WWE Hall of Famer believes The Rock will soon wrestle again.
Recently returned on the 21st February episode of SmackDown, The Rock shocked the world with his WrestleMania 42 announcement. However, he was soon involved in a heated segment with Cody Rhodes, asking for his “soul”. While the exchange was left on a cliffhanger, The Rock then announced his next appearance and demanded Rhodes’ answer.
With no solid direction for The Rock’s WrestleMania 41 status, Hall of Famer and AEW talent Jeff Jarrett believes The Brahma Bull might wrestle again. Although, not clear how it might happen, Jarrett believes there is still much TV time left before WrestleMania for this to unfold.
Speaking on his My World podcast, with Conrad Thompson, Jarrett said:
“Yes, I think he’s going to wrestle. How we get there, I’m not exactly sure, but I think that’s part of why me and you are discussing this. I didn’t watch it real time, but catching up on it and putting the pieces of puzzle together, because they put out little news bits and pieces of it. But man, it’s got the world talking. T’he soul and not the belt,’ and, ‘What are they doing? Oh my gosh, is this good for Cody? Is this not good for Cody? Where Cena fit into this? Where’s this going to go?’
I know there are positives and negatives about the whole segment, but at the end of the day, I don’t know if you can call him the biggest box office attraction in the world. He’s certainly up there. We’re talking about a guy who’s a third generation in this industry. Again, I’m just going back to: it lifts the entire industry so far out of the stratosphere of what the online bickering may or may not be. I absolutely love it. It is good for all of wrestling, no matter how you slice it and dice it. […] We’ve got a lot of TV to go [before WrestleMania].”
H/t Fightful
At a press conference after SmackDown 02/21, The Rock emphasized how his story with Cody Rhodes does not necessarily need to end with a match.
WWE SmackDown Experiences Viewership And Ratings High Amid The Rock’s Return
On the 21st February edition of SmackDown, The Rock made his much-awaited return. While he announced WrestleMania 42’s date and location, he progressed his story with Cody Rhodes.
With a pre-announced promotion, The Final Boss returned after a few months. Thanks to Dwayne Johnson’s stardom, the show might have possibly benefited from his appearance. As per Programming Insider, SmackDown drew 1.736 million viewers on USA Network. This number has increased from the 1.384 million viewers the show drew on February 14.
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