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Dwayne Johnson made a silent appearance at the WWEBad Bloodevent on Saturday night in Atlanta, Georgia. After Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns teamed up to take out the Bloodline, The Rock appeared at the end of the show. He did not say anything except a slashing across the throat gesture. However, he had a lot to say in the Instagram promo that was released after the event.
In his 3 minutes of hyping the Final Boss’ return, he also took a jab at John Cena. While leaving the set, he saw posters of Stone Cold Steve Austin, Ric Flair, and John Cena. He called Austin his ‘boy’ and Flair his ‘hero’, but he had a five-word insult for Cena, hinting at their continued rivalry inside the ring.
Dwayne Johnson Insults John Cena After Bad Blood Event
Dwayne Johnsondidn’t give away any specifics during his appearance in the post-Bad Bloodpromo. However, he hinted at a possible triple-threat fight in the 41st edition ofWrestleMania. One of the highlights during hispromo videowas when he took a jab atJohn Cena.
Walking by poster images of Steve Austin and Ric Flair, the Final Boss showed some respect towards them. However, when he saw Cena, he simply said,“Go eat some Fruity Pebbles.”It was a dig at Cena being not a worthy threat, using thePeacemakerstar’sendorsement of the children’s breakfast cereal brand.
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Johnson and Cena’s rivalrystarted way back in 2011 when The Rock returned to WWE after a seven-year hiatus to hostWrestleMania 27. Johnson made fun of Cena and his catchphrase“You Can’t See Me”during the event. Cena also later responded with hurtful remarks about Johnson abandoning WWE during his hiatus.
They had their first face-to-face interaction at theWrestleMania 27 “Go Home”Raw where Cena defeated The Rock with an Attitude Adjustment move in the end (via WWE). Johnson would return his due in theWrestleManiamain event, when he interfered in the match between The Miz and Cena, costing the latter his WWE Championship.
They once again set up a headline match between them atWrestleMania 28. In the main event ofWrestleMania, The Rock defeated John Cena. But they set up another main event atWrestleMania 29, where Cena beat Johnson to claim his eleventh Championship title.
The popular rivals returned to the latest edition ofWrestleManiaearlier this year. Johnson, who appeared to support Roman Reigns, easily took out Cena, who made a guest appearance to back Cody Rhodes. Cena is about to go into his finalWrestleManianext year. With the current jab at him, it appears that The Rock might be planning something with him behind the curtains.
Dwayne Johnson Hinted His Presence At A Major Upcoming Event
Dwayne Johnson’sBad Bloodappearance is probably aimed at hypingWrestleMania 41, which will take place in Las Vegas on August 23, 2025. The WWE insiders have already hinted that the main event would be bigger than anyone anticipated. Johnson shared about theBad Bloodevent in his Instagram promo:
Here’s what the Final Boss is thinking right now. Is the Final Boss pissed? Is The Final Boss happy? Is he somewhere down the middle? Well the Final Boss says this. The Rock is feeling a lot of things about what he just witnessed… You want to know how the Final Boss is feeling about all of that? The Final Boss will tell you. But the Final Boss will tell you when the Final Boss is ready for you to know.
He earlier toldESPN‘s Mike Coppinger that the company was“on the 1-yard line to create the biggest WrestleMania of all time and the biggest match of all time at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas.”While the nextWrestleManiawould be the last for Cena, fans await to see what the event holds for Johnson’s future in the WWE.
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