Cody Rhodes breaks silence for the first time after Dwayne Johnson’s slap that was heard around the world
To put it mildly, WWE’s WrestleMania 40 opening press conference on February 8 was extremely awkward. Cody Rhodes responded to the question that has been buzzing around the industry for over a week. Even though Dwayne Johnson’s revelation was important, what he did next became the high point of the show. However, fans have a clear picture of who Roman Reigns will face at WrestleMania.
The American Nightmare made his long-awaited decision as to who he will face at WrestleMania. He chose Roman as his main event opponent and electrified fans on the road to WrestleMania. This was long overdue, as fans were everywhere, chanting for Cody and wanting him to finish his story. It seems like fans are getting what they want but in quite a confusing way.
The press conference not only saw Rhodes making his decision, but the press conference also saw the most heated debate. The Rock shocked the WWE Universe after ending the verbal war between Seth Rollins, The Rock, Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns. In the heat of the moment, in a fit of rage, the People’s Champion made a huge statement by slapping The American Nightmare.
Moments after the press conference closed, Triple H made Rhodes’ decision to face Reigns at WrestleMania official. However, after getting slapped by The Rock, Cody also talked about the entire incident for the first time. He took it to his ex’s (formerly Twitter) handle to address him and eventually faced Reigns once again. “for everything,” Cody wrote while promoting his match against The Tribal Chief.
For everything https://t.co/vmwuYwngkZ
– Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) 9 February 2024
Fans were happy to see Cody Rhodes finally get a chance at Reigns’ coveted title. However, there is also a lot of unpredictability involved, given that The Rock is also involved in the scene. It seems that Rhodes is fully committed to dethroning Roman Reigns, as this is his last chance for the title. With everything on the line, Rhodes will undoubtedly have the perfect path to WrestleMania.
A look at the heated altercation at the WrestleMania XL press conference
The Rock did not get the reaction he expected at the huge press conference and looked disappointed when he took the stage. The fans will chant, “We need Cody” The 51-year-old man on multiple occasions. He was slowly moving back to his “Hollywood Rock” stage. He called those who praised Rhodes “Cody Crybabies,
The Rock says ‘Cody crybabies’.
– Pat McAfee Show pic.twitter.com/a5GIyDX2JP
– Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) 8 February 2024
The Hollywood celebrity asked everyone to respect their lineage and said that they are the only royal family in the world of professional wrestling. After this Cody showed the music without any introduction and said everything “Bullsh*t.” After suggesting before the press conference that he had chosen his WrestleMania opponent, the former AEW vice president ultimately chose Roman Reigns.
But ‘The American Nightmare’ didn’t back down after Roman called his father Dusty Rhodes irrelevant. Rhodes further talked about Roman and Rock’s families and said that their grandfather would have been ’embarrassed’ to see them. This made Brahma Bull angrier than before, which saw him slap The American Nightmare.
The Rock slaps Cody Rhodes!#wrestlemaniapic.twitter.com/0aSM6KarWC
– Mera Wrestling (@meraWRESTLING) 9 February 2024
Johnson was clearly agitated after being involved in an intense verbal altercation with his family. It is possible that he and the Romans together defeated Rhodes. All this has increased the excitement and unpredictability of WrestleMania 40. What the outcome of this bitter relationship between Rock, Rhodes and Roman may be is currently unknown.
