10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About WrestleMania 41
3. The Rock Didn't Show Up...
The Rock’s involvement at Elimination Chamber was brief, but massively important. In a shocking twist, he helped John Cena betray Cody Rhodes, setting off a chain reaction that reshaped the WrestleMania 41 main event. It was a bold, dramatic move that had fans buzzing—and it made The Rock a central figure in the biggest storyline of the year.
And then… he disappeared.
Despite being the catalyst for the entire Bloodline-Cody-Cena saga, The Rock didn’t show up at WrestleMania 41. No appearance, no promo, not even a smug video message. Fans waited. And waited. And… nothing.
Days later, on The Pat McAfee Show, Rock casually explained that he stepped back to let Cena and Cody have their moment, saying he didn’t want to overshadow the story. Fans weren’t thrilled. After all, it was WrestleMania and he should've been there if we was so determined he had to be part of the story six weeks earlier.
WWE wants you to remember Cena’s record-breaking 17th world title, not the fact that Dwayne Johnson dropped out of the story for no good reason.