The Rock is again in WWE after an eventful night time on the debut episode of Uncooked on Netflix.
Dwayne Johnson invested a big a part of his 2024 again within the trade that gave him his path to fame, wrestling his first match in over a decade at WrestleMania in April.
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Regardless of the prolonged run between the New 12 months and the Philadelphia spectacular, he all however vanished from WWE screens – barring a cameo in October – however lastly received again into the swing of issues as Uncooked settled into its new dwelling.
After an introduction by outdated foe Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque, Rock strode to the ring, however selected to not focus on Cody Rhodes, the rival he’d threatened to return for final day trip, or some other WWE storyline, and as a substitute opted for the extra company strategy.
Gone was the Remaining Boss who’d overwhelmed and battered Rhodes backstage and left kids in tears as followers in California watched because the Hollywood megastar went to ringside and hugged the American Nightmare as a substitute, earlier than sharing a drink with him backstage.
The second on the very least appeared to waste a lot of the storyline fairness Johnson had constructed up together with his work within the early months of the final 12 months, one thing not misplaced on confused followers on social media, one in all whom mentioned: “That Rock/Cody enterprise left a bitter style.
“The inventive foundations rebuilt during the last 2.5 years are rooted in your funding being rewarded. It’s just one story on a present with numerous superior ones, however so far as seemingly dropped threads go, it’s the worst one doable.”
One other agreed, saying: “Remaining Boss Rock was a number of the finest s*** we’ve seen in years… I might have quite Rock not present up in any respect than what we really received.”
A 3rd echoed: “This completely negates the section on the Uncooked after Mania the place they seemingly had been establishing a match between the 2 of them.”
One plus would possibly simply be that followers haven’t seen the final of The Rock on WWE TV this week – the star himself confirmed on social media that he’ll head to NXT on Tuesday night time for the model’s New 12 months’s Evil present.
NXT is the developmental present the place the following technology of wrestling expertise hone their abilities and sharpen their enamel, all beneath the watchful eye of on-screen authority determine Ava – The Rock’s daughter.
Ava has solidified her character position in recent times after opting to progress her profession down that route versus being an energetic wrestler, going viral in November after being left floored by a wrestler who’d been left angered by one in all her choices.
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It’s not recognized whether or not Rock will journey to NXT to avenge that scary second or for one thing else, however the announcement definitely had Ava standing to consideration on social media as she wrote: “Large day tomorrow.’
Ought to father and daughter unite on display screen on Tuesday, will probably be the primary time they’ve featured collectively on WWE programming.
Monday’s Netflix additionally featured a bone-crunching Tribal Fight win for Roman Reigns over Solo Sikoa, and a victory for Rhea Ripley as he regained her Ladies’s World Championship from Liv Morgan.