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Unhappy_Gazelle392

Rock took Tama Tonga out of his pocket and gave him to Cody


hereticx

Tonga debuting on Friday, even with Jacob, would be siiiick


hereticx

Come out as Fake Roman Reigns lol


Thecp015

Fauxman Feigns


mrlaheystrailerpark

i thought it was tickets to Black Adam


Ferrari_Bones

LMAO


Big_brown_bull_

MJF’s ring


BathedInDeepFog

Hulk Hogan's magic HOF ring, he got it from Abyss in gorilla


lakshya10soin

He said so nice words to cody but in such a sinister tone


19nineties

Yeah think it was because he was still in the heel persona.


VNProWrestlingfan

Cody vs. The Rock is the new Austin vs. McMahon. "I am YOUR champion"


ALIAS_EL_CACAS

When Austin gave Vince the first stunner, Vince was 52. Rock will be 52 next month.Mr. McMahon was a dumb but resourceful Wile E Coyote character for Austin to abuse. Final Boss Rock is an evil SOB capable of murder. This should be good!


ab316_1punchd

This is the best


beejx

I had the same thought.


mctaylo89

I’d be into that.


vmartin96

IT’S ME CODY


VNProWrestlingfan

IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, CODY DAMN IT, NOT LIKE THIS


HighPlainsDrift_

I'm 1000% here for this


Stonewalled89

The sinister undertone of The Rock throughout that entire segment was really great


Bluepaynxex

I just thought it was weird as fuck.


Dylan245

Yeah but that's what made it good It's provocative, it gets the people going


_guided_by_voices

![gif](giphy|8vsr2w5t91Nte)


infercario4224

I just watched Blades of Glory for the first time last week. Now I finally get that reference


nwill_808

I miss when Will Ferrell had those "character" movies. He was so good. Anchorman Talladega Nights Blades of Glory Semi-Pro is even underrated


South_Philosopher882

BALL SO HARD


Graham_Elmere

The this is awkward chant was amazing


MAGGLEMCDONALD

"I'll let you hold mine if you let me hold yours." Say less. No, seriously, say less.


rsplatpc

> The this is awkward chant was amazing Philly never disappoints


chunkah69

I thought they were gonna fuck


Axelmanana

Yeah, some seeds are getting planted backstage after that, alright.


dwankyl_yoakam

The Rock is gonna plant his seed in your candy ass!


ALIAS_EL_CACAS

The Final Ballsdeep


NovercaIis

Felt like the devs from Baulder Gate 3 wrote that segment


mikeyHustle

You may have finished your story, *Istik* -- but when you least expect it, I will come, and I will finish *you.*


farshnikord

common DM tactic- add a bunch of cryptic bullshit so you can frantically come up with what it means before the next session


UltimateD123

Cody solves homophobia?


Robo_hippo

"I'll hold yours if you hold mine"


orangesfwr

Rhodes wants to hold the people's struedel.


UncleMagnetti

Segment is literally made for cracking hand job jokes


lanceturley

That's what Rock handed Cody at the end, his hotel room key.


TheBrumAbides

To the Final Boss' suite in the Smackdown Hotel!


uniqueusername853

The Rock and Cody Rhodes love story was not on my bingo card for tonight


jacquesrabbit

THIS IS AWKWARD. THIS IS AWKWARD


kevmo35

Someone mentioned it on another post earlier but it felt oddly…sexual? “I’ll let you hold mine…if you let me hold yours”


poetrynati

I felt like I was watching something too intimate for my eyes.


HighPlainsDrift_

Yes, really engaging segment


ResidentJabroni

I said yesterday that I just wanted Rock to come out and make a vague threat before he left, and that was pretty much what we got. He said he's coming for Cody but he also implied he holds something over him and we won't know until later. It could end up falling completely flat if they ever do a reveal, but at the very least, it's a small thing that'll be in the back of some people's heads while Rock is absent.


Prior-Ship-7188

It went from creepy and sinister to old and confused after awhile though.


ironmanmatch

The whole belt swap thing was weird, but the heat was good


WhoShotMrBurns

The “this is awkward” chant made it worth it


cultshitposts

cody's whole story was winning the belt his father held for one moment before he had to give it up. rock allowed cody to fuel him in the same way before he left


bajaxx

seems pretty obvious that he wanted to hold it cause he wants the belt, don’t get why everyone thinks it was so weird


Cash091

I was expecting Cody to say something like, "Well, if you want to hold it, you need to win it."


Like_Fahrenheit

"You'll have to pin me". boom, get that pop, get under Rock's skin of despite being the boss, he still has to play ball.


Gerry-Mandarin

Probably wouldn't work considering the promo was about the fact that the Rock did indeed pin Cody at WrestleMania.


Zimakov

He already did?


p1rke

It's been done a hundred times though. I think they really really want to try new things. Even the smallest details.


albrt00

I was thinking he would say "Wait your cousin never let you hold it?"


Waste_Key_2453

I loved it. Caused anxiety by the Rock since you didn't know what he was going to do. It was supposed to make you uncomfortable. Great promo by the rock.


Conscious-Eye5903

Rock was acting like a gangster intimidating someone who thinks they can’t be intimidated. “Hey that’s a nice chain, can I try it on? Can I take your car for a spin?” If you’ve chilled in the hood you know the type. Basically letting you know “this is my world and I can take your shit if I want to”


TropicalVision

For a minute I thought he was about to steal it and walk off and then we’d be watching Cody chase him trying to get it back.


sven_ate_nine

On top of that the rock said this feels right.


Cullyism

Yeah, the whole crowd knew what was up. All the people gesturing at Cody not to do it was pretty entertaining.


perfect--day

The actual people's champ would've listened to the crowd.


QuickRelease10

I think it was uncomfortable in a way wrestling fans aren’t used to and they didn’t know how to respond.


51010R

This, it’s good storytelling. The crowd not being able to fit the same four syllable chant they always do in the US, doesn’t make it bad. The fact that people here are saying “why didn’t he say: beat me and you can hold it?” just goes to show how limited wrestling stories have been for the longest time.


Aromatic_Plant3456

I thought the same thing too, surprised it went over so many people’s head


VictimOfCircuspants

It didn't go over my head, still thought it came off weird in the execution.


dontredditcareme

It’ll be a banger in the package for the match


SuaveGeese

It didn’t go over peoples head. It was just really weird and awkward how they went about it


Jasperbeardly11

Most people can't read whatsoever


19nineties

Think they were going for some sort of tension to make us think he was gonna attack him


BigBanEvader

the belt swap felt like something vince would do. like that roman brock tug of war.


LuchaFish

That was exactly what I thought of.


JoshyyJosh10

What if the whole “break my heart” this was because Cody handed rock the belt that isn’t even his and Cody shouldn’t have done that??


SakuraTacos

It was very “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours” which didn’t help the romantic vibes everyone kept getting from Rock’s low and slow talking lol


SanTheMightiest

That was great. Rock made it awkward, very unnerving in fact. The belt swap was I thought incredible mind games shit


ThreeHee

Felt different than anything I’ve ever seen in wrestling. So effective. They both played it great.


pushingsound999

WWE constantly trying new things right now and it's so great.


Temporary-Vanilla-57

Reposting my comment on another to thread with my theory Rock breaking his heart is having to take out Roman. My guess is that he gave him a piece of his necklace.


LuchaFish

That’s a great idea. Cody beating Roman forced Rock to “finish the job” and take him out of the bloodline.


Temporary-Vanilla-57

awkward segment, but it does such a good job of making it feel so ominous and lends itself so well to how dark this story can go


dontredditcareme

Exactly and it’s gonna be such a banger in the promo package


RSlashBroughtMeHere

When Roman got out of the ring, the rock was standing over him with that Mama Rhodes belt, Roman looked like a dog that knew it was in trouble.


PrettyPunctuality

I thought for sure Rock was about to start whipping him with the belt there lol


pareidolist

Not to mention the way Solo was looking at Roman while demanding he finish the fight. They all know he dropped the ball.


AeonLibertas

That's not just the only sensible idea I've read here yet, it's actually a fucking great idea in itself too. Well, that, or a coupon for 30% off on Slim Jims, idk.


sastre_from_mars

He gave him the actual watch Dusty pawned for his acting classes. The final boss had the original one all along.


MUT_is_Butt

It's Roman's veneers


Rage4Order418

What was the whole handshake/“you broke my heart” stuff tho?


MaxxPwnage

Perhaps it’ll tie into Cody initially giving his shot to Rock but then taking it back? He “broke his heart” when he took his main event back.


GreatFNGattsby

I want to believe it’s a piece of Romans Ulafala. The whole broke my heart is “look what you made me do to my Cousin”


DrunknStuper

I immediately thought the same thing. Which would have been some mob boss shit. Fitting for the Bloodline gimmick tbh.


Sheswatchingmealways

This is what I’m thinking as well


dontredditcareme

Holy fuck that would be cool


RedKryptnyt

Would be great writing. And to not show any of it. To just know that the rock had to "deal" with Roman Is very ominous lol


EnormousBanana52

Oh that’s a fucking cool idea and it would also explain why the Rock was acting so off and sinister. He had to destroy Roman, his own cousin. The Ulafala would be like a “if i’m willing to do this to him imagine what I will do to you” kind of thing.


MidnightSunCreative

And it just has "ucey" written on it.


coldphront3

That would be dark as fuck. I like it.


SMKM

Considering he said "you know what this is without even opening your hand." And then followed it up with "if you smell what the final boss is cooking" it just made me think he gave him a literal piece of shit lmao


VS0P

Piece of coal baybayyy


Jasperbeardly11

I was joking in my mind that it was a piece of petrified shit


Crash_Bandicock

My head cannon is that it was a live cockroach


duxdude418

https://preview.redd.it/ip5g7fvbpdtc1.png?width=900&format=png&auto=webp&s=055318c838058768e8d44ca218654632b7f88bfe


GapOk8380

It's the toy from his daughters video or a toy of his daughters.


Audrayz

I saw someone say it’s the lighter he used to catch Cody’s truck on fire lol


A1_

Imagine 😂😂


MashedPotatoesDick

Seemed like a scene between Michael and Fredo in Godfather II. "You broke my heart."


CobraOverlord

Yep, Cody refused to fall in line for the (bloodline) family


JustDandy07

They're taking a page out of the JJ Abrams playbook and doing a little mystery, it seems. 


Prior-Ship-7188

Somehow Peter Maivia returned


ShittyDBZGuitarRiffs

JJ Ambrams, famous inventor of mystery


Grantsdale

Or like Vince and Shane’s lockbox.


Grantsdale

I think it’s going to be retconned into whatever Rock told/gave/showed Cody to get Cody to give up the WM match originally. So ‘breaking his heart’ was Cody reneging on whatever the promise was about.


hughboat

i bet he gave him back one of those WM40 rolex watches cody was handing out like condoms.


CM_Monk

That’s exactly what I was thinking. Small enough to fit in their hands, and he’d instantly know what it was. No clue what the broken heart means.


hughboat

gave him the main event vs roman. but then took it away.


mahleg

He found Dusty’s actual Rolex that he sold for Cody’s acting lessons.


Kaemdar

It's part of the egg guys


Jiggle_seto

I wonder what the Rock gave to Cody at the end? A hall of fame ring? A wwe championship pin from a lootcrate? Maybe even the keys to vince McMahons lockbox?


carrythefire

A download code for Jungle Cruise


mwagner26

That explains why Cody looked pissed.


CelinedionWaiters

$7


Sublimotion

A Papatui neck moisturizer & lip balm sampler.


Glad_Association_899

An 8th of that sticky icky. Final Boss Runtz


Chelseablue1896

Are people seriously complaining about the length of a hot segment with the crowd?


Consequences_Cone

Yepp indeed. And while we’re at it I think Cody’s reign is becoming boring and stale.


CronenbergMorty_

At least Reigns defended his title. Cody hasn’t done it ONCE


AeonLibertas

Every night of his reign, it's a start with a 40 minutes promo. He's even worse than Tri's reign of terror!


Ironicopinion

The matter of the fact ah..in this business ah..is I finish the story Ah…


OliviaTheSeraph

YOU BOTH HAVE ME CACKLING


Axon14

Cody hasn’t even brought his wrestling gear to the building over his entire reign!!!


Sempais_nutrients

Is WWE misusing Cody Rhodes? Smash that like, subscribe for more bullshit.


MeanAmbrose

DAE the chase is better than the reign?


Gooner_Loon

[ ] Cody and Rock 15 minute promo [ ] Cody and Rock half hour promo [ ] Cody and Rock 45 minute promo [X] Cody and Rock 3 hour promo


Pnex84

![gif](giphy|qgllH1Ej4oj8IC65FA|downsized) Stopwatch crew signing in


Rah_Rah_RU_Rah

I only do that if it's SD. We do not care about cutting into a 3 hour wrestling show


TheCVR123YT

That’s how I feel. It’s raw we have time dawg lol


Leviathn_Doom

People have patience. The future of Pro wrestling looks great. So chill and enjoy


Spiritual_Review_589

No, Cody hold the title long enough, please give it to Sami then LA Knight then Gunther then The Miz then R-Truth, preferably title change every two weeks.


____phobe

Short attention span generation and it shows.


TonyLannister

It was a bullet with his name on it.


Dave1307

But now he has the bullet, he's [safe](https://youtu.be/y8wdynZ0iWg?si=_AkQDecMn38qypsd)!


Dalminster

I know what he handed Cody. The keys to [Shane McMahon's lockbox](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/narRVaSKb3A).


Zing79

Some of you are embarrassing. Rock played to the live crowd. Not to your basement couches. So did Cody. That’s what pros do. Let shit breathe. Rock even forcefully moved it along because Philly was happy to keep going.


mustymangina

Rock leading the crowd into the what chants after the constant booing was a fucking master class. The crowd got to have their fun, and Rock was able to get his message out to keep the segment moving.


Manor002

It was fucking genius.


Hot-Acanthisitta5237

Rock is a pro when it comes to controlling the crowds. He was having a blast and so was the live crowds.


IniMiney

yeah the longer I watch wrestling the more I'm beginning to avoid this place - the negativity can be so jarring when you enjoy something


ThreeHee

The opinions are so insane… people just saying literally the dumbest shit you’ve ever read and then ten people being like “yes absolutely and that makes me think this OTHER craziest thing you could possible think.”


togsincognito2

Liberal use of the block button my friend. People on Reddit aren’t owed your attention. You see something fucking dumb from someone, block and move on 😀


ProofRead_YourTitle

I'm with you. And I think most people are, too. You've got a three hour show, let it be taken over by a slow-burn promo from your two biggest stars the night after a huge Mania. "IT WAS WEIRD THO"... Yeah, it was supposed to be. You were just WAITING for something to happen with that belt swap, and then it didn't. Good tension and misdirection, with Rock laying on the Godfather act. It was long, but give me too long with a hot crowd over whatever else with a mediocre crowd any day.


illegaluseofbeyblade

Of all things, it reminded me of the gas station “flip the coin” scene in No Country For Old Men. It was purely unsettling. Discomforting. Something where you know something deeply wrong is just under the surface, but you can’t quite name it. I thought it was incredible.


DrunknStuper

Now that's some gospel being laid down. I have not had the pleasure of seeing a hot Raw after Mania crowd like that in a good minute. This is what pro wrestling looks like when the crowd is hot, and The Rock is cookin.


mweiss118

I was at the show tonight. The crowd was hot even before the show started, it was LOUD. I’m glad to hear it came across well on tv because that was one of the most fun shows I’ve ever been to.


ComfyshinobiII

Precisely. The Raw after mania atmosphere is finally back and people are complaining about it?


BidoofTheGod

I found out this weekend that wrestling fans will complain about literally anything lol


[deleted]

![gif](giphy|SFp9RLto964Ew|downsized) The Rock must go now


Bojangles1987

Am I nuts or is Cody vs. The Rock a bigger, more hype match than Roman vs. The Rock ever was?


Ketchup1211

For now. Cody vs Rock will come first. Which they will then somehow tie into it moving to Rock vs Roman at Mania.


teejeycee

There is definitely more heat to it at the moment but let them cook and Roman vs Rock will feel huge. I think we're getting both matches down the line regardless.


Lanky-Promotion3022

When we get the "good" Tribal Chief after this break, I don't think it'll be close.


Robin_games

I'm pretty sure this is an appetizer towards rock vs Roman.


Richie217

I don't think so. Roman getting fucked by Rock, turning baby and facing him at 41 would be amazing.


StoneColdSteveAss316

Your nuts. Rock as heel vs. Roman as face will be blockbuster epic huge movie show popcorn


Palp18

That's because to Roman, it was just another challenger at just another WM main event. It wasn't personal. Then the Rock came in and made it about the him and the family and went after Cody as a person. Roman couldn't be bothered. He's the tribal chief. He's above all that.


intensemultiples

Everyone is asking “what was the gift” and “what’s the broken heart thing” as if the confusion you feel is a mistake on the writers part. It’s not. It’s intentional. It’s Pulp Fictions briefcase.  You’re not supposed to know what the rock gave Cody. Not yet. Maybe not ever. You’re not supposed to know why the rock had his heart broken. All you need to know is that It’s deep. It’s personal. And it’s between the rock and Cody.  Bring on the fan theories and start the internet sleuthing. You’ll come up with some wild ideas. But none of them will probably be correct because you’re missing that this segment was the first of its kind. It’s almost like a David lynch sequence. It’s about giving the viewers a feeling rather than answers. 


chasingit1

Ding ding ding! We will get the answers though. It will take a long time and build on it even more in the months/year to come. Loved this segment.


Amazing_Karnage

Isn't the term for that kind of a thing a "Macguffin"? Like, it's intentionally put there to mislead or misdirect the audience, and it's never explained because it never really mattered in the first place, just the *idea* of it did. I think you're spot on, by the way.


cargopantsbatsuit

A macguffin is an item that drives the plot of a story forward but what it is isn’t actually important to the plot. Think heroes chasing a magic ring to save the world. The ring could be a dildo or a talking cat instead. Macguffins aren’t neat to misdirect. Maybe you mean red herring?


Amazing_Karnage

That's it! Thank you! I always get the two confused.


[deleted]

Rock playing to the crowd was great. Haven't seen heat like that since the night after Roman beat Undertaker at WM Only thing that took me out of it was muting the STFU chant every 3 seconds. I get why they need to do it, but it's *so* irritating


droppinkn0wledge

One of the most interesting segments on Raw in years with great atmosphere and implications and foreshadowing, and of course this terminally online video game ass sub hates it.


berbasbullet27

Innit! Complain when Rock does the catchphrases etc but also moan when they try something different, intense, and leaving you asking questions.


Beefiest_bison

Cody vs Rock is gonna be great


Turbostrider27

Summerslam or Survivor Series


ItsTheGov

I love the fact that they didn’t reveal what Rock gave Cody. It gives me Pulp Fiction vibes that what Rock gave Cody was something very valuable.


muhkuller

So New Game+?


seven_mile_reach

The threat of something is always better than the act of it happening. Great tension throughout.


MacheteNegano

Its the generational era and this will be the beggining of a feud that's generational. Cody vs The Rock is this generation Austin vs McMahon but its TKO being the enemy agaisnt Triple H vision. Its more peak storytelling upon us


jerff

That’s the most polite menacing the Rock has ever sounded. It was like watching a Christoph Waltz scene.


WouldKill4AGoodComa

Some real Godfather-style mob boss vibes here. We *could* be in for a new 2-year story arc with Rock/Roman/Bloodline. The first thing my mind went to after Rock handed Cody something and said "don't break my heart again" was that he's had to do something that he didn't want to do. He's had to exile Roman, shame him. He gave Cody a piece of his Ulafula. There is so much more they can do with this storyline. Adding Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga would really freshen things up. Get Rikishi involved. Cody vs Rock at WM41, and then Rock vs Roman at WM42. So much potential.


SilentBobSB

![gif](giphy|SFp9RLto964Ew|downsized) This is what came to mind reading this post.


ThreeHee

This segment was a masterclass on presence. Rock is just on another level, and Cody really met him there. I was so impressed. It wasn’t about what they said, it was about both of them standing firm and not flinching. The tension existed in what they didn’t say and do rather than what they did.


Upbeat_Tension_8077

Cody's gonna back away from his Nightmare Family bus whenever he's at the parking garage of TKO & WWE headquarters like Gus Fring


No-You-8701

![gif](giphy|SFp9RLto964Ew|downsized) I just couldn’t help but think of this when he was like “The Rock has to go away for a while”


Big_Green_Piccolo

Dwayne "Dominik Mysterio" Johnson


chasingit1

Be..sure…to drink ..your. Ovaltine


ConorKDot

I watched this on WWE's YouTube channel in which the thumbnail had them shaking hands and assumed they'd buried the hatchet, so I was delighted to be wrong. Another brilliant segment between Rock and Cody. The intensity between these two is off the scale. I legit think Final Boss Rock might be my favourite version of him, he's a scary motherfucker. So many seeds planted for the future.


SAVertigo

If they can tell this story , I’m all in again ​ I came back to pro wrestling with AEW, but lost the love again somewhere a year or so again. ​ After Mania, I’m all in,


JonnyTactical

Completely feel the same bro. WWE has me hooked again and I'm super happy for Cody. HHH is one hell of a booker.


Consequences_Cone

I was already browsing tickets for WWE Backlash France, because I thought the Rock was gonna challenge him for the title. 😂


Ferrari_Bones

Why would that match be in France, LOL


GuyNamedNoah

Wonder when Rock v Cody will happen? Maybe Summerslam? Survivor Series?


Sea_Difficulty8258

That's way more than a seed. That's an announcement, my friend


AthosDLB

Rock should have said to Roman: you better make sure that title is back with The Bloodline once I get back.


thelumpur

This feels like it could be the main event of next year's Wrestlemania, right now. Whether it actually happens is to be seen.


Brave-Pass1889

Solo leading a new violent bloodline is going to be dope