A lapsed fan's guide to WrestleMania 40 -- The Rock is back

Cody Rhodes talks to Stephen A. Smith about The Rock's legacy as well as what it means to be in both Wrestlemania main events.

Roman Reigns and The Rock will face Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins in Saturday's main event at WrestleMania XL -- with major implications on Sunday's main event up for grabs. Apparently, plenty of fans. The heel turn from The Rock started on"The Pat McAfee Show" with the term"Cody Crybabies." In the process, Rhodes referenced The Bloodline's ancestry a little too much for The Rock's liking, and he emphatically slapped Rhodes across the face, signaling a heel turn and aligning with Reigns, the person he was planning on beating the snot out of roughly 30 seconds earlier.

If Rhodes and Rollins win, The Bloodline will be barred from ringside for the Night 2 main event. If they lose, then the main event is"Bloodline Rules," meaning run-ins and interference galore from Roman's compatriots. If there's one main issue with the way this played out for The Bloodline, it's that The Rock's heel turn dimmed the spotlight on Reigns. We've been building toward Cody vs. Roman II for a year and that build ends with The Rock proclaiming himself as"The Final Boss" ahead of their match, which is what Roman had always been sold as vis-à-vis"finishing the story." Now Reigns feels like the penultimate challenge, which doesn't feel right narratively.

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