SUMMARY
- In a major development in WWE, Dwayne Johnson officially turned heel on SmackDown's February 16 episode.
- Going back to his Hollywood Rock persona, The People's Champion ripped apart fans for supporting Cody Rhodes.
Ever since Dwayne Johnson took Cody Rhodes’ WrestleMania 40 spot, he has been facing a lot of backlash from WWE fans. Amid the kind of response The Rock received, the promotion changed their plans, and The American Nightmare eventually announced Roman Reigns as his WrestleMania opponent at the kickoff press conference in Las Vegas.
In fact, this decision by Cody led to an absolutely unexpected moment as The People’s Champion slapped Rhodes in the face. It was surely shocking, and a lot of people felt it could be the start of a heel turn by the Hollywood actor. As speculation about the same began, The Brahma Bull made it official on the recent episode of Friday Night SmackDown.
In the main event segment of the weekly show, Johnson officially turned his back on the crowd, as he ripped apart Cody’s fans. The Jumanji actor not only established himself as a bad guy but also confirmed that he’s now a member of his cousin’s faction, The Bloodline.
Rock is so very 🐐 https://t.co/Jgcirp5nsv
— Dolla 💰 (@AJFrancis410) February 17, 2024
Amid the kind of segment it was, former WWE star AJ Francis, previously known as Top Dolla, has reacted to the turn. Sharing his reaction to the performance the veteran gave, the 33-year-old in-ring star said, “Rock is so very 🐐.” (Via: X)
In fact, for fans who’ve been watching The Rock for a long time, it was nostalgic, as it reminded them of his iconic persona as Hollywood Rock. Amid the kind of work he did on the mic, his SmackDown promo has generated a massive buzz among fans, it has been trending all over the internet.
WWE Universe reacts to The Rock’s heel turn
As the fans witnessed The Rock’s iconic Hollywood Rock persona on Friday night’s show, they were left amazed at how the actor still has the tools to generate heat. In fact, his promo, in which he took a lot of digs at Rhodes’ supporters, has been getting a lot of reactions from the WWE universe.
Sharing how this whole segment by the Jumanji actor felt too good, a pro wrestling enthusiast wrote, “Heel rock baby.” “Rock is just spitting harsh words on Cody,” another member of the community wrote while mentioning the way Dwayne took out his frustration on The American Nightmare for being the one due to whom the original plans for WrestleMania 40 had to be changed.
Dwayne Johnson hinted at ruining Cody Rhodes’ story at WrestleMania 40
While fans’ excitement has enhanced even further after Dwayne’s heel turn, his promo on SmackDown has given a lot of tension to The American Nightmare‘s fans. The reason is that Dwayne Johnson hinted at ruining Cody Rhodes’ story at WrestleMania 40.
In the final segment of the February 16 show, the Hollywood star officially joined hands with Roman Reigns to join The Bloodline. But alongside this, the actor also warned Cody about the outcome of this year’s WrestleMania. In his promo, The Brahma Bull claimed that he’s going to do everything in his power to make sure Rhodes comes out of WrestleMania as the loser in the match against Reigns.
“The Rock is gonna do everything in his power to make sure you walk out of Wrestlemania what you are, a loser.”
“If you smell what The Bloodline is cooking.”
– The Rock pic.twitter.com/5Lj2UIlTQM
— Vick (@Vick_8122) February 17, 2024
Johnson’s comments about Cody’s bout against The Head of the Table have left fans wondering if the fan-favorite will end up losing his second consecutive main event at The Grandest Stage of Them All. It remains to be seen what happens in the upcoming weeks, as the road to this year’s WrestleMania just keeps getting exciting with each passing week in WWE.
