Fans are yet to overcome what just happened at the WWE WrestleMania Kickoff press conference, between Dwayne Johnson and Cody Rhodes. After The Rock’s comeback in WWE on January 1, 2024, the self-proclaimed People’s Champion initially wanted to fight Roman Reigns in Wrestlemania 40.
However, Dwyane Johnson’s desire seemed to go in vain after Cody Rhodes changed his mind and took away The Rock’s opportunity to fight Roman Reigns in Wrestlemania 40. Thereafter, Rhodes started facing open threats from the Hollywood star. Now, Johnson seems to have left a terrorizing note for Rhodes and his “crybaby” fans via his Instagram account.
Dwayne Johnson’s Terrorizing Note for Cody Rhodes and His Fans
With wrestling fans still talking about what happened between Dwayne Johnson and Cody Rhodes at the WWE WrestleMania Kickoff press conference, the Hollywood star recently directed his animosity at Rhodes. Sharing an ambiguous message to Rhodes and his crybaby fans via Instagram, Johnson seemingly left a terrorizing note for his rival.
Ahead of his appearance on Friday’s SmackDown, Dwayne Johnson shared a video of him and Roman Reigns exiting the T-Mobile Arena after WWE WrestleMania 40 Kickoff and walking side by side. But the Instagram video isn’t the thing that’s concerning fans; it’s actually the caption written by Johnson under that video that is raising curiosity and questions among netizens.
“Hear the rumble. Hear the rumble. Run for dem life, when we step into the jungle. You f*cked around and found out quick, didn’t you boy? You, your little friends, and all your crybabies have no idea what’s coming. The world’s on notice.~ People’s Champ + Tribal Chief.”
The Rock has taken to calling fans of Cody Rhodes “Cody Crybabies”. Therefore, directing his animus post towards the wrestler and his fans, Dwayne Johnson tried inflicting a threat ahead of his appearance at SmackDown.
Dwayne Johnson Lost His Wrestlemania 40 Opportunity to Cody Rhodes
Dwayne Johnson’s Instagram post seems to hint at and continue the bad blood between him and Cody Rhodes. Previously, even Rhodes confirmed that their rivalry is far from over when he spoke on WWE Monday Night Raw. Further, their enmity aggravated after Rhodes took away Johnson’s opportunity to fight against Roman Reigns in WrestleMania 40.
According to reports from ComicBook, after Dwayne Johnson made his wrestling comeback on January 1, he decided to fight against Roman Reigns. The duo even made headlines for their upcoming match after Cody Rhodes confirmed that he won’t fight against Reigns. However, soon, things went sideways during the WWE WrestleMania Kickoff press conference when Rhodes reappeared and changed his mind.
Deciding to fight against Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes took away Dwayne Johnson’s opportunity at WrestleMania 40. Further, taking a dramatic step, Rhodes added insult to injury as he suggested that Reigns’s ancestors would be “ashamed” of him for the man he has become. This led Dwayne Johnson to step in and slap Rhodes. Fans were awestruck by what happened and wondered if it was real or staged.
Eventually, after the WWE WrestleMania Kickoff press conference, Dwayne Johnson lost his WrestleMania 40 opportunity and thus appeared his terrorizing note on Instagram.
