The Rock made an appearance at WWE World today, Thursday, April 4. Everything was supposed to kick off at 4 PM EST, but that is not how things went down at all.
Fans showed up to WWE World on Thursday to see The Final Boss, but he was very late. Some fans were a bit impatient, and they released some of their frustrations on social media. The Rock did show up two hours after he was supposed to be there.
The Rock used his busy schedule as an excuse for his tardiness. He explained that he arrived late for his WWE World appearance because he got caught up watching Jalen Hurts lose in the playoffs on YouTube.
The Rock says he was late to his appearance at WWE World because he was on YouTube watching Jalen Hurts lose in the playoffs again.#WrestleMania
?: @BenPenrod_
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) April 4, 2024
The Rock’s Original WrestleMania Plans
Dwayne Johnson’s return to WWE saw him take on a Hollywood heel persona. He initially wanted a match against Roman Reigns, but that didn’t pan out. Due to fan reaction from the “Cody Crybabies,” he conceded that the main event should give Cody a chance to finish his story.
The Rock is finally at #WWEWorld and he has an explanation for his tardiness…??#WrestleMania #TheRock #FinalBoss pic.twitter.com/2Pe7tkULAw
— discoverPHL (@discoverPHL) April 4, 2024
Original plans called for Cody Rhodes to miss Mania due to a kayfabed injury. CM Punk was also set to take on Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, but things shifted after Punk’s injury.
Finally… The Rock has shown up to #WWEWorld pic.twitter.com/YyPxM7YISu
— Rick Ucchino (@RickUcchino) April 4, 2024
Now, The Rock will team up with Roman Reigns to take on Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins in the main event of WrestleMania on April 6. The Rock will leave WWE once again after WrestleMania, because his next project, The Smashing Machine, is set to start production just a couple of weeks after WrestleMania 40.
This girl is ROASTING @TheRock's ass!! OMG ? #WWEWorld #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/ZUvtaXG9ao
— Stephanie Hypes (@StephanieHypes) April 4, 2024