Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has addressed his absence from WrestleMania 41.
On Saturday and Sunday, 65,000 followers confirmed up at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to observe one among WWE’s largest occasions. Nonetheless, many have been left dissatisfied by Johnson’s absence after he competed in WrestleMania 40.
On Tuesday, the Moana actor spoke on The Pat McAfee Present to elucidate why he wasn’t there.
“They know, once I come to them and lay this out, ‘Right here’s how I really feel it ought to go. We will insert Ultimate Boss into the tip of this end, however then the place will we go?’” he mentioned, referring to his WWE nickname “The Ultimate Boss.”
“There are different commitments that I’ve, and I need to watch out that we’re not overstepping,” Johnson continued. “I can get entangled within the end, however why get entangled within the end when the highlight ought to simply be on John, 17, heel champion?”
This 12 months’s massive match-up was between John Cena, a heel, and Cody Rhodes, a babyface.
In skilled wrestling, “good” characters are known as “babyfaces” and “unhealthy” characters are “heels.” Cena spent most of his profession as a babyface, having final been a heel within the early-mid 2000s — till February’s Elimination Chamber occasion, the place he attacked Rhodes and joined forces with Johnson.
This was a part of a storyline during which Cena, throughout his remaining 12 months as a professional wrestler, is determined to win a record-breaking seventeenth world championship. Rhodes is WWE’s largest babyface, whereas Johnson is a heel authority determine, given his real-life place on the board of TKO (WWE’s possession group).
Johnson mentioned to McAfee after taking a lead function in Cena’s heel flip, he didn’t assume The Ultimate Boss wanted to be a part of the story anymore. “I feel The Ultimate Boss’ work is completed,” he mentioned.
Cena went on to win the match towards Rhodes and gained a file seventeenth world title. Shortly after taking house the win, he revealed on Monday’s episode of The Pat McAfee Present that he acquired a hair transplant. “It’s coming in,” he mentioned whereas pointing at his hairline. “I hearken to you idiots, I do.”
“There’s one other headline for you: hair transplant. There isn’t any disgrace in that. I’ve an issue, I attempt to repair it,” Cena continued. “I’m not going to let you know who did it as a result of I’m nonetheless ready for it to get higher. As soon as it’s higher and I get the lengthy flowing locks, I’ll be like, ‘Go to this man.’”
Johnson repeatedly returned to the skilled wrestling firm over time, and he even competed at WrestleMania 40. Final 12 months, Johnson competed within the Evening 1 important occasion, teaming with Roman Reigns to beat Rhodes and Seth Rollins. He additionally interfered within the Evening 2 important occasion: Reigns vs Rhodes.
