SUMMARY
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is currently the top merchandise seller on the WWE Shop despite receiving backlash for taking Cody Rhode's spot.
- Cody Rhodes was expected to challenge Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 40.
Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, is a larger-than-life personality. His presence on screen is always appreciated by the fans. They always look forward to his electrifying promos and outstanding matches. However, The People’s Champion has recently been receiving a lot of backlash from the fans.
Recently, The Rock made an appearance on the February 2, 2024, episode of WWE SmackDown. Following that, The Great One has been receiving negative responses from the fans. On the other hand, “We Want Cody” is trending all over social media. Meanwhile, it is worth mentioning that, despite the backlash, Dwayne Johnson is currently the top merchandise seller on the WWE Shop.
According to a previous report by WrestleTalk, The Rock ranks 6th among the highest merchandise sellers. He was just below Stone Cold Steve Austin, John Cena, Alexa Bliss, the NWO, and Roman Reigns. Meanwhile, Johnson earned a whopping $992,114 from his merchandise sales. However, according to the latest reports, The Rock is the highest merchandise seller in WWE.
The Rock is WWE’s top merchandise seller. pic.twitter.com/nXbFfTq4kY
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) February 5, 2024
It has been reported that Dwayne Johnson’s merchandise collection is currently ranking number 1 on the WWE shop. It has also been reported that following his return, his new collection is the latest choice among the fans. With that, it remains to be seen how long The Rock continues to be the highest merchandise seller amid the “We Want Cody” trend.
Dwayne Johnson took Cody Rhodes’ WrestleMania spot
Cody Rhodes previously became the winner of the 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble match. Following that, he went on to face Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 39. However, The American Nightmare failed to defeat The Tribal Chief. With that, a rematch between the two was inevitable.
Meanwhile, Cody recently became the winner of the 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble match. With that, fans became quite certain that he would be challenging Roman once again at WrestleMania 40. However, during his appearance on the February 2, 2024 episode of SmackDown, Rhodes stated that he would not be facing Reigns at Mania.
The Rock used his power to steal Cody Rhodes’ spot at WrestleMania 40, shook his hand & hugged him afterwards.
Nasty work. pic.twitter.com/E0Iy8tuU3a
— Pro Wrestling Finesse (@ProWFinesse) February 3, 2024
Instead, Cody introduced The Rock, who went on to have a staredown with Reigns. Following this, it became apparent that Johnson took Rhodes’ WrestleMania spot to face Reigns for the title. However, fans are still waiting for the official announcement to take place. Meanwhile, the Roman vs. Dwayne matchup received a lot of backlash from the fans.
WWE is reportedly monitoring fans’ responses
The Roman Reigns and Dwayne Johnson confrontation received a lot of negative responses from the fans. It also led to the rise of the “We Want Cody” trend, as fans stood in support of Cody Rhodes. In fact, the video of the segment between the two superstars received a huge number of dislikes on YouTube. With that, it has been reported that WWE is monitoring the fan responses.
WWE’s absolutely monitoring the responses surrounding Roman Reigns, The Rock & Cody Rhodes.
— PWlnsider pic.twitter.com/0hifOzEibs
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) February 4, 2024
According to PWInsider, WWE is “absolutely monitoring the responses” surrounding The Rock, Roman Reigns, and Cody Rhodes. With that, it now remains to be seen if there will be any changes in plans due to the negative responses. Whatever the case, wrestling fans will look forward to the upcoming pay-per-view event at the Grandest Stage of Them All.
