The Rock has announced that he will be present at SmackDown on Friday evening, which will take place in New Orleans. Triple H confirmed The Rock's appearance in a statement. This week's SmackDown notably has a big six-man tag match on the card featuring Cody Rhodes,

The Rock returned to WWE programming on SmackDown with two purposes in mind. He announced Caesars Superdome in New Orleans will host WrestleMania 42, and he laid down quite an ultimatum before Cody Rhodes.

Carmelo Hayes was moved from NXT to WWE SmackDown during the 2024 WWE Draft, being select as the third overall pick. Hayes faced Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes in his first official main roster match.

The Rock had a lot to say during his appearance on tonight’s WWE SmackDown, and after delivering some good news for New Orleans first, he then invited Cody Rhodes to the ring and layed out a plan to make him an even bigger star and Champion,

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Well, the card is always subject to change. WWE Champion Cody Rhodes was set to compete in the main event of SmackDown Friday night in New Orleans, but he has

The Rock returned to WWE SmackDown on Friday evening and kicked it off with a big announcement before the whole night took a really weird turn. Live from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, The Final Boss confirmed that WrestleMania 42 will take place in New Orleans next year.

When The Rock's latest return to SmackDown was announced, the assumption was that we'd finally learn his WrestleMania 41 agenda after those bizarre prior appearances on Monday Night Raw and NXT. Dwayne Johnson certainly had a lot to say during the Feb.

Bully Ray felt it was evident that The Rock's "WWE SmackDown" segment from last Friday came together on short notice.

The Rock's surprise return to "WWE SmackDown" has had the wrestling world talking, and Dave Meltzer has given an update on what happened backstage.