Is The Rock vs Roman Reigns match impossible to happen?

Overview

• The Rock vs Roman Reigns is one of the most-anticipated matches of all-time, but has never taken place
• In 2024, the match nearly happened for WrestleMania XL, but was scrapped, as the fans wanted Cody Rhodes to finish his story
• With The Rock's focus on acting and Roman's part-time schedule, their match seems unlikely to happen

The Rock vs Roman Reigns is one of the most-anticipated matches of all-time, but has never taken place. In 2024, the match nearly happened for WrestleMania XL, but was scrapped, as the fans wanted Cody Rhodes to finish his story. With The Rock's focus on acting and Roman's part-time schedule, their match seems unlikely to happen.

The Rock's recent release, 'The Smashing Machine', has received great reviews from the general audience and the critics. In one of the vidoes, Dwayne Johnson was seen in tears, as there was a 15-minute standing ovation for his performance. The Rock also lost a ton of weight for his role, showing his dedication for the role.

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It seems like the Rock wants to invest more of his time in filming, rather than his WWE appearances. His last dedicated schedule came from January to April in 2024, where a lot of things happened, including him becoming the Final Boss. Before that happened, a lot of things transpired.

Why The Rock vs Roman Reigns did not happen in 2024?

Cody won the Royal Rumble and pointed towards Roman, indicating as if he was coming for him. However, The Rock decided to face Roman and asked Cody to go after him later. The segment was the most disliked post in WWE's history, which meant The Rock vs Roman's match was scrapped, paving a way for his heel turn.

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The Rock joined forces with his cousin and made Cody's life a living hell for over two months. It was the best chance for The Rock to face Roman. The other such instances were only plans and could not materialize into action. With Roman now having a part-time schedule and The Rock's focus on filming, their match seems unlikely to happen.