San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle went on a passionate rant about the WWE controversy centered around Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson on Monday.
Kittle, who is gearing up for Sunday’s Super Bowl clash with the Kansas City Chiefs, is a well-documented wrestling fan and was asked a question by an NFL reporter about the drama that has been the hottest topic in the sport outside of the sex trafficking lawsuit against Vince McMahon.
WWE fans have been left furious over rumored plans for The Rock, who made a shock return to SmackDown last week, to replace Cody Rhodes in a main event match against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania in April.
The apparent move has sparked such outrage that Johnson’s daughter, WWE superstar Ava, has even received death threats – while fans made their displeasure known at this week’s Monday Night Raw show.
‘We’re starting off hot and I love it, that is the question I’ve been wanting,’ said Kittle when asked about the controversy surrounding The Rock. ‘It’s fun you see everything online and everyone’s talking about ‘#WeWantCody’ or it’s Roman and the Rock.
49ers tight end George Kittle went on a rant about the storyline in WWE involving Cody Rhodes, The Rock and Roman Reigns
The Rock recently returned and is set to face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania to fans’ dismay
Fans have called for Cody Rhodes to ‘finish his story’ after a two-year build up to facing Reigns
‘You know what I’m a huge Cody Rhodes fan. I like Roman Reigns. The Rock… aye, he coined the term ‘The People’s Tight End,’ so I’m indebted to The Rock. Huge fan of him.
‘Honestly, my dream would be kind of a set up. Roman shows up – I saw this online – Roman shows up, signs a contract. Cody’s on the other side, the Rock referees. Wouldn’t that be fun and special? That’s not my own idea but I thought it was very cool.’
Wrestling fanatics have been obliterating the apparent booking decision to have the WWE legend face Reigns for the Universal Championship after spending two years building towards Cody Rhodes finally ‘finishing his story’ by defeating Reigns for the title.
They have also expressed their displeasure in person by booing mentions of The Rock during live shows.
During a Raw segment involving Rhodes, Drew McIntyre and Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, fans at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri once again found the perfect moment to make their opinions heard by chanting ‘Rocky Sucks.’
It has also been mentioned that fan reaction may be playing right into WWE’s hands if the company’s long-term plan was to set up a triple threat match between The Rock, Rhodes, and Reigns.
That type of match combined with the reaction from fans would give Rhodes a similar push to the one that elevated ALL Elite Wrestling star Bryan Danielson [fka Daniel Bryan] to becoming on of the biggest stars in the industry.
Fans at a show in Knoxville also booed loudly after a video of The Rock’s return was played
Fans during Monday Night Raw hijacked a segment by loudly chanting ‘Rocky Sucks’
The Rock’s daughter, WWE superstar Ava, claimed she received death threats over the drama
Kittle’s idea was one of the many that have circulated online amongst fans incase WWE does in fact choose to alter the apparent plan of The Rock vs Reigns, or the possibility that the company has just pulling a massive ‘work’ all along- tricking fans into that one thing is happening only to do another.
The specific idea would involve Reigns over-confidentially signing the contract for the WrestleMania match in the belief that he is facing The Rock, only from him to not actually read the contract and later be surprised by the fact he is facing Rhodes with The Rock as the special guest referee to stop the constant outside interference that has plagued what feels like every Reigns title match for the past three years.
Rhodes has also received public backing from WWE United States Champion Logan Paul and fellow superstar Ricochet who both joined in on the ‘WeWantCody’ hashtag that spent days trending on X.
The video of The Rock going face-to-face with Reigns has also become the most disliked video ever posted to YouTube by WWE. Anger at the WWE’s decision has even led to The Rock’s daughter, WWE superstar Ava, receiving death threats due to the outrage at the potential Rock vs Reigns match.
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