The story that Cody Rhodes finished by defeating Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40 was one of perseverance, determination and heroism. The one he’s about to start just might be a mystery.
While addressing the crowd during a long but intriguing opening segment on the Raw After WrestleMania Monday night, Rhodes was interrupted by the arrival of The Rock. The Final Boss did some of his usual shtick, insulting the fans and riling up some mixed crowd reactions.
He also did some unusual things, like asking Rhodes if they could swap title belts (he had The People’s Championship gifted to him by the widow of Muhammad Ali), just to hold. The fans started a “this is awkward” chant in response.
Before he left, The Rock confirmed that he has to go away for a while, as it’s been widely reported he’s off to shoot “The Smashing Machine” about MMA legend Mark Kerr shortly. He also made it clear he’ll come back at some point to go after Rhodes, whether he’s still champion or not. But before he departed, he said he had something to give Cody.
The Rock handed something to Rhodes but told him he didn’t even need to open his hand to know what it was. Then he cryptically said “don’t ever break my heart again” before calmly leaving the ring.
What DID @TheRock just give to @CodyRhodes?!#RawAfterMania pic.twitter.com/xxqeLhrdt2
— WWE (@WWE) April 9, 2024
It’s not like The Rock to speak in riddles, and whatever it was, it was small enough to fit in the palm of the hand. It also clearly unnerved Rhodes.
The comments section of WWE’s post on X is full of guesses, some serious and some not. Among the most interesting early theories:
- It’s a lighter, playing off the real life news that Cody’s tour bus caught on fire during WrestleMania week
- The Rock is giving back the Rolex Cody gifted to him, as well as Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins
- It’s a ring of some sort, perhaps Dusty Rhodes’ Hall of Fame ring
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The bummer is that we might not learn more about The Rock’s mystery “gift” until whenever he returns to WWE, unless Rhodes decides to address it at some point. It sure has fans talking, though, and that was probably WWE’s goal in doing this in the first place.
Let the speculation continue.
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