WWE had always planned for Cody Rhodes to get his rematch at this year's WrestleMania, explaining why he won the Royal Rumble match for a second year in a row.
However, when Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson returned to WWE after joining the TKO Holdings board, he immediately inserted himself into the Show of Show's main event, arguing that The Rock vs. Roman Reigns was the bigger box office draw.
Fans disagreed and wholly rejected the Brahma Bull (leading to #WeWantCody trending #1 worldwide for several days on social media). As a result, the American Nightmare got to finish his story and the Final Boss ended up teaming with Reigns in a tag team match which saw them face Rhodes and Seth Rollins during WrestleMania Night 1.
As of now, it's unclear whether The Rock will wrestle another match for WWE. If it does happen, then it will likely be at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas next year.
Asked for his thoughts on that during a recent interview, Reigns confirmed he remains open to the possibility of going one-on-one with the Hollywood A-Lister somewhere down the line.
"I think our fan base and the company has proven that if our fans are loud enough and passionate enough about something, we’re a company who, you know, we’re not being dictated to. Of course, we have a vision for where we’re trying to go. We know who the consumers are. We know who’s paying their hard-earned money, and we want to satisfy those people. We have to do it in regards to what is going to attract more eyes and bring more people in."
"Dwayne’s always going to be in that role. He’s always going to be a guy that just magnetizes and makes the broadcast even bigger. So if that’s the case, and that the people want it, that’s what’s cool. Man, we’ve had such a strong set of talent in our roster. Who would have thought that Cody could have had so much admiration that it could have broken up the plans of the Tribal Chief versus the People’s Champion. That, in its own right, is pretty outstanding. It’s amazing. So I think that just kind of goes back to, yeah, there’s a lot of meat on the bone."
"If Dwayne can’t come in and just, boom, this is how it is brother, then that’s when you know you’re cooking up with some really good ingredients, and I think that’s why he is tied in the way he is. That’s why he’s a part of the board and a part of everything the way he is because we’re at an unprecedented time right now. Business is great, and we just want to continue to push things up."
"So if that’s what the people want, and the People’s Champ is down, I’m sure we can make something happen. I guess that’s a testament to the hard work, the collaboration and the storytelling and all the equity we put into this thing."
When it comes to his WWE future, Reigns - who will compete at this Saturday's Survivor Series: WarGames - confirmed he'll be on the premiere episode of RAW on Netflix next January. Beyond that, he's not sure.
"I’m on the premiere," he said. "I don’t think I can share too much more at this point. We haven’t scheduled my exact dates going to WrestleMania from Rumble forward, but that is definitely a topic that has to be addressed."
You can watch the full interview with Reigns in the player below.