On the September 15 episode of WWE SmackDown, the fans in Colorado got a big surprise as The Rock made his first televised appearance since 2019 when he came out during a segment with Austin Theory and Pat McAfee.
Rock was in town for College Gameday and had appeared on The Pat McAfee Show earlier in the day.
Speaking on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Rock discussed his surprise return.
"Here's the crazy thing about that. We were in Boulder, I was there for College Gameday, and I found out the night before that WWE was going to be in Denver, which is right up the road. I called my buddies at WWE, Nick Khan, and I said, 'I heard SmackDown is here, can you confirm that?' 'It is.' 'Good, The Rock is coming to SmackDown.' I went out there and it's a really an incredible thing. I've been lucky over the years to entertain in a lot of different ways, but that kind of connection with the WWE audience, there's nothing like it. My music, I went out there, they had no idea. You guys know how hard it is to keep a secret. It doesn't exist. This was a full on secret. The people went nuts. 13,000 people sounded like 130,000 people. It was incredible. WWE audience is my family and I love them and it was incredible.
"There's nothing like going to SmackDown, and laying the SmackDown on their candy asses all night long," he said.
The Rock ended up laying the SmackDown verbally and physically on Austin Theory.
It is unknown when The Rock will return to WWE television. If he is involved at WrestleMania 40, Cody Rhodes doesn't believe he'll be in his spot. Fans can find Rhodes' comments regarding WrestleMania 40 and The Rock by clicking here.
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