Simply when it appeared like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was skipping out on all upcoming WWE occasions, The Nice One is hyping up his return at SmackDown. Not solely that, he is made his intentions fairly clear that he is exhibiting as much as name somebody out, and I feel this will lastly level to what he is doing at WrestleMania 41.
As he typically does, The Rock hopped on Instagram to hype up his upcoming look on SmackDown, and he fairly clearly acknowledged this may not simply be a regular look to rile up the gang. Take a look at his touch upon the submit selling his look under:
The Last Boss is coming to deal with enterprise, ship a giant stunning present to town of New Orleans and fuck up a sure somebody’s life with the Last Boss gospel. 🤫
That remark makes it sound as if we’ll be seeing The Rock on our televisions when streaming WrestleMania 41 with a Peacock Premium subscription. The followers are getting what they need, however who’s he going to name out?
This is who I am pondering and who The Last Boss is angling to take down.
Cody Rhodes
I do know the entire level of Elimination Chamber is to find out Cody Rhodes’ opponent, however what’s stopping Dwayne Johnson from exhibiting up and asking for his personal likelihood to tackle the champion?We established final 12 months that the Folks’s Champion can do no matter he needs (together with strolling round with a faux title belt and forcing himself into the principle occasion of WrestleMania 41).
It was as soon as closely rumored that The Rock would tackle Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania, however then the latter appeared to again off hypothesis it could occur. My guess is he’ll goad Cody into accepting a problem, and he’ll defend his title in a Triple Menace match at Mania with the winner of the Elimination Chamber additionally within the combine.
It would not be truthful, however will anybody complain about that reserving? I would not.
Roman Reigns
Some would argue Roman Reigns is the obvious goal for Dwayne Johnson, and I agree. The OTC appears to be feuding together with his outdated rival Seth Rollins forward of WrestleMania 41, however Reigns vs. Rock has been mentioned for years. At 52, Dwayne Johnson has solely so a few years left to step right into a WWE ring and placed on a top quality match, so one would anticipate they will pull the set off on this quickly.
Additionally, with roughly two months till WrestleMania 41, this feud does not want a lot hype or promos to determine. My solely criticism is that this might severely hamper the feud between Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu, which feels just like the definitive Bloodline angle the WWE is pursuing. Perhaps there is a strategy to mix all events for an exciting tag match?
Drew McIntyre
I do know this looks like a wild alternative, however hear me out. Drew McIntyre was one of many WWE’s high performers final 12 months, and but, feels type of directionless headed into WrestleMania 41. Followers need extra for Drew than a match with Damien Priest, and if The Rock unexpectedly grew to become out there for a match, he is an excellent match.
Primarily based on his previous few appearances, it additionally looks like The Rock needs to feud as a face within the match. Exhibiting as much as name out Drew McIntyre, who has bullied nearly everybody on the principle roster over the previous 12 months, would put him in that position and in addition give Drew a match he feels he is worthy of dealing with.
We’ll see who The Last Boss calls out when SmackDown airs on USA on Friday, February twenty first at 8:00 p.m. ET. This is hoping for a must-see second, and never simply another bizarre moments like his previous couple of appearances within the WWE.