Rhoades cost Rock his triumphant return match against Reigns, thanks to his loyal fan base, which demanded to see him finish his story at WrestleMania 40. He did, with some help in the form of The Undertaker thwarting interference from Rock, but only after being pinned by The Final Boss the previous night.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been a glaring omission from the Undisputed WWE title picture since aiding in John Cena's heel turn at WWE Elimination Chamber, to the point where his bizarre absence from WrestleMania 41 was one of the primary talking points coming out of WWE's big weekend.