On tonight’s RAW Netflix premiere, The Rock came out and acknowledged Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes for doing a great job since WrestleMania 40. Cody was ringside for the show and was happy to hear it. Rock told Cody to say hello to Mama Rhodes and Cody laughed.
Rock then said he acknowledges his cousin Roman Reigns as well, and called him the Original Tribal Chief. Rock said he’ll be watching the Tribal Combat match. The Rock then went to ringside and hugged Cody.
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— WrestleFeed (@WrestleFeedApp) January 7, 2025
Roman Reigns went on to defeat Solo Sikoa in a Tribal Combat Match to get the Ula Fala and become the Undisputed Tribal Chief.
The OTC had Solo pinned at one point after powerbombing him through the table, but Tama Tonga pulled the referee out of the ring, and then Jacob Fatu attacked Roman. Solo hit Roman with the Samoan Spike and went for the cover, but Roman kicked out.
Solo then hit the referee with the Samoan Spike. Sami Zayn and Jimmy Uso ran out to brawl with The New Bloodline. Roman then hit Solo with the Spear, but there was no referee. A referee ran out and began counting, but Solo kicked out by this time. Sami & Jimmy took Jacob and Tama to the back.
Reigns was looking for another spear, but Kevin Owens interfered and hit Roman with a Stunner. Owens was going for a Package Piledriver, but Cody came out and brawled with Owens. Cody hits Owens with a Cody Cutter. They brawl in the crowd and left the scene.
Roman hits 2 back-to-back Spears on Solo for the win. After the match, Paul Heyman was about to hand the Ula Fala to Roman, but The Rock came out. Heyman gave the Ula Fala to Rock, who put it around Roman’s neck and they hugged.
Rock and Cody are cool now and they shared a drink backstage:
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— WrestleFeed (@WrestleFeedApp) January 7, 2025
It was also revealed that The Rock’s next WWE TV appearance will be on tomorrow night’s NXT New Year’s Evil special.
Below is the updated card for tomorrow’s NXT:
– Trick Williams (c) vs. Oba Femi vs. Eddy Thorpe for the NXT Championship
– Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Giulia for the NXT Women’s Championship
– Stephanie Vaquer vs. Kelani Jordan vs. Cora Jade vs. Lola Vice to crown the #1 Contender for the NXT Women’s North American Championship
– Lexis King (c) vs. Charlie Dempsey for the NXT Heritage Cup
– Shotzi, Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley vs. Fatal Influence (NXT Women’s North American Champion Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx)
– The Rock will appear (he’s the father of NXT General Manager Ava)
Tap here to read the complete results from tonight’s RAW Netflix premiere.
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