Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Cody Rhodes have had a heated on-screen relationship in recent years, starting with The Rock brutally attacks Rhodes on WWE Raw to him in 2024 claiming he wants Rhodes’ soul and facilitating John Cena turned on Rhodes last year a story yet to be paid. It’s gotten to the point where Rhodes seems confused about their behind-the-scenes interactions as well, like when he was invited to The Rock’s premiere of the live-action Moana movie.
“I always wonder why he invites me to these things because it seems like I’m the only one (from WWE) that gets invited and we’re going to fight. Hugs, hugs? Okay, yeah,” Rhodes said.Last meals“Podcast. “It’s the most complicated male relationship I’ve had in my life.”
Rhodes explained that “our families have been connected for longer than people realize” and described the relationship between their families as a “territorial bond”. He also mentioned that The Rock has personally known Rhodes’ mother, Michelle Rubio, for years, and that Rubio and The Rock’s mother, Atha Johnson, also have a long-term relationship.
Rhodes also looked back on a scenario he had with The Rock before WrestleMania XL.
“There’s just a huge reality to what happened at WrestleMania 40, he comes in, he takes my thing and I take it back,” he said. “(The Final Boss) is one of the best characters and it’s really untapped that not only has he ever done, but wrestling has ever had.”
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