What Was The Rock Doing & What Happened to Final Boss? Biggest Rumble Ever? | Notsam Wrestling 534

[@polenbanik7631]

Man I like your content. But can we just be honest here, they fucked up with rock doing and saying what he did. Can they save this? yeah. But lets not act like this is some kind of masterplan.

[@BrianJohnsonArmwrestling]

There is no "They" it was Rocks decision to do that

[@Drnickswag]

Bruhhhhh let it cook! In three years if the matchup never happens then complain but relaxxxxx

[@chefsalgadobx]

No one fucked up…… we get it, you’ve been following Rule #1 - YOU WATCH THE PRODUCT, great But for the first episode on Netflix, Dwayne Johnson went out as himself, not the Final Boss, bc he’s the biggest star on this planet. And everyone fucking loves him for the human being that he is. And a lot of people who remember him”when it was cool” to be a wrestling fan - they remember the Rock, the peoples champ, the most electrifying man in ALL of sports entertainment……… they don’t know asshole Final Boss

[@BearsInDaChat]

@@BrianJohnsonArmwrestling I doubt that, it was TKO/Netflix decision. I’m sure the big wigs of Netflix can care less about the “story” from before, and wanted Rock one of the biggest movie stars to usher in the Netflix era to all the new casual viewers tuning in. Also, Rock has like 3 movies in production this year so this may be the way to do a hard pivot from the old story line with Rock being involved. He already showed Cody love and acknowledged Roman as tribal chief, so it’s pretty much a wrap.

[@ThePc-DjHub]

Hes a paid mouth mate take what he says with a pinch of salt..

[@BigRobParty]

I noticed that his family, his little daughters, his mom, etc. were all there at Raw. I don't think he wanted to be that Final Boss character with his girls there......he was being Corporate Rock. But there's absolutely no way, that they as a group just decide to walk away from all of that cash on the table without doing Rock v Roman, Rock v Cody, a triple threat, Rock v Punk, Rock's Bloodline vs. Roman's Bloodline, etc........there's so much meat left on those bones!!!!!!

[@cdeshaw1986]

No they figured out the fans dont hold them accountable and will just watch anything if you just throw a couple famous names on it. HHH sold out WWE in everyway imaginable and people are like " Man this is so great " 🤓 Why would they spend the time or money when the same people going to watch anyways? That is how I am starting to feel inside about it. I dont want old washed up has beens, Criminal KZbinrs, or celebrity gimmick after gimmick on my wrestling show anymore. Its all about Money and I cant get past that enough to enjoy whatever this is he is giving us. The people are far far too receptive to anything in my opinion. We do not even see our champions or big names but once a month these days. It is the oldest & laziest trick in the book. Again everyone still watches... Can you imagine the ego/narcissism in a man that thinks bc his family is their he should not be the same character everyone else's family watches for entertainment and has for nearly a year?.. Are you slow? That is some leaps in logic and shows your allegiance to daddy Dwayne. Whole community suffers just so his daughters can have comfort? What about all the daughters that went to see the Final Boss character not some executive shit head stroking the Netflix execs. egos on the mic.? I am sorry to be harsh but FFS yall have a form of stolkholme syndrome in this community sometimes I swear! You will convince yourselves of anything, even absurd things, over facing the truth is what I mean by that!

[@BigRobParty]

@cdeshaw1986 not necessarily, but how sweet of you to think I have an "allegiance" to WWE. I just trust them more nowadays with HHH in charge, and the ability to tell a story and when something really good goes down, you're able to connect the dots. All the crumbs they drop make sense at some point. If it doesn't make sense in the end, then I'm comfortable to say so. But as for that really long soliloquy you wrote above.......get a life. If you don't like WWE, watch something else. The shit isn't that serious 🤣

[@lebeaumuni6247]

@@BigRobParty Don't listen to people who aren't watching the product anyways. Most likely though, the rock's character will change and be retconned depending on is going on. If people boo, rock will become the bad guy. If people cheer, he will become a good guy

[@rooyanblan5322]

Rock let us know without actually lettings know that Rock vs Cody is over, but it seems to be clear as day that he's coming for Roman. He didn't make that High Chief IG Post for no reason, I'd say he turns on Roman at the Rumble.

[@gerardolopez3637]

This might be the best Royal Rumble Match EVER

[@JayDaniel-nx1ip]

People think that we don't understand the concept of Dwayne and Rock being separate people...that isn't the issue. The issue is hugging Cody literally does not accomplish anything that "Dwayne's" promo needed. The only explanation for it is to signal to us that their rivalry will not happen. They sent a clear signal that we shouldn't invest in storylines because they might just stop in their tracks

[@Mintycommenter6000]

I agree that is why people call out WWE on their foolishness with throwing out booking and storylines just to appease The Rock, Casual watchers or sponsors. The only thing that WWE does well on a consistent basis is production.

[@theheroblueprint]

And regardless of whether we do or do not understand the concept of Dwayne and Rock being separate people, it doesn’t belong on WWE TV. Kayfabe should be kept on WWE programming. Otherwise, what’s the point in getting invested in the storylines?

[@VibeCheckVids]

Why? Wait n see where it goes. My god one thing happened you don't like and now you wanna write every story off? Weak. You're mentally weak man. Boo hoo you didn't like something they did on the show oh well get over it. You're not gonna like everything n every story isn't gonna be good and mistakes will be made. Wrestling fans are beyond unreasonable. Bunch of dweebs crying every week

[@VibeCheckVids]

​@@theheroblueprintoh jeez stfu lol it's a show it's entertainment who cares lol he can still be a heel moving forward. Bunch of babies man. Grown men crying over everything

[@VibeCheckVids]

Y'all act like they didn't end on peaceful terms. Cody let him hold his belt. Wtf stop crying over everything

[@safimohammed5809]

Sam, awesome podcast as usual! when the Rock came out on Netflix Raw, there was no “final boss” on his titantron! There was however on NXT! Notice when the song changes and slows in pace, usually “The Final Boss” appears either side of the titantron, but it didn’t on Netflix raw, it was more of a generic video. I think that’s the difference, that wasn’t the final boss on raw - everything counts!

[@vibezforall99]

there was final boss at netflix raw in LA on tje side screens.

[@safimohammed5809]

@@vibezforall99Fair play you’re right - apologies, they didn’t show it on TV - just saw some fan footage which does show it…on the screens right on the end!

[@timytimeerased]

yet he was in his final boss costume... stop reading too much into everything 😂

[@theheroblueprint]

Even if it wasn’t “The Final Boss” but just Dwayne, Dwayne should be in character whenever he’s on Raw or Smackdown. Kayfabe should be kept alive on WWE shows! We know it’s fake. When we watch a movie, we don’t want the action star to show up, take a break from his acting, and tell us how grateful he is to his co-stars. Otherwise, how can we be expected to stay invested in the movie?

[@deadpoolstaby]

Rock was very nice to the two guys that I think will eventually be his targets

[@cowboysnation214]

because he's setting up for another heel turn but this time on Roman.

[@dend1]

I think this is all about a Cody heel turn where he sides with Rock against Roman

[@eklipz3467]

Thought the same

[@Luismolina12]

The Rock and the Final Boss are two completely different characters! It’s important to understand the difference

[@BearsInDaChat]

Yes, you can clearly see the difference from when he first came out during the Netflix opener and when he came out to acknowledge Roman as tribal chief. His whole demeanor was different and he was in character during that segment with Roman. During the opener he was Dwyane Johnson with all smiles and thank yous.

[@chokethathoe__]

@@BearsInDaChat that was the first thing I picked up on it was all in the body language. He definitely didn't want to behave badly in front of his children. Also, this was a much bigger audience than ever before so it makes sense why they wouldn't want to do a whole lot on this show because it would overwhelm new viewers. I think that the long-term story ends at the first two night SummerSlam in the main event💯

[@GlennVO]

Then how come we've never seen them in the same room together?

[@HushTheMyth]

You’re easily the top-tier wrestling content creator in the entire IWC. The way you craft a story is unmatched-so smooth and vivid that I can close my eyes and picture every moment as you bring it to life. You connect all the dots, making everything so clear. You’re the undisputed High Chief of the IWC. Thank you

[@holdmyweight3597]

What about off the script w/JD?

[@HushTheMyth]

@holdmyweight3597 He's just as good. I'm actually watching him right now for the Raw review. I'd say they are neck and neck with eachother.

[@821BVR]

This is a guy that truly loves wrestling because wow, talk about a REACH with the Rock analysis The rock is 52 years old. He’s not just gonna wait for people to boo. He’s either gonna wrestle or not cause that clock is ticking

[@JasonCameron774]

40 minute Final Boss analysis!! I love it

[@TheEmancipatingPoet]

Sam it didn't say Final Boss on The Tron. It just said The Rock. On NXT however it did say Final Boss

[@RedNinjaV]

I noticed that too

[@Joepanther570]

Keep up the great work

[@Coolyourjetscris]

The best part about wrestling. At any moment at any show the final boss can return and we’ll all forget about CEO final boss

[@Siepher83]

To the question about the Big Gold being used again, I think if a big enough star in the future wants to use it there's definitely a chance. It's hard not to find video of Cody talking about bringing the Winged Eagle back and it's back on tv in some capacity.🤞

[@jedimindtrick75]

Wrestlemania 11 Diesel vs Shawn was meant to be a showcase for Diesel. But it turned out to be a showcase for Shawn. Like so many others that wrestling "fans" completely ignore because they are obsessed with wins and losses, Shawn in a loss, just like Macho in a loss to Steamboat, like Bret in a loss to Davey Boy, showed that he was the one who was going to be the star. One day hopefully more fans will understand that part of being a great pro wrestler is the ability to make your opponent look good. And sometimes that means losing. It is not the end of their career (see Liv Morgan question from the emailer)

[@ThePc-DjHub]

Aint no way he never noticed that nasty booger in his nostril

[@mwmrhdm]

LMAO

[@Rude787]

Everyone besides Roman was saying Original , Roman was saying only it was always ONLY tribal chief

[@gerardolopez3637]

This is why I love WWE because of all the great storylines

[@RedNinjaV]

I think The Rock can always just say he was playing nice in front of the Netflix execs and still whip Cody with a belt right after.

[@simmahdwn482]

I could see Trick entering the rumble to face Melo inside. COuld be the Trick transition

[@J007-j5o]

So many options where they can go with the storytelling

[@mrnickels]

Cant forget how paul Heyman counted to 3 the same way rock did

[@MajinBuusha]

I don't think people understand that WWE found a way to give the people what they want. They wanted to see a more heal Cody, and their way to get around that is to have him have heel moments while still being face

[@iAddictions763]

Haven’t watched the video yet. I’m assuming this guy defended the rocks actions coz that what he does for Dwayne and Roman all day

[@_flyinlion_8995]

Rock looked like he was in a mood staring when Roman was putting on the ula fala 👀….

[@sonyasunger2726]

I’m surprised Sam didn’t mention Dominik Mysterio entering the Royal Rumble.

[@NwaMexican]

is raw talk gone now that they are on netflix ?

[@IamMrImpeccable]

Rock can create a story within a month. Give it a beat, the story of Roman v Rock can evolve over the next 3 weeks.

[@xamazingxethanx]

Not Shill wrestling, man can i say. Youre the best Working poscast to date. Thanks for the content, blessing to you and yours 🤘

[@scullyplays3992]

He’s absolutely a shill

[@holdmyweight3597]

@scullyplays3992 You clearly don’t know what you’re talking about. Sam keeps it real and authentic. He doesn’t glaze the product like other podcasters and analysts. He criticizes when it’s warranted at all costs. Clearly far from a shill.

[@xamazingxethanx]

@@holdmyweight3597 he is most certainly NOT. THE GREATEST SHILL. OF ALL TIME. WOOOOO

[@R.A.W.2]

Ehhhh I’m rolling’ with “keep your family close and your enemies closer”. When you’re not around constantly, it makes no sense to keep the heel persona ongoing. This does however exemplify that the WWE lacks true top heels. If Rock is your biggest heel then the company is doing something wrong!

[@BrianJohnsonArmwrestling]

U had it right the first time Paul said "Thats not a prediction its a spoiler"

[@deneishalane1142]

Sam you make scenes 😊

[@kylecarter1599]

Am I the only one who sees Cena's post Raw press conference as shots fired at Dwayne?

[@jedimindtrick75]

yes you are

[@gerardolopez3637]

Raw on Netflix felt like a PPV

[@Muneeb08]

Orton could be in the rumble too. But it’s fine I’m used to him being forgotten and taken for granted by wrestling fans. I guess he’s not Samoan or named John Cena or CM Punk right?…. AND he gets zero credit for being a shining bright light in the darkest times of the WWE ie, the Pg era, Late 2010s, the pandemic. All we hear about is the aforementioned stars like Cena, Punk, Reigns etc. Give the man some credit for being part of the lead up to major deals and successes like Netflix. Even Seth Rollins is getting his credit on this show (and rightly so) but damn. Seems like people do it on purpose 😅

[@DSmicklas]

I said it day after on a Busted Open comment section. Rock seemed like he was working toward a future melt down promo.

[@XVPSYCOVX]

Wow, Im with you sam....didn't even think about the king of the ring option for Cena. That is another accolade Cena has never earned. That would be a perfect way to earn his title shot, and perfect way for him to win his 17th title

[@ArminVanLiberty]

WWE is known to suddenly end important storylines without any explanation. It's ridiculous.

[@wikiwikiwias000]

The amount of BTS and times wwe reminds us this is just a production severely impacts some of these storylines. It’s getting to the point where it’s making things feel cringy because we all know they’ll have behind the scenes about the promos later on.

[@metashadow3924]

If only everyone would watch this podcast rather than listening to "dirt sheets" and other sources that like to brew the drama, the wrestling community would be far better off. It was so annoying to read all the comments about how the Rock "ruined the Bloodline story" on Raw's Netflix debut. People need to chill and subscribe to the rules of Notsam Wrestling.

[@CaffeineHigh14]

We always assume we know whats going to happen. When WWE and Hunter are 10 steps ahead of us. Remember when he said Mania is planned out 6 months in advance? Enjoy the ride people

[@wilo316]

As soon as he handed the belt to his daughters i knew something was off with the final boss character

[@kelseykjarsgaard5774]

Yeah true he does go with the crowd and criticism. Storyline wise tho they deff dropped stuff

[@jedimindtrick75]

The fact that so many people are bashing them for "only having 4 matches" is ridiculous. If you don't understand that the premiere of Raw on Netflix was not about having as many matches as they could, then sorry but you are either a little slow or WWE is just not the product for you. This was a showcase event with many new viewers. If it were about just wrestling matches for the sake of wrestling matches, those people would be watching AEW. And these were 4, main event level, PLE caliber matches. WWE's PLE's over that last year have most been 5 matches (with no commercials). This fell in line more with a PLE than a typical Raw. Triple H coming out at the start. John Cena coming out. The Rock... None of these thing were out of place and ALL served a purpose.

[@wilo316]

Rock has counted to three like that for years.

[@cosmedix]

Roman is the tribal chief. Rock acknowledged it, and so will solo and the rest of his bloodline. Everyone is missing the big fat elephant in the room. Roman will be tribal chief to the entire bloodline. He will have overwhelming power with the new bl joing with og bl, and he wants his title back.That's where this is logically going.

[@yournobody6487]

I think its pretty simple we are all just way over thinking this. Monday night was more important that keeping the kayfab. That show was for the new people. Then nxt was a reminder that the final boss is still there just sit down shut your mouth and know your role. His words not mine lol

[@BIGDOGGG62]

WHAT IF ROCK ENTERS THE ROYAL RUMBLE 🎉🎉🎉🎉 THIS WILL LITERALLY BE THE BIGGEST ROYAL RUMBLE EVER

[@holdmyweight3597]

Bruh, I only found this show two weeks ago and man am I happy. There are very few people who have the balls to call out people and the truth. They're not worried about offending people or kissing ass thinking people will stop talking to them or they'll stop having access to wrestler's/events and fuck its so refreshing. The only other people I've seen do that is Bischoff, Cornette, and Conan's podcast but even those guys don't always have the guts to call out WWE. You do especially AEW's absolute sh*t show every week. Sh*ts just different and refreshing as hell. Gonna be a fan as long you keep doing it. Respect! 👊💯

[@WWEJOBBER]

We getting Rock vs Roman first 😅

[@hard2fathom1]

Appreciate the long analysis of the Rock's appearance, but what if it's as simple as he isn't going to pursue a program with Cody after all, and his appearance was just a burial of the stuff from Wrestlemania 40?

[@D_Rog2]

30:01 gotten to this point far so in the video. Here’s what I think, Rock enters RR and eliminates Roman or vice versa setting up the feud and the reason Rock is in there for the first place is because he had his eyes on Cody’s title the day after WM 40.

[@thebeautifulgame7510]

Much bigger impact to put the ulafala on his own neck than eliminating Roman at RR.

[@D_Rog2]

@ Yeah, IF he were trying to be the tribal chief. He’s not though. He’s High Chief and Final Boss. And if he’s eyeing the title, only as a way to insert himself into the RR, and the storyline is really to get him to beef with Roman, then RR elimination makes sense. Even can point back to how Roman speared him on Night One as his reason plus wanting the title, just don’t let him win the RR. Next Raw or on his Instagram he goes “So I’ve been hearing the fans ask ‘Why? why Rocky…Why?’ And he points to that night, how he’s the one who pinned Cody 1, 2, 3 and how Roman couldn’t do it, and how he took Roman’s spear and defeat Cody anyways. and Roman’s in his way for what he wants, the WWE title, and that sets up the feud between the two because Roman feels betrayed. Idk just my two cents. I just don’t see rock wanting the ulafala. He doesn’t need it, honestly.

[@westernsellers9148]

Raw after Wrestlemania was where it began....weird as hell

[@22dominicanking]

I love your passion for wrestling I bet you could make a non wrestling fan be one of the biggest wrestling fans just by your passion.But I think the rock switched up because of the Netflix deal he had to be corporate.I Think if there was no Netflix we would still have heel rock

[@presidentc4]

I need Jacob in the Rumble and for him to get a minimum of 12 eliminations

[@gamingdoppelganger1414]

I would rather see CM Punk vs Cody at WM41 for the title because one thing you can’t create or manufacture is electricity when two people step in the ring and that’s exactly what happens when CM punk and Cody Rhodes gets face-to-face and to be perfectly honest you actually think the rock’s current style of wrestling being that he’s older will put on a good match against Cody??. I don’t think so. CM punk can still wrestle at a very high level while telling and even better story and is doing his best work right now just like back at his cage match against Drew McIntyre one of the best cage matches. I’ve seen in a very long time and that should be one of the basic minimum requirements for a wrestlemania main event you have to be able to wrestle at a high level and after seeing the rock take bumps in the ring last wrestlemania told me he’s nowhere near where he should be if he’s planning on taking up a main event spot against the WWE champion. The rock can’t use Hulk Hogan style against someone like Cody Rhodes. That’s slow long holding just doesn’t work.and he’s not gonna flex his muscles and get reactions like he did with Hogan against Cody. That’s why I think CM punk is the better match for Cody. They’ll put on a wrestling clinic.

[@HapkneeHouse8685]

Sam, do you think the bull's eyes still being Red instead of the Blue like the Bull outline means Rock is still Final Boss Rock?

[@DaBraddahAhi]

Everyone needs to relax. Rock’s on the board. It was Raw’s debut episode on Netflix, which he probably played a huge role in securing. Uncle was just doin PR for the Execs and people who know Dwayne Johnson but not The Rock because they don’t watch wrestling.

[@mikitasdonuts]

ITS STILL REAL TO THEM DAMMIT!

[@loganvaughn3920]

Im following your logic when you said it doesn’t make sense for Roman to lose to Solo and then face rock for high chief and I understand what you’re saying. It doesn’t make sense for you to lose to the “under boss” and then face the Final boss, however why does this same logic not apply to championships won and lost in the wwe. For example when Gunther lost his intercontinental championship at wrestlemania why then did he get to fight for the world heavyweight championship if we are following that same logical reasoning? If you’re not supposed to lose to someone lower in order to face someone higher. Your analysis makes sense but it cannot be applied across the board.

[@WWEJOBBER]

Cody Rhodes has always been a forgiven character. How many times did Cody forgive Randy when he attacked Dusty (his father).

[@ShriramMillions]

If i am not wrong.. Rock holds the People's Championship Belt.. Its time for Rock to Handover the People's Championship belt to Roman...

[@babycubez_o2p780]

The winners of this years royal rumble is gon be between John cena and Roman reigns

[@Coolcat3]

They pivoted again.

[@liceafilms]

Confused about the comments on Seth being in his WM 11 era right before winning the world title. Seth already got pushed and held the title lol

[@JeyMysterio]

Great Perspectives, would love to discuss the character myself, can talk about it for days! Its one of the best PIVOTS in the history of the business!

[@chrisgoodworld]

Cody Rhodes give off I’m just happy to be here champ.

[@gerardolopez3637]

ALL THE CELEBRITIES CAME OUT LIKE VANESSA HUDGENS AND Macaulay Culkin

[@stanleylee3329]

Yeahhhh nah I can’t go for that. The Rock didn’t show up as a heel. And you don’t turn face or heel base on reactions in the middle of a storyline. Drew doesn’t get boo’d everytime he comes out, even after he attacked Jey. He still got his claymore kick counted in the middle of the feud with Punk. The Rock still got some cheers when he was the Final Boss leading up to Mania. His work since Mania had been nothing close to that level though. Raw after Mania was an akward mess. He’s acting like they don’t have an incredibly on sight beef, he gives him a gift he tells him not to break his heart. Bad blood was whatever, useless stuff. And this was basically a full episode of the Curtain Call, except it’s an international part of WWE programming. That’s not going to sit right with a lot of people. Either you’re killing these storylines in a bad way, or you’re choosing to ignore them. Either eay, it’s no good.

[@milsy29]

This is a work

[@kylecarter1599]

Why do people think the Cody would be turning heel to fight a heel Kevin Owens?

[@PittheadX]

If The Rock isn't swerving us, the recent storyline is the worst in history.

[@LNER985]

No, it isn't.

[@jasontodd8418]

How cody finished his story and now he the top babyface in the company

[@Pittfan187]

The term that ill use this season is "moanaed"..... week 1....we get dwayne the corporate Hollywood poster child playing the song and dance to show hes a nice guy..... Then eventually as early as the rumble......thats when we get the devil that we know...

[@jontrembley8913]

He’s been doing the 1,2,3 since his promos with Cena

[@jasontodd8418]

Whats 123 ?

[@jontrembley8913]

@ the counting the rock does, where he does 3 differently, he’s been doing that for years

[@kelseykjarsgaard5774]

Jimmy actually better at solo promos also then jey

[@cameronallen5043]

This is a swerve for the ages.

[@solecollector1234]

Penta debut today!!

[@milsy29]

Did Dwaynes team maybe ask Sam to do some damage control here hmm?

[@gerardolopez3637]

John Cena could win Money In The Bank that's one idea

[@MoxMisanthrope]

Sammy SoloMuffinz!

[@Earthworm_brim3880]

Also, they only booed him because he was taking Cody's spot. Now the story is over. There is no real reason to boo him.

[@rooyanblan5322]

I sure as hell didn't boo him, never felt the need to.

[@kubeanie18]

5 min in did he not watch ROCK ON NXT LOL... he said hes 20 steps ahead of everybody and we need to know our roll and shut up and ENJOY THE RIDE

[@Allanfan20]

All I heard from the Rock when he said that was “it doesn’t matter how stupid I was with Cody the past 2 days. You are forced to love me bc I am the Rock.” It was f’ing dumb. Everything got thrown out the window. It sounded like VKM was writing it.

[@BrianJohnsonArmwrestling]

​@Allanfan20 Well it was Rocks decision to say wat he said. He did it because that match isn't gonna happen as of now so he decided to bury the hatchet so to speak

[@solecollector1234]

Yeah the NXT line he kinda pulled that one out his ass after hearing all the heat he was getting from what he did on Netflix debut Raw. Dont think that was planned but he pivoted to address the criticism

[@Allanfan20]

@@solecollector1234 he’s basically showing his displeasure for anyone who is critical of what he does in WWE…. Even though he’s now a babyface.

[@sniper101ism]

28:32

[@BigDic45]

Board of directors and he wasn't in character. All the executives were their did you not see him sitting with them . everyone understands that but fans crazy when have keep telling grown ass men to grow up

[@akshay28]

I think the drastic shift in the The Rock's character is indicative of Rock Vs Cena: Thrice in a lifetime. I mean, which bigger opponent can Cena have at his final WrestleMania than the Great One? This might be a wild guess, but let's see where this ride takes us.

[@BearsInDaChat]

I don’t think that’s where they will go with it, but not out of the realm of possibilities. If both Rock and Cena have matches at Wrestlemania it will not be against each other. I think it will be utilized to put talent over. I don’t think Rock or Cena should win at Wrestlemania since it will do nothing for their careers (they reached the top already). Now would Cena want his last match to be a loss though? That would be interesting. I can see him wanting to face the Rock and winning that as his last match.

[@codyzempel5506]

I think it is what it is, raw sure was more a standalone event and no storylines were really advanced more some finished got a few payoffs but he was there as a TKO board member BUT when he showed up on NXT and it was the same Babyface Rock no final boss to be seen we all now need to swallow were not getting Rock at Mania period...There's no recovering even in the time frame until mania..he can't just switch up all of a sudden, now if he would've turned on Roman when putting the Ula Fala on we woulda had something, even the looks at first I thought here it comes but no it didn't and personally if it goes beyond this year I don't even care to see it, Rock another year older no interest..he was even slow at mania last year and didn't look like himself now add another year onto that I have ZERO interest, we missed our moment for a boring PG Vince era run in Cody Rhodes. I didn't want Cody going over at mania but we all knew it was coming to "Finish his stowwwey" Cody's gotta finish his stowwwey mommy Rhodes, cry me a river who cares push Cody to the side all he had was that finish the story and now all we've had are boring, pg crowd hugging Cody Rhodes promos and matches. Please tell me WWE is smart enough to see that he can't go into Mania with the belt, Roman should go in as champ against CM Punk and off we go...give Cody Cena at Mania no belt needed just 2 crowd hugging oh guys they can fight over crowd cheers

[@IsGAdrian]

THE ROCK DIDNT ACKNOWLEDGE ROMAN !!!! HE DISNT THROW UP THE 1 OT SAUMY IT !! HE WILL ELIMINATE ROMAN IN THE RUMBLE

[@bpsa1794]

"he's not gonna come out and put on this fake show"....idk if you heard bud, but all of it is a fake show. That's what he's supposed to do, come out and put on this "fake show". You're on their payroll now so not surprised you're defending this but this whole thing is a very "Vince" way of story telling, aka suddenly scrapping a story just because.

[@JuanTomlinson472]

Wow everyone in this comment section is talking about a bunch of nothing and talking to circles🙄 Like are we adults or children🙄

[@alilatif25]

Bruh come on you hella dismissed my email and didn’t even give it a chance. Thanks for nothing man that was weird.

[@trustory83]

Raw needs to go back to USA asap. Raw was full of seat fillers corporate promotion patting themselves on the back and doing predictable things !

[@jlyt18]

i appreciate you trying to justify that rock segment but yea thtat was just a miss lol i think the rock had nothing planned and went out off the cuff like he did at nxt and just made a bad decision in the moment

[@itsmejayfree]

Wild speculation here. (Haven’t finished the episode yet) With Rock somewhat being back, and us not knowing the direction this story is going; what if … and hear me out. What if The Rock costs Cody the title against K.O at the rumble. That would set up Cody vs Rock for wrestlemania, and if Roman wins the Royal Rumble he can go after KO for the title.

[@itsmejayfree]

I would assume it would make K.O irate that a bloodline member helped him win, but his hatred for what Cody has done will be greater. With Roman being cheered & Kevin boo’d, the idea that Kevin doesn’t want Roman back in power now falls directly in his lap as the WWE champion. As we head to wrestlemania, Roman slowly gets more conniving, evil. Making the fans (us) see that Roman never changed, and Kevin IS right. So by wrestlemania he becomes the baby face, with Roman being heel.

[@itsmejayfree]

I hope someone sees this and gives me their thoughts

[@davidhall1597]

I’m not coming down on you for this so don’t be offended and if you are…sorry, but wrestling has been DEAD since 2001 I honestly don’t know how it still has a fan base….the wrestlers don’t even look like wrestlers they don’t have the aura about them like the wrestlers I grew up watching in the 80s and 90s, the characters have no charisma they can’t cut legendary promos the matches are nothing but cartwheels and flips ITS GARBAGE!!!!!!! And the crazy thing is I haven’t watched in over 20 years and I can see it. I see these KZbin videos and it’s all I need to see. Garbage product, bring back any old school guy you want it won’t save this shit filled diaper that wresting has become. I feel sorry for people that missed the 89s and 90s because that was the best it will EVER be and nothing will change that. And it’s funny that they keep having to go back to the guys of the 89s and 90s to get a reaction, pure trash!!

[@nataliescott2261]

Could be long play it was always the story rock helps Cody but probably not

[@moosedip1908]

Sorry Sam but it has never been more obvious that you get paid by the WWE then your Rock take here unless we’re being worked that was a waste of time and that he only does it when he is booed is a weak argument and you know it I’m sorry otherwise your content is great

[@holdmyweight3597]

Sam is far from some WWE shill. He’s one of the few podcasters in this space that keeps it real and tells it like it is.

[@jamiewilliams7443]

Jabcob and to tonga will run wild plus i sqy bring in new guys they wont be falling no solo jacob a star i neverfelt solo was that gu jacob is that guy qnd know it cant wait for smackdown

[@ronsa77]

this glazing of what the rock did on netflix is crazy.. he killed the final boss character and the storylines with it.. everything counts..RIGHT!? there's no going back to that without it being so cheesy and corny just like his stupid people's title he carries.. glad we won't have to see that dumb thing anymore.. there's no other way to see it as the final boss character is DEAD

[@wikiwikiwias000]

Hopefully Cody drops the best soon. His title run has been extremely underwhelming and boring. Truly bad year for where they projected him. 😊

[@3vil6in]

I think we should get CM Punk vs Rock at wrestlemania. His favor will be to get a main event and Roman will give up his shot against the rock and hand it to punk

[@Rude787]

😂No

[@BearsInDaChat]

That would be a terrible main event. It wouldn’t make sense for Rock to face anyone other than Roman or Cody. Either way he should lose and put one of them over.