New details on WWE's specific plans for The Rock at WrestleMania 41 (Exclusive)
There has been a lot of speculation about what WWE has planned for The Rock at WrestleMania 41, particularly after he dismissed rumors that he won't be at the show. New details have emerged regarding specific plans for The Final Boss in Las Vegas.
On a Live Q&A with Bill Apter & WrestleVotes exclusively on Backstage Pass, host Joe Lowry asked WrestleVotes for an update on the WWE legend at WrestleMania 41. The question has been on everyone's minds for a while now, but more so after Bad Blood 2024.
According to Joe from WrestleVotes, the plan is still to have a Triple Threat match at WrestleMania 41 between Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, and The Great One. He stated that as things stand, all three parties are okay with this direction, and this could be the main event of WrestleMania Sunday next year.
The Rock's return was handled incorrectly, as per wrestling veteran Vince Russo
Although The Brahma Bull's return got a lot of fanfare and a huge pop from the live crowd in Atlanta at Bad Blood, wrestling veteran Vince Russo admitted he couldn't understand WWE's logic behind how it was handled.
On Writing with Russo, ex-WWE writer Vince Russo explained why The Final Boss's reaction to Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns teaming up should have been posted on social media beforehand so they could advertise him for Bad Blood:
"The idea with The Rock coming out at the end and being on the other side. In theory, that's a good idea because The Bloodline B Team needs The Rock, there's no question about that. This is the problem, what I don't understand about them. When they [Rhodes and Reigns] did the whole thing at Georgia Tech, the 50-yard line and all, they know The Rock is going to be on the show in Atlanta and that's what I don't understand about the company [WWE]. The minute they did the 50-yard line and they agreed to team up, why didn't we at least hear from The Rock on video?" (1:50 - 3:04)
Russo's line of thinking is from a more traditional wrestling standpoint where it's about selling tickets and—in this day and age—higher live streaming numbers. His logic is essentially that advertising a megastar beforehand will drive up viewership, which is more valuable than a one-and-done surprise pop.
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