Ahead of tonight’s program, The Rock startled everyone on social media by revealing his debut on “WWE SmackDown.” With WrestleMania looming ahead in the horizon and no clue about his prospective presence, it seemed like “The Final Boss” would be missing the biggest annual WWE Premium Live Event. Now that he’s set for “SmackDown,” fan curiosity is through the roof, and Dave Meltzer feels his appearance will explain his WrestleMania status.
“Dwayne Johnson was a last minute add to the 2/21 Smackdown show in New Orleans,” Meltzer wrote in an edition of “Wrestling Observer Newsletter.” “What the reason is would be conjecture, and whether he’s going to wrestle at Mania would be either a for sure [yea] or nay after this appearance one would think.”
Meltzer also observed that the show in New Orleans is likely going to be where next year’s WrestleMania venue would be announced too, linking The Rock to the aforementioned news. “Johnson stated he was come to announce a huge gift to the city of New Orleans. So that’s most likely the reason he’s there or at least part of it,” he continued. However, Meltzer did remark that when it comes to the timetable, he has no secret information regarding The Rock’s itinerary but highlighted that last time, the “Brahma Bull” needed nine weeks of preparation for WrestleMania, and right now the next Mania is nine weeks away.
