The Rock goes full Hollywood Rock.
The Rock confronted Roman Reign on Friday's WWE SmackDown, stepping to the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion as Cody Rhodes stepped aside. While Rock vs. Reigns has not been confirmed, The Rock did confirm he'll be wrestling at WrestleMania.
"When I do go back to the ring at WrestleMania, the most important thing is the training camp, which has already started. I have multiple rings set up. Over in Hawaii, I have a ring set up. I have a ring set up on the west coast. We're full on in camp," The Rock said on The Pat McAfee Show. "From the second Roman Reigns said years ago, 'I'm the head of the table and I'm the head of this bloodline,' that's when our story began. It's converging now. It's converging to WrestleMania. I understand the passion, which we are going to address."
McAfee quickly went on to address the passion from fans, who got "We Want Cody" trending over the weekend.
When asked if Rock expected that kind of reaction, he replied, "I expected it. We expected it. It's right there. You go back, and I like to think, 'I have my finger on the pulse,' we all try to keep the finger on the pulse. Ultimately, what the fans want, and what they're saying, and sometimes, oftentimes, as you guys know, in sports and entertainment and anywhere, regardless of the vertical of business you're in, there is a wave of noise that happens right out of the gate that you want to pause for a second, let's not make any rash decisions, let's wait to see how it all shakes out and see from there. It was just a matter of waiting. Now, was not surprised at it, I did expect it. Here is the fun part about this, I've known Cody for a long time. He's a buddy of mine. Dusty Rhodes and my dad used to team together in Florida, we used to go to the Rhodes house all the time when I was growing up. We're tight in that way. I love Cody, I love his passionate fans."
Rock then launched into a promo on the Cody fans.
"Then, there are the other passionate fans, they're called the Cody crybabies. These are grown-ass men. 'Cody is gonna finish his story.' Wait a second, hold on. 'Dad, you want to go outside and play catch with me?' 'Not now, Cody is trying to finish his story. I'm upset.' The wife comes in, 'Hey honey, do you want to have sex?' 'Not now, Cody has to finish his story.' At the end of the day, you have the Cody crybabies and the Cody fans and Cody himself. There is a clear distinction between the three. The Rock says this, the Cody crybabies, for every ten tweets, they're shoving a chicken mcnugget in their mouth, every 20 tweets they're shoving two mcnuggets up their ass. The Rock says this, all you have to do is sit back, know your role, shut your mouth, and enjoy the ride the Rock is going to take your candy ass on. Hashtag that. Hashtag, shut your bitch asses up, hashtag Cody crybabies. That's the fun part of what we do. It's awesome," he said.
The Rock, Cody, and Roman Reigns will be part of the WrestleMania 40 press conference on Thursday evening.
Cody has said he's made his decision.
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