Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has said he will be leaving WWE for a while, but aims to return to challenge new champion Cody Rhodes.
The People’s Champion was forced to attend WrestleMania XL as his cousin, Roman Reigns, was knocked down by Rhodes to end a title run that lasted over 1,300 days.
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He was duly interrupted by The Great One, who made his way to the ring and offered almost tepid congratulations to the newly crowned champion.
The new undisputed WWE Champion spoke to a lively crowd on Raw after Mania – one of the most anticipated nights for professional wrestling audiences.
After the two faced off in the ring for a while, The Rock admitted that he would “go away” for a while, much to the delight of fans in the arena who serenaded him Consequently.
But he confirmed his latest wrestling match – which included a first match in more than a decade on Saturday night – was far from over.
Instead, it looks like fans will see The Rock again soon enough, and he’ll take aim at Rhodes once he returns, pointing out that Rock pinned him in the tag team main event that preceded his title win.
He told American Nightmare: “At the greatest WrestleMania of all time, you beat Roman Reigns right in the middle of the ring, one, two, three.
“However, less than 24 hours before that, The Rock had beaten you in the middle of the ring, one, two, three.
“So your story with Roman Reigns is over, you’ve done it. But our story has only just begun.
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Oddly enough, Rock then took something out of his pocket and placed it in Rhodes’ hands, unbeknownst to the cameras and fans, warning him: “You don’t have to open your hand to know what it is” and “isn’t it?” Don’t ever break my heart again.
The clash between Rhodes and Rock came as Raw capped a memorable WrestleMania weekend for WWE that saw more than 200,000 fans attend.
The company also claims that WrestleMania’s viewership increased 41 percent over last year’s event, helping to make it the most successful and profitable event in WrestleMania history. the society.
The Philadelphia show was also the most watched Mania socially, with more than 660 million views over the two days, while Sunday’s WrestleMania racked up 67 million views on WWE’s YouTube channel in just 24 hours.
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The action continued on Raw, with Jey Uso becoming a challenge for Damian Priest’s new World Heavyweight Champion.
Priest defeated Scotland’s Drew McIntyre with a Money in the Bank cash-in, ending McIntyre’s reign as champion less than six minutes after his victory over Seth Rollins.
Elsewhere, legend John Cena wrestled in a historic match and NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov made a surprise Raw debut by defeating Shinsuke Nakamura.
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