The Rock wants Cody Rhodes’s soul

On the February 28 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, it was announced that The Final Boss would be making his return to WWE television. At the start of the show, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis informed Rhodes that he had been removed from a match originally scheduled as a six-man tag team bout. Naturally confused, Rhodes asked who had removed him. The answer? The Rock.

Later that night, The Great One made his way to the ring to announce that WrestleMania 42 would be returning to New Orleans. He made it clear that he was a bad guy and proceeded to insult the audience. After some jovial comedy from The Rock, he called for the WWE Champion to join him in the ring. The Final Boss told Rhodes that he wanted something from him, seemingly eyeing the WWE Championship draped across his shoulder. But it wasn’t the title the Brahma Bull wanted—it was Rhodes’s soul.

He promised he could make all of Rhodes’s dreams come true, insisting that the entire Rhodes family would be in a better position for life. Numerous WWE Superstars attempted to talk Rhodes out of joining forces with The Rock. Seth Rollins made the most convincing argument during his segment on RAW, reminding Rhodes that he was the one who helped him defeat Reigns last year at WrestleMania, stating that Rhodes even considering a deal with The Rock was a slap in the face.