John Cena poured gasoline onto the WWE fireplace Monday by posting an Instagram picture displaying final Friday night time’s face-to-face showdown between Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Roman Reigns.
Cena posted the picture with out a caption — as he strategically does with all of his IG posts — so the message behind the picture was up for interpretation. But it surely nonetheless added to the talk that’s been raging amongst WWE followers in latest days: Cody Rhodes or The Rock?
Rhodes lately gained the boys’s Royal Rumble match, thereby punching his ticket to the primary occasion of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Monetary Discipline. The WWE Universe was thrown a curveball final Friday night time on “SmackDown,” although, when Rhodes declined the chance to face Reigns for the undisputed common championship and as an alternative launched The Rock.
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Now, it seems The Rock and Reigns will sq. off in Philadelphia on wrestling’s greatest stage, with Rhodes maybe shifting his consideration towards WWE world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins. However the backlash amongst followers on social media has been intense, to say the least.
Rhodes lengthy talked about having to “end the story” by defeating Reigns and successful his title. So, it was unusual to see him change course final week, particularly after Rhodes pointed to Reigns instantly after successful the Royal Rumble match at Tropicana Discipline.
Some imagine The Rock is flexing his muscle after becoming a member of the TKO Group’s board of administrators, a place that undoubtedly comes with energy. And thus, the entire concept of The Rock vs. Reigns isn’t sitting properly with a big section of the WWE viewers, to the purpose the place it’s affordable to wonder if the corporate will pivot again to Rhodes.
It’s not that The Rock vs. Reigns isn’t a large attraction. It’s fairly probably the most important match WWE might make, given the previous’s world stardom and the latter’s prolonged run of dominance. Quite, it’s a mirrored image of how beloved Rhodes has turn out to be and the way invested WWE followers are in his quest to “end the story” on wrestling’s greatest stage. The Rock doesn’t actually match — proper now.
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Once more, Cena didn’t share his two cents with the Instagram picture, which is nothing greater than a display screen seize from WWE’s “SmackDown” broadcast. However he’s certain leaning into the talk that’s been making nationwide headlines and has everybody questioning what is going to occur subsequent.
