The Rock may be known as ‘The People’s Champion,’ but the people weren’t happy to see the Brahma Bull at a recent WWE event.
On this week’s SmackDown, Cody Rhodes, the winner of the 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble, said that he wouldn’t be facing Reigns at WrestleMania. Reigns was immediately confronted by The Rock, teasing a showdown between the two at the April supershow. After the show, the two continued to face off before Reigns headed to the back with Paul Heyman.
The Rock Booed at WWE Live Event
This booking decision has been reviled by fans, who believe Cody’s story should finish by standing tall over Reigns at WrestleMania. Many feel that The Rock’s role as a TKO Board member helped influence this change of plans, costing the much more deserving Rhodes the right ending to his story.
The fans’ distaste for the ‘People’s Champion’ hasn’t just been playing out on social media. At a WWE live event in Knoxville, Tennessee, WWE aired a video of The Rock’s return to SmackDown. Contrary to the usual, this appearance by The Rock was met with a chorus of boos from the crowd.
WWE fans booing @TheRock at #WWEKnoxville #SmackDown #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/mtjq64fwey
— TheProFirefly ?? (@ProXFirefly6) February 4, 2024
The Rock did not appear in person at the WWE live event in Knoxville. Cody Rhodes did, however, and defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in the show’s Street Fight main event. The Rock and Roman Reigns will be at a WrestleMania 40 press event this coming week. There’s no word on whether the American Nightmare will be a part of the Thursday event.