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The Rock was one of the great absences in Wrestlemania 41. And, many expected their speech at the star event of Night 2, where Cody Rhodes put into play the undisputed WWE championship against John Cena. However, he was one of his allies, rapper Travis Scott, who finally made an appearance to balance the balance in favor of “The Greatest of All Time”. This afternoon, The Rock has been interviewed in the most recent edition of The Pat McAfee Show, where he has commented on how the idea of ​​his participation in Elimination Chamber arose as well as the reason why he decided not to appear in Wrestlemania last weekend. Publicity “I received a more or less a month before elimination chamber. ‘We need help with elimination chamber Boss? ” I said: ‘Let me think a little and I tell you something,’ “explained The Rock. I thought about it and talked to Ari again, with triple H, with Nick (Khan), and we had a call. I told them: ‘I have an idea. The most important thing for The Final Boss is not money, nor the titles, nor the fame. It has already passed through all that and is grateful for it. That does not mean that The Final Boss wants you to act in a certain way, or that you are at your disposal, or that you treat you badly, or make you do unworthy or shameful things. Boss is not something he wants; My idea at that time was that this was a kind of test, to see how fans responded if Cody decided to sell their soul. We wanted to measure the temperature, lay the bases. And what we discovered was that many fans said: ‘Sell your soul’. I supported that. Not that hem immediately became, but at some point, later. I liked that idea because Cody is an intelligent guy, a general in the ring, and the idea of ​​giving him a reason to change, not for titles, but for his soul and what that represents, is something that affects generations. It is something that transcends professional wrestling. And fans loved it. In one of those, Triple H said: ‘What if John becomes heel?’ And I said: ‘I love it.’ The next step was to talk to John and see how he felt about it. John loved the idea of ​​becoming Heel, but said he wanted to anchor her in something real, in an experience of truth that he has lived in these last 25 years. When we began to advance with the idea that John arrived at Championship number 17 and did it as Heel, there I knew that the best for The Final Boss was to take aside. We had already established that idea of ​​Cody’s soul, we could resume it at any time. But I felt – and I made the decision – that I didn’t want to get involved in that. That The Final Boss would return to the shadows. That all the attention was for John and Cody. That it was neither the soul of Cody nor the soul of John. That they did their own. I called John after elimination chamber, I also called Cody, and told them: ‘I think The Final Boss work is done. We already established it. We have just made the best chapter in the history of professional wrestling, just behind the Heel Turn of Hulk Hogan. We have six weeks ahead, now it’s time to build. Get out there and give everything. I will be with you, always available if you need me, but I think it is best for The Boss to be not involved in that end. ‘ They had six weeks to plan it. I loved the end of the fight. Perhaps I would have adjusted a little certain things in how they got there, but that is already a creative issue of mine. In the end, the important thing is that I love that John has reached the 17 championships. I never hesitated that he could achieve it. My thoughts were more in Cody, in what we had built with him and his story, and in the type of babyface it is. If it is done well, with nuances, with good rhythm, that guy will not only have an incredible stage as Babyface champion, but also a stage like Heel that can be historical, something that has never been seen. Publicity WWE came to raise an appearance of The Rock in combat? “No, they don’t have to tell me any of that. They know that, when I go and present them something, I say: ‘This is how I think I should go. We can put The Final Boss at the end of this story, but and then what?’ There are other commitments that I have, and I want to be careful not to cross certain limits, “he replied. “I could have involved in the end, but why do it if all the focus must be in John, in his 17th championship, in his heel turn? How do you see 2025 if this guy is saying that he will ruin the professional wrestling? For me, that is the main story, that is the axis. It is not the soul … at least now it is not, but we will return to that. As soon as I saw it, I felt that everything was expanded instantly: ‘There comes The Final Boss’.

The Rock It was one of the great absences in Wrestlemania 41. And, many expected their intervention in the star event of Night 2, where Cody Rhodes put into play Wwe’s undisputed championship against John Cena. However, he was one of his allies, rapper Travis Scott, who finally made an appearance to balance the balance in favor of “The Greatest of All Time”.

This afternoon, The Rock has been interviewed in the most recent edition of The Pat McAfee Showwhere he has commented how the idea of ​​his participation in Elimination Chamber arose as well as the reason he decided not to appear in Wrestlemania last weekend.

“I received a call about a month before elimination chamber. Ari Emanuel called me, who is the owner of Tko. He told me: ‘We need help with elimination chamber. The sale of tickets is a bit slowbut beyond that, what we are seeing is that it has become an interesting pay-per-sur, fans have fun, But it is also the duct to Wrestlemania. How do we create a elimination chamber that people have to do yes or yes? How do we do it? Right now, we don’t have that. Will The Final Boss appear? ” I said: ‘Let me think a little and I tell you something,’ “explained The Rock.

I thought about it and talked to Ari again, with Triple H, with Nick (Khan), and we had a call. I told them: ‘I have an idea. The most important thing for The Final Boss is not money, or titles, or fame. He has already gone through all that and is grateful for it. The Final Boss wants your soul. What does that mean? It does not mean that The Final Boss wants you to act in a certain way, or that you are at your disposal, or that you treat you badly, or that it makes you do unworthy or shameful things. This is how The Final Boss does not work. What it means is that, whatever the dreams of Cody Rhodes, his ambitions, even if they are dark, bright, fearsome or amazing, you tell The Final Boss … and he makes them come true. Delivering the soul to The Final Boss is not something he wants; It is something you want. What does The Final Boss get from that? Your soul, for life‘.

So, we arrive at Elimination Chamber with this idea of: Will Cody Rhodes sell your soul to The Final Boss? My idea at that time was that this was a kind of test, to see how fans responded if Cody decided to sell their soul. We wanted to measure the temperature, lay the bases. And what we discovered was that many fans said: ‘Sell your soul’. I supported that. Not to become heel immediately, but at some point, later,. I liked that idea because Cody is an intelligent guy, a general in the ring, and the idea of ​​giving him a reason to change, not for titles, but for his soul and what that represents, is something that affects generations. It is something that transcends professional wrestling. And fans loved it.

As we approached Elimination Chamber, we began to propose ideas among all: I, Triple H, Nick, my team. In one of those, Triple H said: ‘What if John becomes heel?’ And I said: ‘I love it’. The next step was to talk to John and see how he felt about it.

John loved the idea of ​​becoming Heel, but said he wanted to anchor her in something real, in an experience of truth that he has lived in these last 25 years. When we began to advance with the idea that John arrived at Championship number 17 and did it as Heel, there I knew that the best thing for The Final Boss was to take aside. We had already established that idea of ​​Cody’s soul, we could resume it at any time. But I felt – and I made the decision – that I didn’t want to get involved in that. That The Final Boss would return to the shadows. That all the attention was for John and Cody. That it was neither the soul of Cody nor the soul of John. That they did their own.

I called John after elimination chamber, I also called Cody, and told them: ‘I think The Final Boss work is done. We already established it. We have just made the best chapter in the history of professional wrestling, just behind the heel turn of Hulk Hogan. We have six weeks ahead, now it’s time to build. Get out there and give everything. I’m going to be with you, always available if you need me, but I think it is best for The Boss to be not involved in that end‘.

They had six weeks to plan it. I loved the end of the fight. Perhaps I would have adjusted a little certain things in how they got there, but that is already a creative issue of mine. In the end, the important thing is that I love that John has reached the 17 championships. I never hesitated that he could achieve it. My thoughts were more in Cody, in what we had built with him and his story, and in the type of babyface it is. If it is done well, with nuances, with good rhythm, that guy will not only have an incredible stage as a babyface champion, but also a stage like heel that can be historical, something that has never been seen.

Wwe came to raise an appearance of The Rock in combat?

“No, they don’t have to tell me any of that. They know that, when I go and present them something, I say: ‘This is how I think I should go. We can put The Final Boss at the end of this story, but what what? ‘ There are other commitments that I have, and I want to be careful not to cross certain limits“He replied.

“I could have involved in the end, but why do it if all the focus should be in John, in his 17th championship, in his heel turn? How do you see 2025 if this guy is saying that he will ruin the professional wrestling? For me, for me, for me, That is the main story, that is the axis. It is not the soul … at least now it is not, but we will return to that later.

I was also surprised to see Travis Scott, and as soon as I saw it, I felt that everything was instantly expanded: ‘There comes The Final Boss’. (The fans) were waiting for him. I love John Cena’s idea as heel champion, the Goat saying that he will ruin wrestling. Some parts would have adjusted them a little, but hey, that is already creative detail“He concluded.

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