• The Rock Addresses WrestleMania 43 Rumors
The Rock last wrestled in WWE in 2024 in the main event of WrestleMania 40 – Night 1, where he teamed up with Roman Reigns to defeat Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins. Rock pinned Cody on that night.
The Final Boss returned to WWE programming in 2025 and was a major part of John Cena’s heel turn moment at Elimination Chamber, but he never appeared in that angle after that night.
According to Andrew Baydala, The Rock has a big offer on the table from Saudi Arabia for a match at WrestleMania 43 in 2027, but The Great One is hesitant about it as it would most likely be his final match and he isn’t sure if he wants his retirement match outside the United States.
“The Rock is NOT wrestling at this year’s WrestleMania. The ‘big offer’ under discussion is for next year’s Mania 43 in Saudi Arabia, and there appears to be hesitation about proceeding, given that The Rock knows it would most likely be his last match.”
During an interview on Raffi Talks, The Rock was asked about these rumors and here’s what the 10-time World Champion said:
“I’m excited for the brand of WrestleMania, I’m excited for the Kingdom because that is a big show. I’m also excited not only for the brand, but I’m excited for our athletes to be able to participate in an event like that, and that is a global event. So I can’t wait. In terms of the conversations I’ve been having, it’s all good. It will always be good.”
The Rock will be almost 55 years old by the time WrestleMania 43 happens.
• Original Plans For King & Queen of the Ring and Survivor Series 2025 Revealed
On season two of WWE Unreal on Netflix, original plans for several events were revealed. You can check them out below:
– Cody Rhodes vs. Rusev was originally set to be the Final of the King of the Ring tournament at Night of Champions 2025.
– Rhea Ripley vs. Giulia was originally set to be the Final of the Queen of the Ring tournament at Night of Champions 2025.
– Jacob Fatu and Sami Zayn were originally scheduled to be on Team Roman Reigns for the Men’s WarGames Match at Survivor Series 2025. The originally planned heel team was supposed to be Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Solo Sikoa, and JC Mateo.
– The following were the originally planned matches for SummerSlam 2025:
Roman Reigns vs. Bron Breakker
Seth Rollins vs. Sami Zayn
“The Demon” Finn Balor vs. Dominik Mysterio
Jey Uso vs. Rusev
The Bella Twins vs. Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
