Here’s Dwayne Johnson’s Easter Egg for Attitude Era Fans in His Recent Smackdown Promo

As expected, Dwayne Johnson showed up on SmackDown last night, and after 21 years, the WWE universe finally witnessed The Rock as a heel once again. The Rock’s heel turn was finalized during the WrestleMania Kick-Off Press Conference on 8th February at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas after his infamous slap to Cody Rhodes. During his promo, he showed glimpses of his famous Hollywood Rock gimmick from 2003 while dropping many nostalgic catchphrases.

The Rock delivered a heelish promo after he was summoned inside the ring by Roman Reigns as an official member of The Bloodline. The promo was reminiscent of his 2003 run when he worked as The Hollywood Rock after defeating Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania XIX.

The Rock brings back nostalgia for Attitude Era fans

A wrestling fan took to Instagram and uploaded a clip on February 16th, showcasing The Rock’s promos as a heel. The clip was uploaded with the caption, “Hollywood Rock is in the building.” The clip features The Rock telling the crowd to stop singing his iconic catchphrase when he says, “Sing-along with The Rock, is over.”

It was a nostalgic moment for fans from The Attitude Era who would often use the catchphrase during his multiple heel run starting from 1998. The last time he used the same catchphrase was in 2003 when he appeared as Hollywood Rock and did one of the best works of his career.

Back in 2003, The Rock turned on his fans after becoming a Hollywood star. But why is The People’s Champion upset by his fans? Well, The Rock stated the reason for him turning on the fans in the promo.

The Rock turns on fans because of their initial rejection

WWE took to Instagram to share a clip from The Rock’s recent promo on SmackDown this week with the caption, “IF YA SMELLLLL WHAT #THEBLOODLINE IS COOKIN’ ☝️🩸✊ #SmackDown.” During the promo, he was about to say one of his iconic catchphrases “If ya smell what The Rock is cooking” to close out the segment when he stopped in between to inform the crowd that singing along with The Rock was over as the crowd has turned on him.

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In the promo, The Rock explained that the crowd turned on him first as ‘Cody Cry Babies’ rejected The Rock vs. Roman Reigns at WrestleMania just to watch Cody Rhodes finish his story. He also promised that he would do everything in his power to stop Cody Rhodes from achieving his dream.

What do you think about The Rock’s current heel turn?

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