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The wrestling world is in such an incoherent state right now that even the fans are puzzled about it all. While the recently held eventsdidgive fans the matches they had been looking forward to seeing all this time between The Rock, Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns, John Cena, and all the others, it also brought about some seriously unforeseen and incredibly confusing situations.

Cody Rhodes won the WWE Universal Championship recently at WM40. | Credit: Rhodes' IG.

One of these situations was none other than Dwayne Johnson’s final message to the American Nightmare at WWE Raw after WrestleMania XL. If anything, this one particular message had fans so at a loss about what to make of it since the message that the Brahma Bull delivered to Rhodes felt nothing short of emotional and sentimental on the part of Johnson.

The Rock had a Surprise for Cody Rhodes at Monday Night’s Raw

IfWrestleMania 40wasn’t enough to leave fans baffled enough to make sense of what wasactuallygoing on,Monday Night’s Rawmatch further increased fans in those reactions. If anything, now the WWE fans are more perplexed than ever about what truly is happening in the wrestling world.

This comes after The Rock delivered an incredibly (and surprisingly) emotional segment toCody Rhodesafter making an unexpected appearance at the Raw event. Making it all the more dumbfounding was him handing something to Rhodes through a handshake.

The Rock and Rhodes at Monday Night’s Raw.

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As the Final Boss said to the current Undisputed WWE Universal Champion (via@WWE on X):

“You don’t even have to open your hand to know what this is. Don’t you ever break my heart again… If you smell what the Final Boss is cooking.”

“The next few months are going to be tough”: WWE Universe Faces a Harsh Reality After Cody Rhodes’ WrestleMania Win

What DID@TheRockjust give to@CodyRhodes?!#RawAfterManiapic.twitter.com/xxqeLhrdt2

— WWE (@WWE)July 30, 2025

“One final big run”: John Cena Wants to Do What The Rock Did in WWE After His Commitments to Peacemaker Season 2 Gets Over

But even with such minimal words spoken while he interrupted Rhodes celebrating his newly achieved exceptional feat,Dwayne Johnsonstill managed to catch all the WWE fans from all across the globe in a chokehold.

“One final big run”: John Cena Wants to Do What The Rock Did in WWE After His Commitments to Peacemaker Season 2 Gets Over

While the thing that the People’s Champion handed over to the American Nightmare is still something that fans are yet to figure out, what fans are even more confused about is the true reason behind such an emotionalreaction from Johnson.

The Rock’s Final Message to Cody Rhodes has Fans Confused to the Core

Ever since The Samoan Sensation made his surprising visit to interrupt Rhodes’ celebration atMonday Night’s Raw, fans can’t help but wonder why exactly The Blue Chipper was scripted to act so sentimentally.

“He has multiple movie projects now”: WWE Fans Feel They Won’t See Dwayne Johnson in the Ring For a While Following RAW After WrestleMania

Taking toX, here’s how they’re reacting to this particular expression of Johnson’s:

Why on earth is the rock getting so emotional and sentimental 😂 this is awkward#RawAfterMania#WWERAWpic.twitter.com/zR6kefUe7Y

Johnson and Rhodes previously at SmackDown.

— U M A R (@Agrumpycomedian)June 26, 2025

what even is happening in wwe bruhhhh 😭😭😭😭😭😭

— chan always (@chanieismyhero)July 17, 2025

This is awkward for real

— Mr khan (@lostwithinn)July 26, 2025

https://twitter.com/ProbeardC50509/status/1777515901064974547

— Tweep (@confusedatmaaa)August 03, 2025

Rock getting soft

— bobzy the king (@shahchalkhan)June 27, 2025

WHY IS THE ROCK BEING LIKE THAT

Well, while the mystery about what Johnson handed over to Rhodes or why he was being so emotional, askingthe American Nightmareto never“break my heart again”, is yet to be solved, one other thing has been made evident nonetheless:

The Rock will be coming for the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship that Cody Rhodes managed to steal (fair and square) fromRoman Reigns, and the upcoming events just might get much tougher than what Rhodes’ fans are expecting for him.

Mahin Sultan

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Mahin Sultan is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, where she brings a fresh perspective to entertainment news. Having been in the field for over 3 years now, she has already written more than 2,000 articles across a variety of niches, from entertainment to health and fashion. This diverse experience has allowed her to quickly build a solid foundation and a deep understanding of the industry.

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