To say that the last segment of this week’s WWE Raw was a hot one is a bit of an understatement. Though not even advertised to be on the show, The Rock made his presence felt right from the start, crashing the promo Cody Rhodes cut to kick things off and whispering something to the American Nightmare that had him shook.
The main event (between Jey Uso and Shinsuke Nakamura) didn’t have either man as an official combatant, but Rhodes ended up getting involved when The Bloodline tried to interfere. That in turn brought The Rock into the fray, administering a vicious beating of Cody that started in the back and ended up outside in the rain.
The show ended with The Rock triumphant, having followed through on his threat to “Mama Rhodes” to bloody her son and wipe some of that blood on his belt. But as it turns out, even after the cameras stopped rolling, The Rock wasn’t finished.
Check out the video below from The Rock’s Instagram account, which shows the beating of Rhodes continued after Raw, punctuated by some four-letter words from The Final Boss (so NSFW language warning, obviously). He also explained his (in-character) reasoning for continuing the one-sided brawl past 11 p.m. ET.
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The heat between The Rock and Rhodes has grown so explosive that it’s now fair to wonder if a singles match between the two of them has eclipsed even the upcoming Rhodes-Roman Reigns rematch at WrestleMania or a hypothetical and long-discussed Rock-Reigns match as the biggest WWE could possibly put on.
Regardless, fans are going to continue to eat stuff like this up, and as we’ve noted here at Wrestling Junkie more than once over the past few weeks, it’s impressive the way The Rock has thrown himself into this heel role with so much gusto. Philadelphia should be a fun couple of nights, to say the least.
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