Former WWE Champion and Hall of Famer JBL has addressed the recent segment between The Rock and Cody Rhodes that got fans talking one way or another.
On the February 21st episode of SmackDown, the Hollywood star made his return to WWE in New Orleans. After initially announcing that WrestleMania 42 would be returning to the city, The Final Boss then called out Rhodes to make an offer to The American Nightmare.
In a segment that baffled many, Rock flipped between heel and babyface throughout before stating to Rhodes that he wanted him to sell his soul and become a corporate champion. Following the show, many took to social media to voice their opinions, with some expressing concern that The Final Boss may disrupt Mania plans for the second consecutive year.
Looking back on what took place on the Something to Wrestle podcast, JBL admitted she found the segment to be strange but was positive overall:
“I did, I thought it was strange, and I thought it was probably supposed to be strange. Sometimes, you do stuff that you don’t have a finish to. That’s why you call it episodic television, and I thought that’s what that was. I have no idea what ‘I’m gonna take your soul’ [meant], I don’t think anybody else does. I thought it was incredibly well done. It looked uncomfortable, and I think that’s how it was supposed to look. I thought it was incredibly well done. By the way, you got the biggest movie star in the last 20 years coming back to WWE. There’s no downside to this. A lot of people have always gotten mad about guys coming back, mad about the Warrior coming back, about Sid coming back, about Hogan coming back, about The Rock coming back. Look, if you’re big enough, you don’t need ‘em. But there ain’t nobody bigger than that man, and so it’s always great to someone like that come back because it really does help the show,”
Rhodes and Rock will meet again at Elimination Chamber on MArch 1st, where the WWE Champion will let The Final Boss know whether or not he will accept the offer.
The Rock Details Original Mania Announcement Plans
A press conference took place after the show went off the air, where Rock was asked questions about Mania 42 and his relationships with Rhodes and Chief Content Officer Triple H. As part of the press conference, The Rock revealed the original plans for the WrestleMania 42 announcement.
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