Dwayne Johnson's WWE return at the Netflix debut of Raw seemed to signal a potential WrestleMania showdown, but his schedule may have other plans. The Rock's appearance and lack of mention of storylines suggest a change in direction, with his focus now reportedly on reshoots for the live-action remake of Moana.
After a historic night for WWE , the path to WrestleMania for one legendary superstar might have diverted. Dwayne Johnson , or The Rock , opened the massive WWE Raw debut on Netflix at a packed Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, dressed as 'The Final Boss', the villainous character he had been portraying when he returned last year and was forced to pivot his angle.
However, fans expecting a showdown with cousin Roman Reigns, or even a huge head-to-head with WWE Champion Cody Rhodes might well be disappointed. Opening the show, Johnson entered the ring and dropped all pretense when addressing the crowd, essentially ignoring all storylines from the past, as he addressed the fans and Rhodes, who was in the crowd. The Rock and Rhodes had a violent feud around WrestleMania last year, which led to Rhodes being left whipped and bloodied. Indeed, The Rock pinned Rhodes in Night One of WrestleMania last year, and confronted him the night after WrestleMania, leading fans to believe the two would have a match in the future. However, it looks like that won't be happening anytime soon. Additionally, it has been reported via pro wrestling news outlet Fightful that Johnson is in fact scheduled for reshoots on the live-action remake of his hit Disney animated film Moana while WrestleMania is ongoing. Johnson is an extremely busy man, and his schedule has regularly prevented him from doing more wrestling than he perhaps would have liked, but it's understandable that he needs to put his career outside the ring first. After all, he is an actor, producer, and lots more aside from that, but as a director on the TKO board, he will still have a big say going forward. What is Dwayne Johnson Making Next? Aside from filming Moana, which is due to open in theaters in 2026, his next film is set to be The Smashing Machine, which neatly blurs the lines of what he has done in the past and what he is now
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