Cody Rhodes initially gave up his WWE WrestleMania 40 spot to The Rock earlier this year. As The Final Boss returned on SmackDown to confront Roman Reigns, he whispered something in The American Nightmare’s ear. The latter recently revealed what the legend told him.
On the February 2 episode of SmackDown, the 2024 Royal Rumble winner confronted the then-Undisputed WWE Universal Champion to tell him he would go after his title but not at WrestleMania. The American Nightmare stated that he received advice from someone Reigns’ knew before The Rock’s music hit.
Before Rhodes left the ring, The Final Boss whispered something in his ear that made him smile briefly. In a recent interview with Flagrant, Cody revealed that The Rock told him that they would make their fathers proud:
Cody Rhodes ended up main-eventing WWE WrestleMania 40
Despite Cody Rhodes initially giving up his shot at WrestleMania to The Rock, a fan movement led the Stamford-based company to change their plan. Instead of facing Roman Reigns at The Show of Shows, The Final Boss turned heel and joined The Bloodline.
The Rock returned to the ring after nearly eight years of absence to team up with Reigns on Night One of WrestleMania to defeat Rhodes and Seth Rollins in a tag team match. The following night, The American Nightmare defeated the Original Tribal Chief to capture the Undisputed WWE Championship.
On RAW After WrestleMania, The Rock confronted Rhodes and informed him that he would go after him amid his return from hiatus. Earlier this month, The Final Boss made a surprise appearance at Bad Blood to make a cryptic and seemingly threatening gesture to The American Nightmare, Reigns, and Jimmy Uso.