Dwayne Johnson vs Roman Reigns: WWE Fans Continue Their Disapproval Over Cody Rhodes’ Snatched WrestleMania 40 Spot on NXT

The wild pro-Cody Rhodes campaign is still making rounds in the WWE town. The ongoing movement hasn’t limited itself to the main roster scene, rather the wave of pure emotion supporting the AEW star spread to the developmental brand as well. Tonight’s NXT live event proves as a testament to this claim.

The insane crowd from the Performance Center in Orlando tonight aligned themselves with the movement chanting the same ‘We Want Cody’ and tremendously booing the Great One as well.

The pro-Cody Rhodes emotion has escalated beyond the main roster

WWE messed with Cody Rhodes’ most anticipated WrestleMania plan to go for Roman Reigns’ World title by bringing an abrupt twist to the plot on the recent SmackDown episode. Rhodes himself clarified that he’s not likely to finish his story at this year’s WrestleMania. On top of it, The Rock’s significant staredown with The Tribal Chief afterward made things clear to the fans. It frustrated fans to the point of surging a huge protest all across.

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The very first live show (Raw) after that infamous SmackDown segment, saw random ‘Rocky sucks’ chants and several people holding up “We Want Cody” chits in their hands. To add to the hype, tonight’s NXT crowd exactly showed the same endorsement of the American Nightmare throughout the show.

However, it seems Rhodes put WWE on notice before altering the most anticipated WrestleMania main event plan.

Cody Rhodes warned the company about the crowd’s sentiment

As a report by Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select suggested, the American Nightmare unquestionably moved with WWE’s booking decision being true to his ‘‘company man. image.” While he didn’t directly oppose the higher-up’s decision, he could sense the negative aftermath. He had reportedly warned the company about the potential backlash from the fans.

Cody Rhodes has been a phenomenal figure in the Stamford-based company, especially since the beginning of his second run. Not only did he manage to get a big push from the company, but he also had his fans on his side throughout. The emotional element attached to his ultimate goal of finishing the story melted fans downright during the WrestleMania 39 season and they found themselves aligned with their hero’s dream ever since. So quite obviously, when after being ditched last year, they were hardly ready to get anything this time as well.

However, we need to keep our eyes on the developments of the controversial storyline to be more tuned with WWE’s next plan.

What’s your take on NXT fans rallying against the proposed Roman Reigns vs The Rock for WrestleMania 40? Let us know in the comments.

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