Finally, The Rock resumed his role as a public antagonist.
For those who aren’t familiar with pro wrestling, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is embroiled in controversy over an angle at the upcoming WrestleMania that has been operating on two tracks for years. It is.
On Thursday’s “The Pat McAfee Show,” The Rock returned to his roots as a wrestling heel and trolled the WWE Universe’s biggest fan base.
At 1,257 days, Roman Reigns is on the verge of having the third-longest reign as WWE champion in history, 200 days shy of Hulk Hogan’s 1,474 days before WrestleMania in April (Bob Backlund’s 2,135 days and Bruno Sammartino’s 2,803 days will probably expire).
WWE has been teasing Reigns vs. The Rock for the past few years, with Reigns calling himself the tribal chief and top of the table as the leader of “The Bloodline,” and he’s a staple of WWE lore. It is said that the two are cousins.
Meanwhile, since his return to WWE, Cody Rhodes has been fighting for two games to “end the story” with the idea of defeating Reigns and getting the coveted championship that his father, the late great Dusty Rhodes, was unable to capture. I’m on a yearly trip.
Rose and Reigns main evented WrestleMania in Los Angeles last year, but the audience became increasingly obsessed with the idea of Rose dethroning Reigns.
When Rose won this year’s Royal Rumble, it was clear he would challenge Reigns again in the main event of Mania, but until last week, WWE’s other champion, Seth Rollins, replaced him. He began stabbing Rose in an attempt to reignite their feud, but Rose then appeared on “SmackDown” and seemed to hint that a rematch with Reigns was in store.
The Rock, who recently became an executive at WWE’s parent company TKO, appeared to thunderous applause and a standoff with Reigns ensued.
But then the internet began to rebel against the postponement of Rose’s conclusion to the story, as fan comments on X, Instagram, Reddit, and YouTube became more vitriolic against the idea of The Rock usurping the main character slot. Ta.
There, The Rock appeared on McAfee’s show (McAfee is also a commentator for WWE) and embraced the role of heel.
The Rock, who pantomimed a “grown man” whining and typing into a computer, called these fans “Cody Crybabies” and said, “Cody can’t finish his story!” I whined.
He continued to mock the tone of their voices. “Her wife came over and said, ‘Hey, do you want to have sex?’ Cody has to end the story now! ”
“At the end of the day, you have the Cody Crybabies, then you have Cody fans, and then you have Cody himself. There’s a distinct difference between the three,” he said.
“But The Rock says: Kodi’s crybabies are shoving a Chicken McNugget in their mouth every 10 tweets and two McNuggets up their butts every 20 tweets. The Rock says: All you have to do is sit back, figure out your role, shut your mouth, and enjoy the ride The Rock takes your sweet ass for a ride. ”
Meanwhile, Rose wrote on Instagram on Thursday, “I have made a decision,” and Rose, Reigns and The Rock will all attend WWE’s WrestleMania kickoff press conference, which will be broadcast live on Peacock from Las Vegas starting at 7pm ET. I decided to do it.
