The Rock confronts Triple H after WWE press conference

Issues actually received heated between The Rock and Triple H following the WrestleMania 40 press convention, as WWE launched footage from an incident backstage as soon as the occasion had wrapped up.

Within the week following final week’s Friday Night time SmackDown, uncertainty has dominated over WrestleMania 40. Heading into the present, most individuals assumed that Cody Rhodes would announce his intention to problem Roman Reigns at this 12 months’s Present of Reveals, however, as a substitute, he appeared to delay his quest to defeat the present Undisputed WWE Common Champion and invited The Rock to affix the fold.

This prompted main uproar on-line, as WWE acquired relentless backlash over some followers being sad that the Royal Rumble winner would decide to not use his earned title shot to go after the identical man who he had misplaced to in the principle occasion of WrestleMania 39. It additionally threw a spanner into the works relating to Uncooked’s title image, because the change unexpectedly lined up Cody Rhodes to problem for Seth Rollins’ World Heavyweight Championship, a title he had beforehand proven disinterest in contending for.

So, final evening, these reside in attendance and watching around the globe have been hoping to have all their questions answered as WWE hosted a press convention for WrestleMania 40. Right here, The Rock initially teased the concept that he and Roman Reigns would conflict in Philadelphia this April, a proposal that acquired a blended response till a ‘we wish Cody’ chant broke out after which issues received attention-grabbing.

Cody Rhodes interrupted the press convention

He declared he would problem Roman Reigns for the title at WrestleMania

Ultimately, with out an entrance or music, The American Nightmare stormed onto the stage and declared that the foreshadowed match between Rock and Roman was ‘b******t’, earlier than delighting the followers by asserting that he was going to problem Reigns in any case, starting to ship harsh phrases to each Samoan icons.

Throughout his promo, Cody talked concerning the household tree which had beforehand been proven on-screen by The Rock, saying that the pair’s ancestors can be ashamed by The Tribal Chief. The Nice One took offence to this, and issues quickly received tense between he and Rhodes. Ultimately, rigidity boiled over and Rock landed a slap on The American Nightmare which prompted a brawl involving all 4 wrestlers who have been at the moment on the stage.

It was actually a chaotic section which embroiled each Reigns, Rock and Cody within the Undisputed WWE Common Title image whereas additionally maintaining World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins related to the proceedings. Additionally, it seemingly confirmed that the corporate are transferring ahead with Rock as a heel character within the face of the overwhelming fan help for Rhodes. The chaos did not finish with the press convention, although.

The Rock angrily confronted Triple H with Reigns backstage afterwards

The Nice One was irate concerning the scenario and demanded the Recreation sort things

So as to add to this, a video shared on WWE’s official X account reveals Rock and Roman strolling facet by facet following the press convention ending. The duo approached Triple H, who was in any other case doing an interview concerning the occasion, to demand that he repair the scenario.

Rock constantly says ‘Let him speak s**t about our household once more!’ referring to the feedback Rhodes’ made within the heated alternate, telling Triple H that he and Reigns would repair it themselves when The Recreation tried to inform the 51-year-old that he’d stepped out of line. Notably, Rock remained aggressive by stating about Cody Rhodes that he’d ‘slap his f*****g enamel out of his mouth’ earlier than emphatically strolling away from Triple H.

All in all, Rock’s alignment with Roman Reigns meant that Rollins and Rhodes may carry up the truth that he has simply joined the TKO Board of Administrators to additional create the heel vs face dynamic. This might probably result in a future tag staff match, and there are lots of choices obtainable to WWE going ahead as to what to do subsequent. As all the time, as extra response comes out about final evening’s WWE WrestleMania 40 press convention, GiveMeSport will preserve you knowledgeable.