The Unseen Moment That KILLED The Rock vs. Cody Rhodes (WWE News)
Footage that may never see the light of day foreshadowed the end of Rhodes vs. Rock.
The Rock shelving a teased WrestleMania 41 match with Cody Rhodes was one of the biggest talking points coming out of 6 January's WWE Raw premiere on Netflix, though it sounds like these plans had been in motion since at least November.
Per Fightful Select, Rhodes and Rock filmed content at the Moana 2 premiere designed to "squash things" between the two. The movie first aired at the Lanikuhonua Cultural Institute in Kapolei, Hawaii on 21 November 2024. With The Rock reprising his role as Maui for the sequel, he was in attendance, as were Cody, his wife Brandi, and his daughter Liberty.
Whatever took place between Rock has never been made public. In addition, Fightful noted at the time that the footage "may never see the light of day." The outlet states now, however, that it was in the same vain as Rhodes and Rock's interactions on 6 January.
The Rock opened Raw's Netflix premiere with a full-on babyface promo, part of which revolved around him putting Cody over for carrying WWE for the past year. The two embraced at ringside to close things off. Later, footage of them drinking tequila and hugging hit social media.
This was a sharp turn away from the road to WrestleMania XL, when The Rock turned heel as 'The Final Boss', brutally bloodying Rhodes in a memorable angle. Rock and cousin Roman Reigns then defeated Rhodes and Seth Rollins on 'Mania's first night. On the Raw after 'Mania, following Rhodes' night two win over Reigns, the duo teased more, with Rock claiming he was coming for Cody's Undisputed WWE Championship, handing him a still-unrevealed item as they parted.
Last week, the Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer reported the Rock vs. Cody is 100% off for WrestleMania 41. If Rock ends up wrestling on the April supershow, it could be against Reigns instead.