about making [Seth] Rollins and [CM] Punk for Netflix. The whole segment was about Netflix. Right over his shoulder is a semi-truck with a big picture of The Rock. They don’t do that type of thing by accident. They never do and they’re not going to start. And that’s what I’ll say about that. There was a purpose for that, and as far as I know, he’s expected to be there, whether that says he’s working WrestleMania or not. That’s a different ball game. I do know on January 6, there are people within the WWE that expect The Rock to be there.”
For The Rock, WWE is still a prominent part of his life, and he is anticipated to make intermittent appearances.
Here’s the RAW backstage segment for those who missed it:
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Lastly, however, the certainty of these rumors will only be resolved as events unfold. So, stay tuned for the latest updates and twists in this action-packed wrestling world.