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.

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,

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,

WWE got people hyped for The Rock’s appearance on SmackDown ahead of time, and then right at the beginning of the show his appearance caused some ripples in the main event. Shortly before the third hour The Rock finally made his appearance,

Bully Ray, who is not a fan of WWE bringing back The Rock, has detailed how the Hollywood could be used effectively in his story with Cody Rhodes.

The major possibilities certainly are there to keep Cody Rhodes as interesting as he’s ever been as the shine of his “Finish the story” arc wears off.

After turning in a wild promo on SmackDown, even this WWE Hall of Famer didn't know what The Rock meant about Cody Rhodes' soul.

Tensions rise as WWE Champion Seth Rollins confronts Cody Rhodes over aligning with The Rock. Despite past betrayals and support, Rollins challenges Rhodes to a match at Elimination Chamber 2025, while Rhodes aims at a potential WrestleMania 41 showdown with John Cena.

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