WWE Fan FURY Continues Over The Rock/Cody Rhodes Controversy

WWE fans continue to vent their fury over The Rock/Cody Rhodes/Roman Reigns Drama.

by Michael Hamflett
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The storm of criticism from much of the WWE fanbase following the controversial conclusion to Friday's SmackDown shows no sign of easing.

For those living under a rock, Cody Rhodes got trapped under a Rock. 'The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment' arrived unannounced to step up to Roman Reigns as Rhodes confirmed he wouldn't be taking on 'The Tribal Chief' at WrestleMania 40.

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The already-infamous segment became the most-disliked video in the history of WWE's YouTube channel under 48 hours after it was posted, and a #WeWantCody hashtag has trended all weekend. But online circles aren't the only places where the anger is evident - live and television crowds were in furious voice over the weekend.

In videos posted to X, fans at a Knoxville house show on Sunday booed every appearance of The Rock in video packages recapping the action from the blue brand. Cody headlined the event with a win over Shinsuke Nakamura to "We Want Cody" chants. Across the state in Clarkesville, the NXT Vengeance Day crowd could be heard loudly booing as WrestleMania graphics flashed up featuring 'The Great One'.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett