DWAYNE The Rock Johnson has been booed throughout a WWE reside occasion forward of his wrestling return at WrestleMania 40.
The Rock appears set for a dream match in opposition to his cousin and Undisputed WWE Common Champion Roman Reigns at WrestleMania on April 7 on the Lincoln Monetary Discipline in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
WWE strongly hinted that will be the principle occasion of Mania when Johnson made one other shock look this previous Friday on SmackDown.
That was when the Males’s Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes seemed to be stepping apart and giving The Folks’s Champion his spot in opposition to Reigns.
That led to an enormous backlash on social media as followers declare the 51-year-old, who not too long ago joined the board of administrators at TKO which is the corporate that owns WWE and UFC, stole Rhodes’ main-event spot on the Present of Reveals.
The American Nightmare has been constructing immense momentum since his return to the wrestling giants two years in the past and even gained the Royal Rumble Match for the second yr in a row.
Thus, the followers took to social media with the hashtag #WeWantCody, which trended worldwide.
WWE’s video on YouTube displaying the section between The Rock, Reigns, and Rhodes amassed a staggering half one million dislikes, making it essentially the most disliked video within the promotion’s historical past.
The WWE Universe continued to voice its disapproval on Sunday throughout a non-televised home present in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The wrestling giants confirmed highlights of The Nice One’s shock return on a megascreen and the gang began booing in unison.
The Rock hasn’t obtained that sort of response since 2002 when he competed as a heel shortly earlier than his departure to pursue Hollywood superstardom.
Rumors counsel WWE made the choice to e-book the 10-time world champion with Reigns following CM Punk’s harm.
The preliminary plan would see Punk dealing with World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins and Rhodes difficult The Head of the Desk.
Nonetheless, it looks as if The Rock will substitute the ex-AEW celebrity who in flip will problem Rollins.
WWE followers, although, have urged WWE to rethink that call or at the very least have Rhodes added to the Undisputed WWE Common Championship image.