During his appearance on Friday’s WWE SmackDown, The Rock delivered a promo, stating his desire to elevate Cody Rhodes and transform him into the Undisputed WWE Champion.
He declared his intention to take a piece of Rhodes’ soul but would wait to get the answer until the Elimination Chamber on March 1st. Following the show, The Rock spoke at the press conference to discuss his segment, noting it doesn’t need to end in a match. The overall impression by fans is that the angle didn’t make a lot of sense.
While speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer shared what he heard from two people in the company about the segment.
“The only thing I could say about that segment was it was weird. He’s going face-to-heel with the crowd, which, of course, went absolutely nuts when he came out. By the end, they were like, ‘What the f*** is this?’ you know? I mean, they were genuinely quiet. And then we left, you know, with his music. You know, it was like you would expect this big ovation. There was nothing. I know one person there who said that they thought he really diminished Cody, you know? And I wouldn’t say that… that’s probably an exaggeration, in the sense that I don’t think he diminished him in a way that is significant. But I don’t think that it helped Cody any by being in the ring with Dwayne in that segment, either. You know, you’re supposed to do the rub and make him as big as Dwayne and all that, and I would think that that’s probably the goal, but I don’t think that goal was achieved, either.”
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