Smackdown's HORRIBLE Segment: Why Rock vs Roman Reigns is a BAD IDEA - A REAL RANT

[@stonecoldsigma]

I would have booked Cody vs Roman, and had The Rock show up and fight off The Bloodline. Roman loses and is pissed. He calls Rock a traitor to the family. Rock calls Roman a disappointment to the tribe and is unfit to be anyone's chief. Thus leading to Roman vs Rock. That way everyone wins.

[@tompatchak8706]

And then at whatever show they do this the rest of the family can pop up and help Dewey.

[@Thjrjrnem3kjen4brn]

Nah

[@silentknight837]

THIS is how it should've gone. I would add that The Rock should've been appointed special guest ref for the match THEN after Cody wins at WM we see Rock vs Roman in a Tribal combat match to decide who is the head of the table leading up to a huge Summerslam match.

[@danskyl7279]

See I always thought this is how u book that match with The Rock in the mix of the build up, endorsing Cody Rhodes and talks about how The Rock was like Cody, he is a member of a proud wrestling family and etc. But nope.. 😂 they pulled a Rian Johnson swerve on the Cody Rhodes character.

[@Monkeezy]

That would be way better... Let Roman vs The Rock in next years Wrestlemania and have a year long build up like Cena!

[@Hip-Gnosis1134]

Cody could have won at mania, then the rock could have come out to confront Roman on some “it takes more than being champion to be the tribal chief” type shit 🤷‍♂️ I don’t know, but not having Cody vs Roman at mania is such a bad idea

[@MannyHanif]

Please don’t be a booker

[@lossiiburns]

Cody ain’t the man

[@jamesphillips4888]

cody vrs roman at elimination chamber why not and Rock vrs Roman at wrestlemania

[@CheknoEternity]

@@MannyHanif his idea isn’t bad, a match of this caliber needs an entire year build..obviously you don’t understand how booking works. You just want instant gratification even if it doesn’t make logical sense, that says a lot about your pattern of thinking and intelligence

[@CheknoEternity]

@@lossiiburns Cody is the man, you’re delusional if you think Rock is beating Roman. I wish you cowards would admit you’re wrong for thinking this is a good idea.

[@wingadept8793]

Years later, CM Punk's pipebomb still holds true...

[@Mortallica03]

And he went crawling back to WWE knowing how they are LOL

[@darthdesidus4361]

@@Mortallica03and that makes him less right? How?

[@santanu-fr]

& he still cant draw what Rock did.

[@Joker-my3ih]

Fragile Phil 🤕

[@mrblack32]

@@Mortallica03true as fuck but he said he’s here to make money and not make friends so…………

[@cknice11]

Wwe managed to bury Cody Seth the heavyweight title and the royal rumble in a 15 minute segment. That has to be a new record.

[@FatMenace]

The burying of Seth was bizarre.

[@Jessica_Roth]

@@FatMenace I guess the idea is that RAW is going to be hidden away on Peecock next year, so we may as well ruin the show so nobody will miss it? This would explain why Pat McAfool is being inflicted on us, I admit. (I'll still miss you, though, Miz. [Also Becky, Seth, and Drew.])

[@SandMan1998]

​@@FatMenaceRoman was pissed cuz he's been called lazy

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

​@@FatMenaceI dont feel bad for Seth Rollins. This is what happens when you're loyal to a Multi-Billion Dollar Company. He wants to look down on everyone else, well this is his reward. Having his entire title reign belittled.

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

​@@SandMan1998because he is.

[@cosmicvcosmic]

Whats the point in having Cody Rhodes become the 4th person win back to back Rumbles just to have him give his spot up to the Rock

[@westernsellers9148]

Brock Lesnar and CMP not performing its a bad timing

[@supersaiyanshonathan]

​@@westernsellers9148according to reports, even if Brock & CM punk were going to be at mania, the Rock would still be taking Cody's place. He was politicking & using his stroke as a board member

[@Hisoneekkeel]

@@supersaiyanshonathanyeah rock really a bitch for that tbh, not fair at all..

[@radiantnakashima]

This is what happens when TKO has ownership of WWE politicking for what they think is “best for business” fuck Vince but I don’t even think he would be dumb enough to do something like this

[@degenratex4834]

not to mention wwe 2k24 whole tagline is finishing the story

[@JaylanLive_]

FACTS exactly what i was saying

[@Jessica_Roth]

Well, it's a story about being a cuck and a loser, apparently.

[@iDeathMaximuMII]

Ain’t no way 😂

[@Mortallica03]

So what? that dosent mean anything WWE 13 had a tagline "Join the Revolution".....what revolution?? lmao When has the videogame dictate what happens on the show lmao

[@supersaiyanshonathan]

Let's ask Drew if he can pray for a Rock injury

[@lolimadethisvid]

How he wont wrestle until mania 😂

[@Yoshiinite]

@@lolimadethisvid He could still get injured training in his gym :P

[@Mortallica03]

Contrary to Glass Phil, Rock is actually build in muscles and roids that can handle simple moves lmao

[@supersaiyanshonathan]

@@Mortallica03 rock has 0 stamina or cardio. He was gassed just from the little he did with jinder & was sweating bullets Friday just walking to the ring & raising his arm

[@kingalbert513]

@@supersaiyanshonathanan over exaggeration

[@cosmicvcosmic]

last time Rock and Roman were in a ring together in Philly they were both boo'd seems like we are running that back

[@LTGH_Zkittlez]

You comparing apples to oranges that was a different Roman reigns

[@danskyl7279]

Anybody from Philly, u guys should do something about this. Philly is one of the big cities when it comes the WWE.

[@CheknoEternity]

@@LTGH_Zkittlez it’s literally not, they booed back then due to terrible booking, since this is logically terrible booking they’ll boo again.

[@HikarusukeShindou]

The Rock is a selfish b**** period

[@LTGH_Zkittlez]

@@danskyl7279 man what’s Philly gonna do if they sell out wrestlemania even if everyone boos they’ll see it as a success

[@davidwood7601]

He isnt even the Rock anymore, he’s just Dwayne Johnson.

[@DeadmanInc336]

Rock 'The Dwayne' Johnson

[@zmatthew91]

This right here. Outside of the controversy that promo straight sucked.

[@grimreaper5864]

Keep telling yourself that idiot

[@xTheGachaHunter]

I dare say what happened to Cody Rhodes yesterday is worse than having to put on face paint and act like a golden space weirdo every single week. So disrespectful for the man carrying WWE over the past two years.

[@darkiesharkieproduction]

Almost as bad at least he’s still a top still with stardust he was just a jobber 😭😭 still not excusing this

[@MIAMI305ers]

This cody marks are a problem 😂

[@Brother.E]

DO A TRIPLE THREAT Wrestlemania 20 Main Event = Triple Threat Wrestlemania 30 Main Event = Triple Threat Let's do another Triple Threat Main Event, they always do good

[@IC_XC]

Cody and Roman should be one on one dwayne hasn’t done shit to earn it but I see what you mean and if it has to be that then so be it

[@dustymiller2995]

The rock was already sweating walking down there.

[@ultraexcalibur1728]

WWE's Most Disliked KZbin Video Ever

[@TheSSUltimateGoku]

Just imagine Stone Cold Steve Austin winning the royal rumble and being like you know what I’ll let the Undertaker take my spot to fishhbShawn Michaels after winning the royal rumble!? Do you have understand how incredibly stupid Austin would be no one would take him seriously anymore that’s literally what they did to Cody just now!

[@danskyl7279]

Oh yeah, its character assassination for Cody. People have no idea how much of a big deal it was. Thats the FACE of the company they are wasting for The Rock. 😂

[@BmanTheChamp]

​@danskyl7279 What's funny is that they took away Austin's WrestleMania title shot, but it was because a) he won by cheating and b) he was a heel. Plus he got it eventually anyway.

[@christianw935]

The Rock stealing the wrestlemania main event is disrespectful to all the stars that are one fire rn. What does them mean for Drew, Sami and company? They better make The Rock a special guest referee in a Cody vs Roman match or something.

[@williamb4452]

This is definitely The Dwayne politicking his way in. Remember, he tried taking over DCEU and looking past shazam who his character was heavily tied to because he just wanted a Black Adam vs Superman. Now he's doing it all over again, that guy is the new Hogan

[@IC_XC]

He’s worse than Hogan imo. At least Hogan didn’t go out of his way to join the board of directors to get what he wants

[@mikefrost5575]

People have quoted this to death, but it applies to this situation percectly: "This ain't sour grapes, but the fact that Dwayne is in the main event of Wrestlemania and I'm not makes me sick." -CM Punk, 2011. How in tf can they be okay with this? They are really gonna do dirty the guy that put the company on his back. This man wrestled with a fucking torn pec for you guys, and this is how you repay him. With a consolation prize. I was upset last year, but there was always the hope that Cody would get the run back. Now, i got nothing to look forward too at WrestleMania, 'cause we all know the Rock aint pinning Roman, and Cody would beat Seth, because he's already done it THREE TIMES ALREADY. I was hoping that when Vince was gone, we wouldnt get stupid decisions like this. Guess i was wrong. Im sorry for the cursing, but i feel incredibly insulted. I quit watching WWE after Goldberg beat Bray with a suplex. Cody was what brought me back, and i actually thought theyd give the fans what they want. Again, guess i was wrong.

[@thebigbadrascal3398]

They're ok with it cuz it's going to make them money plain and simple

[@RickUppal2005]

I completely agree, how they fucked up this bad is just astounding

[@theluckiesteh9058]

Vince McMahon is nowhere near the director's chair and WWE is still telling the fans to go fuck themselves.... that is just fuckin' despicable.

[@freakingreninja7790]

cody is pretty much like the john cena for this era. it feels like they're ruining him.

[@thebigbadrascal3398]

Wym?

[@lynxdeception]

@@thebigbadrascal3398he’s the face of the WWE for the good guys. He always shows up and fights off the heels whenever they’re attacking another face, and whenever he comes out he has a huge smile on his face. Everytime they show him he has that huge smile. Also he always wins except for against Roman

[@President_Shin]

@@lynxdeceptionyou know Cena selfishly ruined a bunch of wrestlers

[@danskyl7279]

@@President_Shin Oh for sure, Prime Cena/Super Cena has unbearable.

[@dxnny2727]

Timing is crucial and WWE could not find the worst time to have Rock vs Roman 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@xqyxq]

I agree with everything you said 100 percent. This decision was atrocious, and it’s the Cm punk 2011-13 storyline all over again. I took a step back from watching wwe around the time that Brock was champion bc he never defended and the matches were shit. I came back again for a very short time when they were building Seth up, but they fucked up badly. I cant believe they’re still giving these old heads priority over young talent especially since The Cody Rhodes storyline has been going on for almost 2 years now. I know I’m just one wwe fan and me saying this doesn’t mean shit to them, but I’m done with wwe if they go with the rock vs Roman route. It’s pathetic,stale asf, and more importantly disrespectful to Cody Rhodes who has busted his ass for wwe for the last 2 years

[@sansthedrummer]

What I find bizarre about this decision, is that I thought The Rock's public perception has been on a sharp decline in recent years. From fans catching on that he's a one-note actor, to not being transparent about his lifestyle (PED usage), and that he lies on social media about certain experiences for likes.

[@alejandromelendez1609]

That's just some of the stuff. Let's not forget trying to take over the Fast and Furious franchise from Vin Diesel, it coming out that he has an "I don't lose" clause in his contract, trying to take over the DCEU and make it all about him. There's a laundry list.

[@GAPMan88]

@@alejandromelendez1609 Is that so? If it is, that is really sad to hear.

[@jesusiracheta8570]

In my own fantasy booking I thought if they switch the match back to Cody vs Roman and then before the end of the match the rock sneaks into the ring , knocks out the ref, rock bottoms Cody , then lets Roman win. Then they can have a triple threat match at summerslam and the rock turns heel. Not letting Roman win for the bloodline but because he wants to beat Roman himself. If they have to shoe horn the rock into it lol.

[@traysion9349]

Can't they just have cody beat roman at wrestlemania for the title then do rock vs roman next year and build it up like once in lifetime did for WM 28? It Can't be that hard

[@geckofox9877]

Because rock getting old you wait another year and you guys will complain that year too

[@Yoshiinite]

@@geckofox9877 So is Rock gonna be unable to walk or something next year? No, he will still be able to move and have an equally shitty match lol

[@oldheadperspective]

@@geckofox9877they pushed Goldberg in his 50s out there they’d be fine

[@Widebody718]

The rock is the new Hulk Hogan of the wrestling.

[@renzelkhamacho1379]

The crowd will turn on that match at Philly. I remember Cody being asked "where's your favorite City arena?" And he mentioned Philly. He said "they just took to me, and this was a time when nobody liked me but they just took to me" so if WWE continue with this Philly is the worst City they could do it in, not only will they get booed out the building, I could genuine see a riot, a walking out of the arena kind of thing.

[@thebigbadrascal3398]

Stop they ain't rioting wrestling fans to lazy for that

[@CheknoEternity]

Imagine not thinking just because they paid money they wouldn’t boo the hell out of this match. I can name a ton of mania main events fans booed the hell out of. Go ahead and cope and use mental gymnastics though

[@thebigbadrascal3398]

@@CheknoEternity Keep coping thinking they gon give a fuck about y'alls cheeto breath boos

[@mrseaofweeds9946]

Well, Dwayne is on the TKO board. Looks like he wants to push his weight around like he did in the DC universe. That didn't go well for him and this wont either

[@MissTia777]

Rock vs Roman is EPIC! Cody vs Roman is a Raw match!

[@jaredthehawk3870]

Think we'll here the old "Die Rocky Die" chants make a reappearance?

[@Scarman-fm8tu]

7:04 - 8:00 I absolutely agree. Unfortunately, I also think that there are people at TKO who actually believe that this kind of swerves work, and it's mind-boggling to me.

[@Scarman-fm8tu]

One other thing: I hope that the fans force the WWE and The Rock to turn back their decision. Because, as Triple H once said, “No one is bigger than this business.”

[@atibamorales9380]

So does anyone not think that Cody didn't also politic his was into a top spot after being away from the company for years and competing against the WWE in a rival company, taking shots at the man who's now in charge of creative, and then comes back to the company and his guaranteed a top spot, two Royal Rumble wins and a WrestleMania main event? You don't think that's unfair to other guys who could have been the ones to face Roman Reigns who have been there for years? What Rock is doing to Cody can be argued that Cody has done it to other top guys on the roster.

[@reddeath5791]

Except there’s no reports of that actually being the case. WWE pushed Cody all on their own, he didn’t politic his way into the spot he’s in now. Plus, everybody in the locker room seems to love him

[@CJ-111]

It’s like Hulk Hogan not letting go back in the day. Rock is one of the greatest ever, but he shouldn’t be the main guy now

[@Dukyie]

they just want roman to pass hulk hogans title reign which is just sad at this point

[@PlusUltraAdrian]

And it won’t be nearly as impressive given Roman doesn’t work nearly as much.

[@lonewolf_vr]

and hogans reign was the wwe title which roman has only had like 700 days@@PlusUltraAdrian

[@treyware5826]

He did that already they trying to make him pass the number one guy that’s to long

[@iDeathMaximuMII]

@@treyware5826Roman’s held the WWE title for 671 days. Hogan held it for 1,474 days. Roman isn’t even close & no, the Universal title doesn’t count, it’s a whole other championship, which Roman has held since 2020, only 1,248 days

[@danielwitz35]

Cody Rhodes shouldn’t of left aew as wwe is just screwing him out of winning the title from Roman Reigns.

[@Vardimiss]

I don't see how they can walk this back. Even if they change their minds, Cody's exact words were he was coming Roman just not at WrestleMania. They should have at least left an out with him saying he was still coming for Roman but he's not the only one.

[@misters4022]

exactly. bad wording..... but theres so much time to walk it back. walking it back isnt a bad choice

[@iDeathMaximuMII]

If they do actually walk this back in future before WrestleMania, Cody will look like the dumbest motherfucker on earth. And it’s not even his actual fault in reality

[@rodbthewind]

That Austin Shamrock reference painted the picture clearly to me

[@GauravKumar-vu9td]

Cody gets the corporate garbage treatment. Rock needs to get the Batista treatment. Rock is becoming a control freak like Vince. Damn Phil Brooks is right again.

[@Chrisrhamm85]

I was at Friday Night Smackdown in Atlanta a couple weeks ago. The show was amazing! Every match was so good. The people love Cody. The place exploded when he stepped out on the walkway.

[@jonahda0mega]

1. Rock is on the board of TKO so he can do what he wants 2. Made his daughter the youngest GM in history 3.The Rock Will still lose, so Roman beats Hogan's Record at NEXT year's wrestlemania, maybe because Roman will retire after this run easy 4. Cody will become the face of the Netflix Era 5.Also the most disliked wwe video on KZbin in history(200k) 😅😅

[@NOKEJay]

Can we just wait to see what they’re going to do? Like its only been a few hours since the segment and everyone’s losing their minds. It’s only February we have no idea whats being planned for an event in April. Just be patient and watch to see what happens.

[@SteveM7Nexus]

Yeah, especially since Cody's words clearly indicated he's choosing Roman, but "just not at Wrestlemania" (i.e. Elimination Chamber Perth). It feels like the IWC is badly jumping to conclusions and getting miffed over semantics at best, and absolutely nothing at worst (kinda feels like some of them are way too obsessive with having Cody-Roman 2 at Mania 40 specifically).

[@JoshCarlos1998]

@@SteveM7Nexusmakes him look dumb if he’s using his shot at the chamber instead of mania which he won’t main event even if he is the champ after chamber.

[@juliandavidhoffer2022]

Bro. Either rock is fighting Roman and will either get injured or have to play it safe to not get injured, or WWE backtracks and look like morons that cant decide what they want to do. This was a bad call no matter what they do from here.

[@SteveM7Nexus]

​@@JoshCarlos1998The RR is just a World Title match at Mania nowadays (not Main Event specifically, Mania 35 is a prime example of this). Plus, this has happened before so if the story calls for it (which it has) then it can work. It doesn't make him look stupid if the goal is to win the title and remove his Tribal Chief status. It's as I said there's too much obsession with having Cody beat Roman at Mania specifically (despite Cody's story not being about Wrestlemania at all).

[@JoshCarlos1998]

@@SteveM7Nexus we’ll see cause rn it’s Roman vs Rock at mania & they want their stupid logo title attached to that match so it’ll look good in terms of PR. Especially after this Vince BS which is not going away cause “OH LOOK ROCK IS BACK TO WRESTLE” WWE is basically insulting the fan’s intelligence doing shit like that. This Vince story is not going away so adding a “Rock” band aid won’t negate that issue at all. What’s next? Austin shows up after another allegation is exposed?

[@xiondFirst]

The Rock is old dude when he went against Austin Theory. He hit people's elbow and the dude was gassed. He's not gonna be very fun to watch nor is The Rock winning WM.

[@tompatchak8706]

It doesn’t have to a 9 outa 10 match. Would like Mania 17. Lots of posing and crowd work.

[@supersaiyanshonathan]

Unless Rock uses his pull to win

[@Yoshiinite]

@@tompatchak8706 Yeah that sounds fun, 5 minute entrances, 5 minute stare downs to let Rock catch his breath, 5 minutes of chokeholds, WOW Wrestlemania main event right there! Such good shit, pal!

[@tompatchak8706]

@@Yoshiinite I mean that’s probably it. I don’t care for it either.

[@xiondFirst]

@@tompatchak8706 no, you're right but "the people's champ" will be booed right now.

[@MrFatboy42]

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[@DWtechfan]

The Rock has not been “The Rock” since he left after that WrestleMania match with Austin in 2003. He failed as an actor in Hollywood and now he’s back to ruin WWE. People keep blaming Triple H but I think the biggest amount of the blame goes on Rocky here. His ego is why he joined the board of TKO. His ego is why his daughter was then immediately named GM of NXT. His ego is why he outright stole Cody’s hard earned WrestleMania main event. I think WWE screwed up not having Cody beat Roman at WrestleMania 39. But maybe they wanted to give Roman a long title reign which is fine because Roman has worked hard and earned it. But Cody deserves his spot as the new face of WWE at WM 40. He won the Royal Rumble which means he should’ve been able to challenge any champion and it’s clear he wanted Roman. Rock obviously politicked his way into the main event over Cody. It’s total BS. WWE effectively killed any credibility with Cody and made him look like a passive idiot who willingly gave up his earned spot to Rock. I don’t see any swerve they could do to fix this shit. And if they proceed with this plan of Rock vs Roman, it’ll blow up in their faces. Rock will get hurt yet again and that match will suck due to both men being part timers. It’s enough to have me quit watching WWE for good. This is WCW 2000 level dumb.

[@cosmicvcosmic]

Rock and Hogan are more alike than we knew, Hogan screwed Bret, Rock screwed CM Punk and Cody

[@charlesbuckley5615]

Let Roman finish his story

[@Tehutidg07]

The shamrock reference is wild.... but they should have had Rock win the rumble if they was going this route

[@CyberRaze11]

We just gotta let these next months play out it’s not like mania is this Saturday Sunday coming up. Ik we’re pissed that Dwayne pulled a Dwayne but you never know Cody might come back in the picture at the end we will have to see. One thing is that they got the world talking so only time will tell

[@lobsterbisque333]

Imagine if Luke Skywalker suddenly became a coward and stepped away from protecting the galaxy he devoted himself to

[@tenacioustravis]

Cody beats Roman at Elimination Chamber Roman blames Rock. Cody vs Orton and Rock vs Roman at Wrestlemania

[@o0oStillWeRiseo0o]

I’ll take that

[@aaroncarroll8992]

*sigh* It took me a day. But here's what's going to happen (my BEST prediction). Cody will show up next week on SmackDown. He would challenge Roman reigns at Elimination Chamber. (Fast-forward) #1 contenders match at Elimination Chamber. Winner will be Drew or Randy. Most likely Drew. Drew will face Seth. Cody will defeat Roman at EC with help from the Rock. *To stop Solo etc.* (Cody will get his moment and Will help build up to Roman v Rock). Cody will come out on the next SmackDown and celebrate. Randy will come out to celebrate with him. then he'll get RKOed. LONG Story short... Seth v Drew, Cody v Randy, and Roman v Rock. With Cody retaining his title at Wrestlemania. Cody finishes his story etc. Everybody wins, everybody gets their moments etc. It's not bad booking via the circumstances. (Especially with Punk) I see a huge payoff. And this is why Cody's okay with The Rock taking the spot. Cody still going to get his moment with 60,000 plus at EC And he gets to face Randy at WrestleMania. Cody fans can still be happy. Cuz I'm happy for Roman v Rock. Also Drew fans can get excited because I believe Drew is going to beat Seth at WrestleMania. So he can have his moment at Wrestlemania (But as a heel) I see this as an absolute win!

[@Xfactor3521]

CM Punk's injury changed plans dramatically

[@javonbender8943]

But Why does CM punk situation have to do wit Cody ?👀

[@Xfactor3521]

@@javonbender8943 CM Punk would've faced Seth for the Main event at Wrestlemania for Night 1 and Cody gets Roman for Night 2, but with the Vince situation and CM Punk's injury, the plans have to be scrapped and changed.

[@oldheadperspective]

@@Xfactor3521Seth should fight Gunther. Simple.

[@Xfactor3521]

@@oldheadperspective Intercontinental championship should either stay with Gunther, or Damien Priest cashes in and wins the Heavyweight championship

[@delamangatv8412]

so simple Cody vs Roman and the Rock for special referee

[@AmedeeMaximiliano]

worst decision since Brock Lesnar ended The Undertakers streak at Wrestlemania 30

[@doodwithdafood]

The funny thing about all of this is you could have Roman vs Rock and Seth vs Cody without the belt. let me explain had they drop the belt to Cody on the last WrestleMania you could still had every single major storyline that involved Roman without Undisputed title on his waist. Logan Paul, John Cena, La Knight, the Bloodline civil war all of it didn't need Roman as champion. While Cody feuds with Brock Lesner, Shinsuke Nakamura, Seth Rollins and Brief encounter with CM Punk would have been more significant if he was the reigning champion. Instead it was way to take 5 steps backwards while going 2 steps forward in progress for no reason. Times like this I'm glad AEW, CMLL,TNA, and NJPW exists cause it's a benefit to have Alternative when the others miss the mark

[@GypsySoulProductions]

This feels exactly like Arnold Schwarzenegger defeating Mike Mentzer in 1980s Mr. Olympia and getting booed by audience. Was a big Rock fan but not anymore. No more a People’s Champ, Mr. Rocky Maivia

[@Erick72_]

The only defense I've seen people use so far is money. Money they will never see or touch.

[@kingjabon]

Not money the fact is and as much as people don't like to hear it, cody rhodes is a midcarder forced into the main event furthermore today's wwes main eventers consist of midcarders so when you have a true main eventer like the rock come in with another main eventer like roman this will always happen.

[@DelroyBarnies]

Fr tho PPL acting like they are the ones getting paid. I just want a good story 😂

[@danskyl7279]

Thats a common argument, thats the exact same excuse when I was raging war against Cenation back in the day. 😂 For whatever reason, these people somehow becomes an accountant.

[@CheknoEternity]

Not to mention they would’ve made a 💩 ton of money even without the rock. An honest real genuine fan wouldn’t be okay with Rock politicking his way into the main event. Even if you don’t like Cody, this is just tone deaf and out of touch with the core fanbase who actually invest time weekly watching the product. They rather cater to these out of touch casuals who cling on the the past because let’s face it; their current life is terrible.

[@CheknoEternity]

@@kingjabon Cody isn’t a midcarder. I don’t know why you people keep saying that delusional bullshit. You people don’t want to see the guy has evolved. That’s how out of touch fans like you are. Extremely delusional in thinking Cody is a midcarder. They’ve done so much with him to prove he’s not but yet fans like you purposely turn your brains off and choose to ignore his evolution. He literally got over because people saw how much he evolved. You’re in the minority for a reason

[@everythingship8226]

It's very demoralizing to be honest... I'm sure a lot of people in that locker room are bummed out...what kind of message are they sending? Work hard everyday so that on the biggest stage of them all you can be shoved aside for the gassed, past their time "legends" who haven't wrestled in decades...and then after mania you are expected to pick up their trash and carry the company again after they leave??! Bullshit!! THIS IS A CRIME! How should the nxt guys be motivated to aim for the top when they just proved that hard work is nothing compared to a cheap pop

[@depressedwarlock433]

Bro Acting like he part of the locker room 😂

[@alejandromelendez1609]

@@depressedwarlock433it doesn't take being part of the locker room to come up with this. You could swap it with any other workplace and what he said still applies.

[@depressedwarlock433]

@@alejandromelendez1609 we talking about wrestling. Not that serious. Keep crying

[@Hip-Gnosis1134]

@@depressedwarlock433 “keep crying” is something pretty IRONIC to say, coming from someone called “depressedwarlock” 😂

[@depressedwarlock433]

@@Hip-Gnosis1134 we depressed brother join us. But these Cody fans on life alert 😂

[@edinscot56789]

Rock vs Roman is a bigger, better match; but this is the wrong time for it.

[@mikelee4424]

Better? It’s going to be the worst wrestled main event in mania history.

[@kurisu2847]

It is absolutely not going to be a better match. That match is only gonna be 10 minutes after Rock gets gassed within 5

[@hunterkuhl1960]

If they want to salvage Cody in any way. You give Rollins to Gunther at E.C. Rhodes ends his winning streak at WrestleMania, winning the WHC.

[@reddeath5791]

That still doesn’t salvage a thing because Roman already buried the WHC and Cody said that he wants the WWE championship

[@oldheadperspective]

Rollins should be going against Gunther and Cody vs Reigns. Simple.

[@mikedelvalle931]

If Cody isn't wrestling Roman at WrestleMania, I have no interest in watching then.

[@TravisMckoy]

People keep saying it's good business,good business but no one is saying it's bad timing which it is , it's terrible timing and the way they did to make Cody look like a fool is bad babyface business and a political power play, zero fucks.

[@Vegeekta]

They could had done Cody vs Roman and during the match as the Bloodline is trying to interfere here comes The Rock as the People's Champ to fight off the Bloodline to allow Cody to win setting up The Rock Vs Roman.

[@_zn6]

Hear me out, What if Randy approaches Cody and convince him to turn heel to take what he earns, Cody attacks the Rock, go for the belt, beat Roman and then Randy turns on him and start a feud.

[@Ntwadumela89]

And y’all think Dwayne’s a nice guy

[@Jessica_Roth]

When the best possible outcome is now either Rock or Roman getting injured and the match being called off, you know they've booked themselves into a corner. Well done, guys! Top job!

[@zeemanwholaughs7583]

The Rock was gassed after a single attack on jinder mahal. He ain’t in shape for a 30 minute match. WWE gotta be cooking up the greatest swerve in WWE history

[@rxtsec1]

Reigns is the number 1 guy in the company. He wants to beat the Rock & keep the belt to beat Hogan's record. Cody is same ole same ole for him. People who wanna believe rock vs Roman was never planned are delusional. I told my friend months ago they were gonna have Cody vs Rollins and punk for a triple threat. To bad punk got hurt but Cody vs Rollins is still gonna happen

[@israelruiz8706]

Just saw the clip and you can really see codys face that hes holding in the frustation With the hug the rock gave him. I saw him whisper something in Codys. Not sure what he said, but if i can theorize he probably said "Thanks cody. I promise you will get your shot, eventually. But not this wrestlemania, but soon. I promise." Lies and wouldnt be suprised if cody leaves the wwe

[@ericturcios1981]

Wait….they should have put the Rock in this year’s Royal Rumble to surprise everyone and have him win it so he can challenge Roman in WM 40. Then that would have make sense. Oh brother! What a disaster!

[@1970Gambino]

TKO executives only care about money..... Not what no damn wrestling fan wants.... This is insane.... I swear some of you guys act like this is real or something....

[@koltira515]

Rock vs Reigns is a main caliber match , but at WM 40 is just dumb

[@blackestyang7528]

25 years later, Dwayne joins the corporation again

[@redlightingwolf1985]

This is a low blow punch 👊, I'm not watching WWE until they fixed it, wrestling fans want Cody Rhodes to beat Tribal Chief Roman Reigns at Wrestle Mania 40, Cody Rhodes did not win the AEW Champion before Cody Rhodes left AEW for WWE, I'm like every else Cody Rhodes is a young Lion ready to be WWE Universal Championship, the fan are going to turn there backs on The Rock and the boos, the WWE fans keep speaking about the weak Wrestle Mania main event The Rock VS Roman Reigns wins .

[@Isukiri544]

I’m not even a huge Cody fan (though I do like him), but man this feels like a huge waste of time setting up this storyline and Cody winning the RR if this is actually true. Like I don’t even care about Wrestlemania anymore. I don’t want to see an aged Rock wrestle lol. I just got back into wrestling after a decade only to get this BS lol.

[@Hip-Gnosis1134]

Sounds like we’re in the same boat 😅 I just recently got interested in it again. Not watching full shows, just recaps week to week. I don’t understand the waste of talent. It’s like what’s happening in AEW.

[@baddworld]

Cody is fire af i hope he get his shot fr

[@ambiorixacevedo]

Its a bad idea.... They brought Rock back to silence vince rumors.. but right now is not the time... They just killing Cody....

[@kingkrocjointlock]

His dad never had a shot at Wrestlemania it was at the garden so it doesn’t matter that Cody doesn’t get it at mania he needs to win at the garden

[@Keanu_Bryant]

Rock vs Roman super fight

[@ravanpee1325]

Nepotism sucks

[@thechairman74]

The analogy is Cody has the best shot at getting a girl to marry him, to say yes, after being shot down before, and now Rock comes in, counsels him to wait until next time, to step and let Rock sleep with the girl first. What kind of counselor is that? More like a backstabber to me. Whether it's in storyline or behind the scenes, it's just a mindboggling decision all around.

[@BmanTheChamp]

3:08 - 3:25 No, there's always a possibility of someone being injured during a match. Yes, with Rock there's a far higher chance of it happening than with Cody, but there's no guarantee either way.

[@Grimm299]

Rock has now done more dirty than Hogan and HHH, and Nash combined

[@alexandersnow1963]

Another way they could save it is to swerve at Wrestlemania and have the bloodline betray Roman only for a bitter Cody Rhodes to be the one to save him, and screw the Rock over. It would create a ton of intriguing story lines and make Cody a rebel archetype. Just a thought

[@piharoelli5159]

Day 1: Rock vs Reigns (non title), Rock wins Day 2: Cody vs Reigns (for the title), Cody wins This way we could get it all. 1. Cody gets to finish his story 2. Wraps up the bloodline storyline 3. Both "tribal chief status and the title are taken from Roman. That is exactly what Cody wanted - take everything from Roman. 4. Also, "fall of Roman Empire", lol

[@ViktorPradley]

I’m really glad that you’re saying the same things I’ve been saying. Maybe you’ve already thought about it, but I don’t think you mentioned- there’s a ripple effect on the rest of the card. If Cody goes into a match with Seth, then Seth probably turns heel again which I don’t want, then other guys who are good heels right now like Drew don’t get a title match.

[@robot-hive2022]

The Rocks hubris is out of control. After his failed takeover of the DCEU and his failed relaunch of the XFL, his bad press for asking people for money after the Maui wildfires, taking Cody's WM spot away,the Rock is becoming a joke.

[@thedocenglish4176]

CM Punk was right

[@ThyyRFLeX8]

People also keep saying it's money. But mania sells are already great before rock involvement. They was gonna sellout without rock. This match with the title makes it the most predictable main event Punk injury is terrible copium lol seth has options. This just rock being typical rock didn't want to do it then and only doing now like a power trip. Cody giving up his opportunity was the dumbest story beat ever. Billion dollar company couldn't even make it make sense. Like why would your on screen character give up a main event to an event that supposed to be the event of events

[@mzkiller2240]

They should have in my opinion, Cody beat Roman at mania, and than rock challenge him at backlash for tribal chief status and you can have a whole story like on that and how Roman spits on there family name and truly crush the tribal chief character. Cause I feel like this belt is what's holding him and this character together. I always thought once he drops the belt the guys gonna retire anyway, I can't see him being tribal chief with no title and no way they give him the belt back later. Backlash could have worked perfectly to me, but rock wants mania, for him It has to be the biggest event.

[@misters4022]

because the rock is leveraging wwe to promote the UFL he couldve done that fighting roman at saudi arabia lmao

[@kennycai8695]

My biggest question for this is "why, though"? This booking decision reeks of Vinnie Mac BS, and here is the thing: HE has not been in a creative capacity in a year, and with the ongoing scandal around him, there is no way anyone will allow him near the WWE product with a 20 foot pole. It makes no sense for a few reasons. First, the Rock is already in his 50s, the point where a wrestler's body would have been in steep decline. While yeah, I know guys like Jericho still wrestle in their 50s, but you can clearly see he wrestles at a much slower pace. Even if Roman is going to carry the entire match (being the heel means he dictates the offense), the in-ring rust will still be obvious. Two, it comes off as a slap in the face, both for Cody Rhodes and CM Punk, especially after how much of a big deal WWE has made for their returns. Granted, I know CM Punk is hurt, and therefore will have to miss WrestleMania, but Cody is healthy and is in prime position to be the face of the company. Instead, the Rock comes in and pulls the rug out from Rhodes, which ironically is one of the main reasons for CM Punk's infamous pipe bomb promo. Even if Punk is hurt, you know he is watching, and unless there is some angle we are not aware of, this is the kind of bridge burning that drives people away. Guys like Cody Rhodes and CM Punk would be thinking "I came back for this", and unless WWE makes it up for them, this may be the final straw for both after giving the E a chance.

[@London.Bridgez]

Y'all don't understand the bigger picture here. The whole buildup is to make winning over Reigns a HUGE deal. When Roman beats The Rock a.k.a. "the most electrifying man in Sports Entertainment'', "the People's Champion ""Hollywood Megastar ""WWE Legend"... Then he is solidified as THE final boss. If The Rock can't beat him then who can?... That's when you bring in someone like Cody Rhodes and turn him into the biggest face in the company since John Cena, creating a new Mega Star. 🗣️💎

[@mr.awesome6682]

I see Seth's title as the better one. It actually gets defended and it's on the guy that Roman was never able to beat.

[@mikelee4424]

It’s a joke. They made it up so Seth had something to do.

[@cjvaye99]

I don't understand why they didn't do Rock vs Roman last year. Mania was in LA,The Rock lives in LA they should have done it then and inducted him into the HOF while doing it. its right in his backyard so its not like he would have had to travel. doing Rock vs Roman in philly just feels wrong

[@christopherpatrick2393]

Cuz I'm new to wrestling would it only be a title match Or could it also be a tribal chief match?

[@bashamd96]

It's only for the belt

[@nox7282]

You’re right it could be either

[@erickhernandez3423]

Don’t matter shoulda of been Cody ,,, WWE hasn’t been this good in a whilllleeeee

[@christopherpatrick2393]

Cause that would explain why he wants to take everything from him but that would be a lame way to do it

[@tompatchak8706]

I thought this last year. Roman vs Cody on night one, Cody wins the title with Rocks help. Then Roman calls out Dewayne first night 2, for the chief thing. Dewayne brings the rest of the family with him, and beats Roman. Roman needs to go away for a while.

[@deamon506]

WWE put the onus of convincing the entire fan base that this is the right decision and he’s going to have to do the best work of his career on the mic to mitigate how much of a disaster this was The clear-cut best alternative was to have Cody beat Roman with rock coming out to neutralize solo to set up Roman vs rock at 41

[@riveracrobat8393]

I have an idea about the rock/cody/roman saga: 1. Make it a triple threat match (Roman vs Cody vs Rock) or 2. Have Roman Reigns fight in two matches. Vs The rock and vs Cody for the title.

[@TripleT706]

Can the Rock even work a whole match without getting gassed?

[@RedHero1]

6:06 I was thinking the exact same thing except with Punk as the special guest ref. It does suck but if Cody drops one of the belts by June or July it wouldnt be too bad. Also you could create a few storylines from it. For example, Rollins going in feels like he has to prove something to roman. After the match Rollins and Punk feud because Rollins feel he was screwed by Punk. Rock questions Roman's authority and it leads to Tribal combat at Summer Slam And Cody can lose one of the belts to Gunther (assuming he lost the IC belt by that point)

[@bcs022]

I think the best option would be. Night 1 rock vs Reigns for the "head of the table" Cody vs Rollins for the WHC. Night 2 Cody vs Reigns for both titles