Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, involving The Rock and The Bloodline storyline.
• UFC Lightweight Fighter Michael Chandler recently appeared on WWE RAW and cut a promo to call out a man he’s booked to fight for over a year now: Conor McGregor.
During an interview with Sports Illustrated, Chandler discussed the Roman Reigns – Cody Rhodes – The Rock situation.
Chandler thinks The Rock is going to leave WrestleMania 40 as the new WWE Champion. Here’s what he said:
“I got The Rock taking the Title. He’s coming back to shock everybody. All the doubters, all the naysayers, all the crybabies, The Rock is about to put an a$$-whooping on all of them.”
At Elimination Chamber, Cody Rhodes challenged The Rock to a one-on-one match.
The Rock will appear this coming Friday on SmackDown to address Cody’s challenge.
• The Bloodline storyline will get two matches at WrestleMania 40 as well, just like WrestleMania 39 (and it could be 3 if The Rock wrestles).
Roman Reigns will defend the WWE Championship against Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso vs. Jimmy Uso will finally happen.
On the “Off The Top” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi said he’d like to return for WrestleMania XL to be in the ring with his sons Jimmy & Jey when they collide:
“When you have 80,000 people either cheering you or booing you, as a dream match for the fans, it would be nice. It would be hella nice.
That’d be great. Everybody would get their photo op. I’ll be able to be once again standing in the ring with my two boys, and just enjoying a moment of 80,000 – 90,000 people going to be sitting there just soaking all this in.”
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