Dwyane Johnson is usually the last person to speak out while the rest of the world is talking about a controversy that he is involved in. The most recent one is the kayfabe feud that he started with Cody Rhodes at the WrestleMania 40 KickOff event a few days ago. Following the slap that he gave The American Nightmare, fans, and wrestling personalities have been all over the feud. Now, finally, Johnson has also given his thoughts on the same.
Dwayne Johnson sends a message to Cody Rhodes
Recently, the WWE legend took to Instagram and uploaded footage from the Las Vegas press conference. The clip that he uploaded is the one where he slapped Cody Rhodes for disrespecting The Bloodline’s heritage over the years. In the clip, we can hear Johnson replying to The American Nightmare, saying that if he disrespects Reigns‘ blood, he is disrespecting Johnson’s blood too.
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In the caption under the video, The Rock thanked all his fans for their reaction and support. Then, he went on to say, “Your hero f**ked around and he found out quick what happens when you talk about our family with disrespect.” At the end of the message, he signed off as ‘The People’s Champion’ after announcing that the ‘Road to WrestleMania’ has finally started.
This new version of The Rock that we are seeing after a long time is being called ‘The Heel Rock’ because of his heel gimmick in the promotion ever since he joined the TKO board of directors. Recently, fans caught a glimpse of the same for the first time a few hours before Johnson slapped Rhodes.
Dwayne Johnson called out Cody Rhodes’ fans
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A few hours before WrestleMania KickOff, Pat McAfee went live on his show from Las Vegas. Dwayne Johnson was also called upon the stage during the interview. While talking on the show about Cody Rhodes, Johnson addressed fans’ reaction to him feuding against Roman Reigns.
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Since they were mostly negative, DJ called those Cody Rhodes fans as ‘Cody Crybabies’. This was a tease ahead of the ‘slap’ that hinted at a possible heel turn. Some fans even pointed it out when the clip was going viral over the internet at the time.
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What are your thoughts on the ongoing controversy between Cody Rhodes and The Rock?