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IMG Credit: WWEHe had an idea. We are n the Road To WrestleMania 40 and the plans for the show have begun to come together. It is a big deal when everything starts to fall into place, including the show’s main event. This year’s edition seems to have had a few twists in the road to that main event, and now we have an idea of how the path changed on the way to Philadelphia in April.
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Earlier this month, Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes suggested that he would be giving the Rock his title shot against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. This led to a fan backlash against the idea, with WWE changing the match back to Reigns vs. Rhodes with the Rock turning heel to join forces with Reigns.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the Rock pitched the heel turn following the backlash, saying he was happy to be a heel in the story. Some people involved were also said to believe that the turn partially took place to avoid Rock being booed as a babyface following some of his recent business ventures not panning out well. Rock is also said to have pitched the idea of himself and Reigns facing Rhodes and Seth Rollins on Night One of WrestleMania 40, though that match has yet to be announced and it is not clear if it will take place.
He knows how to do it. Check out some of evil Rock:
