The Rock is indeed a busy man, but The People’s Champion has time for his fans.
After about a four-year absence, The Rock had finally made his return to SmackDown this past Friday and received one of the biggest pops of his entire career walking into Denver. After he exchanged a few barbs with Austin Theory and ultimately delivering him a People’s Elbow to pop the crowd once more, Dwayne Johnson caught sight of a fan apart of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and called him over for a one-of-a-kind photo opportunity.
We ❤️ to see it!@TheRock@MakeAWishpic.twitter.com/zEZU4jDzcJ
— WWE (@WWE) September 17, 2023
Will The Rock Have WrestleMania 40 On His Agenda?
The Rock certainly electrified Denver on Friday as him and Pat McAfee were both rumored to be at the show beforehand. McAfee actually had Johnson as a guest earlier in the day for The Pat McAfee Show where the future WWE Hall Of Famer made some revealing statements during a near hour-long conversation.
First, The Rock said that he was initially “locked in” to face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39, but the focus of WWE veered more towards selling the company and plans eventually were tabled. However, The Rock expressed his interest in making the match happen for the fans in Philadelphia at WrestleMania 40. This battle would obviously clash against the other favored fight of WrestleMania 40 which would have Cody Rhodes “finishing the story” against Reigns, someone who The American Nightmare lost to at WrestleMania 30 in Los Angeles. All that considered, a WrestleMania match against his “Uce” could be his for the taking.
One other newsworthy bit that came from The Rock on Pat McAfee was that he isn’t ruling out a Presidential run in the future, but The People’s Champ made clear he wanted to be The People’s Father before making a run at The White House.