The Rock made a brief appearance at WWE Bad Blood, coming out at the end of the show as Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes were in the ring.
The Rock delivered a throat slash gesture as the show ended.
Many wondered if the moment was going to lead to anything as The Rock was not on television again until the Raw on Netflix premiere, where he thanked Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns for carrying the company.
"It meant something. I'm a long gamer. I like long gaming," Rock stated in the WWE Elimination Chamber post-show press conference. "I like creating with Paul [Levesque] and Brian Gewirtz and Maya Lasry, who is on my side of the team. I like creating with Paul and his team as well. We're long gamers. A lot thought Bad Blood, when I just did a small subtle thing, there was a lot of criticism, 'Oh, it didn't mean anything.' It did. It's okay. It's okay if you're not thinking about it now, but just trust me when I tell you, we are thinking about this stuff and long gaming this. Same thing when we opened up with Netflix in LA when I came out at the Director of the Board and welcomed everybody and thanked Cody Rhodes for carrying the company. I gave him dap and a big hug. I knew this night was coming. We are long gaming."
The Rock closed WWE Elimination Chamber by aligning with John Cena, who turned on Cody Rhodes.
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