WWE Announces The Rock, Roman Reigns Set For ‘WrestleMania XL Kickoff’ Press Conference on 2/8
The Rock and Roman Reigns will speak for the first time this coming Thursday afternoon.
During the Feb. 2 episode of WWE SmackDown, WWE Champion, Roman Reigns made his way down to the ring to confront Cody Rhodes. The winner of the 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble Match interrupted proceedings and asked the rest of ‘The Bloodline’ to leave the ring, so he could speak to Reigns man-to-man.
Rhodes said he still wants the WWE Championship and wants a piece of Reigns…but not at WrestleMania 40…and here comes The Rock. The future WWE Hall of Famer greeted Rhodes, who then left the ring before Rock and Reigns came face-to-face as the show went off the air with a RAUCOUS crowd in attendance showered both men with dueling, deafening chants.
From WWE:
“STAMFORD, Conn., February 3, 2024 — WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced that Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Roman Reigns will face off at an open-to-the-public fan and media event — WrestleMania XL Kickoff — live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this Thursday, February 8 at 4 p.m. PT. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. PT.
This non-ticketed event, delivered by Pizza Hut, is free for all to attend.
Fans and media will hear from both The Rock and Roman Reigns as well as WWE Chief Content Officer Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque. Onsite interview opportunities for media will immediately following the event with both participants, Cody Rhodes, Seth ‘Freakin’’ Rollins, Bianca Belair, and Rhea Ripley.
Building on the anticipation for the already-record-breaking WrestleMania XL, Thursday’s event will be hosted by Monday Nighy RAW commentators Michael Cole and Pat McAfee, and stream live on WWE social and digital channels as well as Peacock.
WrestleMania XL takes place across two nights on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7 at 7 p.m. ET life from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia and stream live on Peacock in the U.S.”
– WWE on WrestleMania XL Kickoff Press Conference
More information on The Rock and Roman Reigns’ confrontation on SmackDown can be found by clicking here.
BodySlam‘s full report on the Feb. 2 episode of WWE SmackDown can be found by clicking here.
