The Rock, appearing on The Pat McAfee Show live in Colorado this past Friday, stated that him facing Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39 was at one point not just in the works, but rather locked in. However, WWE did not follow through on the dream match due to them not being able to come up with a narrative that was compelling enough.
On the latest episode of his “My World” podcast, Jeff Jarrett shared his insights as to why The Rock did not really face Roman Reigns in Hollywood. He said,
“So, I’m not sure I’m buying that Rock was uninspired going into SoFi this year. We all know what happened the day after [Endeavor buying WWE}. Well, I just think there was a lot going on behind the scenes. Vince coming back, the sale, the merger, you know, the executive situation. WWE over the last 12 months, when you really think about it, if you want to pull in 18 months. Think about that Conrad. Yeah, lots of changes. So, I can kind of see in my man Dwayne, second and third generation going, ‘You know, there’s a lot more upside to having a little patience. I’m going to set this one out,’ for whatever reason. And that — so okay, now Endeavor and UFC, and maybe the writers’ strike, maybe not, I doubt it. But maybe there’s something there that excites him.”
The Rock then teased a potential match with Reigns at WrestleMania 40, before making a shocking appearance on that evening’s episode of WWE SmackDown.
