Dwayne Johnson Returns as Heel: All You Can Expect on Smackdown 2/16 Amid Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes WrestleMania 40 Match

After Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently turned heel, things have taken a turn for their possible WrestleMania 40 match. Instead of fighting each other, Roman Reigns will face off against Cody Rhodes. Fans have been speculating on multiple possibilities since yesterday’s segment. 

With the Smackdown event happening on February 16, it will be exciting to see what the future holds for the potential matches between the three. Let’s dive in to see some speculations leading up to WrestleMania 40. 

A tag team match announcement involving Dwayne Johnson

The Rock and Roman Reigns are scheduled to appear on Friday, February 16 WWE SmackDown. This event will occur in Delta City in Salt City Lake, Utah, at 5:45 PM EST. During a backstage segment with Triple H on this week’s show, Paul Heyman revealed they will address the fallout from the WrestleMania Kickoff event. 

Recently Dwayne Johnson slapped Cody Rhodes after he pointed fingers at Roman Reigns during the WrestleMania kickoff event on February 9. Rhodes had also called out Dwayne Johnson for being inactive for multiple years and not cooking anything til now.   

At WrestleMania 40, Reigns will defend the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Cody Rhodes, with a possible tag team match between The Rock & Reigns and Rhodes & Seth Rollins also teased for a future event. Because Rhodes dissed their family, Rock will possibly team up with Reigns to defeat The American Nightmare for once and all. 

The Rock has become a member of the TKO Board of Directors and has taken Rhodes’s place for the WrestleMania 40 event against The Tribal Chief. This led to a backlash from fans and other wrestlers coming up with the #WeWantCodyRhodes movement. Due to this, they had to make things clear in the kickoff event. However, let us see where things take a turn. 

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Additionally, four Elimination Chamber qualifying matches are set for next week’s SmackDown. 

Four matches are scheduled for the upcoming SmackDown episode

At the upcoming WWE SmackDown on Friday, in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Champion Logan Paul will face The Miz in a men’s qualifying match, while Kevin Owens takes on Dominik Mysterio from The Judgment Day. In the women’s division, Naomi will compete against Zelina Vega, and Tiffany Stratton will face Shotzi in qualifying bouts for the Elimination Chamber.

During this only, The Rock and Roman Reigns are scheduled to make appearances during the event. So what do you think of the upcoming appearances? Do you think after turning heel, Rock will help Bloodline’s Tribal Chief defeat Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins? Or is this just an act before he gets the chance to turn Babyface again and help Cody Rhodes? 

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Will he remain the heel and finish his story after helping Reigns at WrestleMania 40? Let us know in the comment section below. Only time will tell, so stay tuned for updates.