John Cena’s shocking heel turn at Elimination Chamber, aligning with The Rock to attack Cody Rhodes, sent shockwaves through the WWE.
As previously reported by Fightful Select, WWE strategically placed The Rock’s segment mid-show on internal run sheets. Triple H personally oversaw the segment, ensuring only a select few people knew of the plan.
While Cena and Rhodes knew of their upcoming WrestleMania match, The Rock’s role in the event remained largely unknown. His creative involvement is typically handled on a “need-to-know” basis, with limited information shared with the wider WWE staff.
While speaking at the WWE Elimination Chamber Post-Show, Triple H spoke about keeping the moment a secret.
Triple H stated, “The one thing about tonight that I loved that it was nowhere. Nobody knew. When I say nobody knew, nobody. Right before the finish of the Elimination Chamber, I had to say to the truck, ‘Everybody lay out, I have all traffic on where we go next.’ Nobody knew what was coming. It was a very tight circle of people because we’re just trying to entertain people and doing it in a way that is amazing and next level and they don’t see coming. Where does it start? It starts with a group of people that just love this. It’s in Rock’s blood. The goosebumps aren’t manufactured. That’s him. There is a massive group of people here, internally at WWE, talent and everything, that is how they are. They live, breathe, sleep this, and want it to be epic. We start there and it escalates. It’s a team effort that I’m incredibly proud of.”
If you use any portion of the quotes from this article, please credit WWE Elimination Chamber Post-Show with an h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription.
