Posted on 4/23/125 by Colin Vassallo
The Rock was not at WrestleMania this past weekend, but he
did appear via video on The Pat McAfee Show today to discuss
WrestleMania and his lack of involvement.
Johnson said that a month or so before Elimination Chamber,
he got a call from Ari Emanuel who asked him to appear
because of two things: ticket sales were slower than
anticipated and they wanted to make Elimination Chamber
special.
He said that during phone conversations with higher-ups in
WWE, they decided to run with what happened at the Chamber.
But after that, he said his work was done and it was up to
Cena and Cody to make it work.
Johnson noted that had he appeared in the build-up or even
at WrestleMania, the spotlight would have been on him rather
than John Cena, who is now a heel and chasing the record
breaking #17.
“Let the Final Boss step back into the shadows and let all
the spotlight go to John. Let it go to Cody. Let’s not make
it about John’s soul or Cody’s soul. Let’s let them do what
they do,” Johnson told McAfee.
Speaking about the match, he said he was surprised to see
Travis Scott come out and immediately thought that fans
would now think that he’s next. And while he loved how the
match ended, Rock said he would have changed a few things
here and there and how they got to the finish.
He again doubled down on the fact that he should not have
been involved and all the spotlight should have been on
Cena.
“Why get involved in that finish when the spotlight should
just be on, in my opinion, John…17, heel champion, what does
2025 look like if this man is saying he’s going to ruin
professional wrestling,” The Rock continued. “That to me is
the anchoring storyline.”
The Rock said that they will eventually revisit the “soul”
storyline and revealed that Seth Rollins texted him and said
when it’s time, his soul is for sale as well.