Everyone may just odor what Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson used to be cooking when he entered the WWE ring for the primary time in 11 years on Saturday, April 6, right through the show’s major tournament.
It appeared like no time had passed when Johnson, 51, pinned Cody Rhodes on the mat all through Night 1 of Wrestlemania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Johnson, recognized now because the menacing Final Boss, teamed up together with his “cousin” Roman Reigns to defeat Rhodes and Seth Rollins in the match — securing Bloodline rules in Sunday evening’s WWE Championship contest.
For the WWE fans in the market, The Rock’s large return on Saturday was once exciting for many causes. Reigns, 38, accidentally “speared” his cousin all over the match, planting the seed for an inevitable Rock vs. Reigns feud (perhaps at next yr’s Wrestlemania). The mistake could also it seems that signal The Rock turning on Reigns all the way through the primary tournament of the second one night of Wrestlemania on Sunday — and he may by chance value his cousin the fit and ultimately the title.
“The factor that’s been in reality pleasant is two things: No. 1, the enthusiasts and the embracing of The Final Boss — this model, this Rock 10.Zero version. But additionally the entire guys and girls within the locker room,” Johnson said of his return to WWE on “The Will Cain Show” podcast Friday, April 5. “Because I do are available, admittedly, I’m a disruptive spirit — I love to disrupt things once I are available and lift all of the ships with the tide — however the locker room has been actually tremendous.”
As of January, Johnson sits at the board of administrators of TKO Group, the dad or mum corporate of WWE and the UFC, and in addition owns the entire rights to “The Rock” character’s name, symbol and likeness, according to ESPN.
After a couple of past attempts to bring his personality again, the whole lot came in combination in 2024 for The Rock’s comeback. “Why this 12 months?” Johnson advised ESPN in February. “It felt just like the timing of this was going to determine just right. And it felt like the timing was going to figure out in our want.”
Fans went wild for The Rock on Saturday, together with local Philly hero Jason Kelce, who posted a photograph subsequent to the “legend” on his “New Heights” podcast X web page. Kelce, 36, additionally hopped in the ring over the weekend when he and his former Eagles teammate Lane Johnson crashed Dominik Mysterio and Santos Escobar’s fit as two masked luchadores.
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The two NFL athletes ripped off their matching black tank tops in celebration and proceeded to congratulate the wrestlers whilst shirtless.
“Welcome to Wrestlemania, Philadelphia Eagles,” announcer Pat McAfee quipped before any other announcer jokingly chimed in, “Isn’t that whatshername’s brother-in-law?” referring to Jason’s brother Travis Kelce’s female friend, Taylor Swift. “I’m a Steelers fan, Pat.”
The “New Heights” Instagram shared a few footage from Saturday on their web page, writing, “WHAT A NIGHT #wrestlemania.”
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