Everyone could smell what was cooking when he entered the
WWE ring for the first time in 11 years on Saturday, April 6, during the show’s main event. It looked like when Johnson, 51, pinned on the mat during Night 1 of Wrestlemania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Johnson, known now as the menacing Final Boss, teamed up with his “cousin” to defeat Rhodes and in the match — securing Bloodline rules in Sunday night’s WWE Championship contest. For the WWE fans out there, The Rock’s big return on Saturday was thrilling for many reasons. Reigns, 38, accidentally “speared” his cousin during the match, planting the seed for an inevitable Rock vs. Reigns feud (maybe at next year’s Wrestlemania). The mistake could also apparently signal The Rock turning on Reigns during the main event of the second night of Wrestlemania on Sunday — and he could accidentally cost his cousin the match and ultimately the title. “The thing that’s been really gratifying is two things: No. 1, the fans and the embracing of The Final Boss — this version, this Rock 10.0 version. But also all the guys and girls in the locker room,” Johnson said of his return to WWE on “ ” podcast Friday, April 5. “Because I do come in, admittedly, I’m a disruptive spirit — I like to disrupt things when I come in and raise all the ships with the tide — but the locker room has been really tremendous.” As of January, Johnson sits on the board of directors of TKO Group, the parent company of WWE and the UFC, and also owns the full rights to “The Rock” character’s name, image and likeness, according to
ESPN. After multiple past attempts to bring his character back, everything came together in 2024 for The Rock’s comeback. “Why this year?” Johnson told in February. “It felt like the timing of this was going to work out good. And it felt like the timing was going to work out in our favor.” Fans went wild for The Rock on Saturday, including local Philly hero Jason Kelce, who posted a photo next to the “legend” on his “New Heights” podcast X page. Kelce, 36, also over the weekend when he and his former Eagles teammate crashed and ’s match as two masked luchadores. You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in
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Philadelphia Eagles,” announcer quipped before another announcer jokingly chimed in, “Isn’t that whatshername’s brother-in-law?” referring to Jason’s brother ’s girlfriend, . “I’m a Steelers fan, Pat.” The “New Heights”
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