The Rock is now in doubt for an appearance at WWE WrestleMania 41.
Closing out Bad Blood 2024, The Rock made his return to TV for the first time since the Raw after WrestleMania and stared down Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes in the process.
With the Hollywood star not speaking at the event and still not making his intentions entirely clear in a follow-up promo, fans are still awaiting further comments from The Final Boss. Despite this, the common theory is that Rock will once again compete at WrestleMania to take on Rhodes and/or Reigns in Las Vegas. However, according to a new report, the match may not be happening at all.
As reported by Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, The Rock is not scheduled to be a part of WrestleMania 41 due to scheduling conflicts and being unable to get in ring shape for the match:
“However, as of right now, Dwayne Johnson is not scheduled for the show. Obviously that could change and he’s going to do what he wants all the time. While nobody can say it publicly, some with old school mentalities didn’t like the idea that he stole the show and it‘s not building to a match. “He’s not going to be able to do Mania. He already gave word that he wouldn’t be able to do that match”
When asked bout Rock vs. Reigns vs. Rhodes. Rock came out with the People’s belt that the widow of Muhammad Ali gave him at the Hall of Fame. There was no specific reason given past we were told that different reasons were given to different people. What we do know is that Dwayne Johnson when it comes to this is either going to be all in, meaning a full training camp to get into the best wrestling and cosmetic shape he can get in, or not in. “The story is simply his schedule got too heavy, he couldn’t commit to doing it right.”
The Rock’s Return “Part Of The Plan”
While Rhodes, Reigns and Jimmy Uso looked confused by the arrival of The Great One in Atlanta, another WWE star had a different view. As captured at Bad Blood, one WWE star was heard saying that The Rock’s return was all “part of the plan.”