{"id":45185,"date":"2024-02-03T13:13:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T12:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1985998"},"modified":"2024-02-03T16:32:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T15:32:33","slug":"dwayne-the-rock-johnson-set-for-wwe-comeback-in-wrestlemania-40-dream-match","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-set-for-wwe-comeback-in-wrestlemania-40-dream-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson set for WWE comeback in WrestleMania 40 dream match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Can Roman Reigns hold on to his title? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 03 February 2024 at 12:13 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson made a surprise appearance on WWE\u2019s Smackdown last night, where a major fight was announced for the upcoming Wrestlemania 40.<\/p>\n<p>Arguably the biggest star to emerge from the long-running wrestling institution, The Rock has made intermittent appearances since embarking on a Hollywood career \u2013 fronting blockbusters such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/black-adam-dystopian-comment\/\">Black Adam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/red-notice-2-release-date\/\">Red Notice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/jumanji-4-release-date\/\">Jumanji<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/jungle-cruise-2-release-date\/\">Jungle Cruise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the year, the wrestler-turned-actor and businessman joined the board of directors at WWE\u2019s parent company, TKO Group, in a move that also gave him full ownership of his well-known pseudonym.<\/p>\n<p>This might be what paved the way for The Rock\u2019s surprise return this weekend, confirming a dramatic bout with his own cousin \u2013 current WWE champion Roman Reigns \u2013 at April\u2019s Wrestlemania 40.<\/p> <p>The announcement was made by challenger Cody Rhodes, who named The Rock as one of several individuals who had been giving him \u201ccounsel\u201d in his mission to bring down Reigns.<\/p>\n<p>Following a dramatic entrance, The Rock and Roman engaged in a tense stare down as Cody left the ring, which appears to have left fans divided.<\/p>\n<p>While the audience in the stadium was going wild for the reveal, some viewers have argued that Cody\u2019s actions aren\u2019t in-keeping with his character, raising questions over whether The Rock\u2019s return is for business reasons or storyline ones.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, there is sure to be major drama to come at the much-anticipated event \u2013 check out last night\u2019s reveal below, courtesy of WWE\u2019s official YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"FULL SEGMENT: The Rock steps to Roman Reigns on Road To WrestleMania: SmackDown, Feb. 2, 2024\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/58PpN0_VzQg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>In more earth-shaking WWE news, the organisation recently announced that much of its programming would be moving to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/netflix\/\">Netflix<\/a> at the start of next year for international viewers (i.e. those outside of the United States).<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, viewers can keep up with the latest goings on via TNT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WrestleMania 40 is coming soon to TNT Sports Box Office. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=3041&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bt.com%2Fsport%2Fmonthly-pass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Check out the latest deals for TNT Sports<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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