Impressive update on WrestleMania 40 main-eventer ahead of WWE PLE

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WrestleMania 40 season is in full force and it will continue through this week's episode of SmackDown where TKO Group Holdings Board of Directors member Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will make an appearance to address a challenge.

That challenge was thrown by Cody Rhodes, the 2024 WWE Royal Rumble match winner who despite being booked in the main event of WrestleMania 40, wanted to have a singles showdown with The Great One.

That being said, the 'Mania main-eventer will essentially be a shadow for The Rock as he will be under the same roof with him for the next three episodes of Friday Night SmackDown.

WWE previously confirmed The Rock's appearance on the blue brand to sell out the shows while Rhodes took to X to announce that he will also be in town for those three episodes despite being a talent from the Raw roster.

These co-appearances also mean that Cody Rhodes will continue buddying his rivalry with The People's Champion as well as his WrestleMania 40 opponent Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. In his words, he will be hunting down The Bloodline.

All three men will heavily be a part of the WrestleMania 40 storyline alongside the World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins as the latter gave his words to support Rhodes in this unfair battle against The Bloodline.

There's no update on whether Rollins will also be appearing on SmackDown to build up the rumoured tag team match featuring him and Rhodes against Roman and The Rock on the Night One edition of WrestleMania 40.

Men's Elimination Chamber winner Drew McIntyre warned Rollins to ignore The Bloodline threats so that the two could deliver an astounding match at the Show of Shows. Irrespective of Rollins' backup, Rhodes will 17 out of the 19 WWE events in March as given in the below schedule:

• SmackDown: March 1 GLENDALE, AZ
• House Show: March 2 PALM SPRINGS, CA
• House Show: March 3 BAKERSFIELD, CA
• Raw: March 4 SAN ANTONIO, TX
• SmackDown: March 8 DALLAS, TX
• House Show: March 9 ALEXANDRIA, LA
• House Show: March 10 LAFAYETTE, LA
• Raw: March 11 HOUSTON, TX
• SmackDown: March 15 MEMPHIS, TN
• House Show: March 16 AUGUSTA, GA
• House Show: March 17 N. CHARLESTON, SC
• Raw: March 18 RALEIGH, NC
• House Show: March 23 SPRINGFIELD, IL
• House Show: March 24 ROCKFORD, IL
• Raw: March 25 CHICAGO, IL
• House Show: March 30 MANCHESTER, NH
• House Show: March 31 SYRACUSE, NY