The Rock has not appeared in WWE again since he popped up at the conclusion of the Bad Blood premium live event and sent an ominous warning to Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes but The Final Boss headlines this collection of wrestling rumors and innuendo with the latest on his status for events moving forward, including WrestleMania 41. The Great One is hardly the only star prominently featured as there is an update on the health of Rhea Ripley following a red-hot angle Tuesday night on SmackDown that left her bloodied and beaten at the hands of Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez. Joining those two is Bobby Lashley, who made waves with his AEW debut Wednesday night.
What is the latest on him signing with the company? Find out the answer to that and more with this roundup of insider reports. Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select reported that, per WWE sources, The Rock considers the company a "priority" and will "appear when he's able." The report followed speculation that The Final Boss would miss WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas, where he had previously been expected to be a significant part of the show.
"In regards to rumors that Rock said he wouldn't be working WrestleMania, in asking around, none of our WWE sources knew where that came from. Those we spoke to said they had not heard either way of him appearing." He continued, "One WWE source said that it's hard to predict what the Rock is going to do six months out because he's going to do pretty well what he wants from a career and appe.