Petitions Trend As Social Media Goes Crazy for Dwayne Johnson Stealing Cody Rhodes’ WrestleMania 40 Spotlight

Fans were left in shock when Cody Rhodes announced that he would not be challenging Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40. What followed was Dwayne Johnson’s entry into the arena and an indirect announcement that Johnson would be facing Roman Reigns at the Show of the Shows this year. This has prompted a mixed reaction from fans since. With fans have been feeling sour since then, an online petition started trending on social media in favor of the American Nightmare.

Fans rally for Cody Rhodes

Hours after the big reveal on the 02/02 episode of SmackDown, a hashtag, “#WeWantCody” has been trending on X (formerly Twitter). The hashtag is said to be trending at number 1 in the United States. Fans have been using this hashtag to show their support for the two-time Royal Rumble winner as they believe he deserves to face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40.

It has been a rule since the first Royal Rumble that the winner gets to challenge a champion of their choice. Fans are aware that Cody Rhodes has been adamant about finishing his story, and the key part of it is winning the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship title. On this week’s episode of Raw, Seth Rollins was seen trying to persuade Rhodes to challenge him at the Wrestlemania.

After a passionate promo presented by Rollins, Rhodes decided to reply to him by saying that he would think about it. Fans were not in favor of Rhodes facing off against Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship title and have stated their desire to see him finish his story by defeating Roman Reigns.

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After The Rock’s inclusion in this week’s SmackDown, as well as other hints that a Roman Reigns vs The Rock bout might replace Cody Rhodes’ spotlight at WM, fans have shared their reactions to it. And it looks like fans are not happy.

Fans are against The Rock vs Roman Reigns

Since the announcement, fans took to social media to share their emotions about it. One thing that was common in all the tweets and comments online was their empathy for the 37-year-old star. While one fan called the moment an awful one, another stated that this would kill Rhodes’ momentum. A fan also sarcastically congratulated WWE’s creative team for “fumbling the bag.”

Fans might have to wait until Thursday, February 8, when Johnson, Reigns, Rhodes, Rollins, Ripley, and Belair are set to appear at the WrestleMania 40 kick-off event. While it has been stated that Johnson and Reigns will “face-off” against each other, there is no confirmation whether the two will fight. Let us know in the comments whether you think this online petition will change some announcements for that night.

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