WWE is preparing for a WrestleMania without the Rock.On Monday's WWE Post-Raw show on Fightful with Sean Ross Sapp and Ibou, Sapp noted that he doesn't believe The Rock will be working WrestleMania, based on things he'd heard. Dr. Chris Featherstone also noted that creative was operating as if he wouldn't be working the event, which Fightful has also heard is true.Dave Meltzer had stated a while back that the Rock had informed WWE he wouldn't be available, to which the Rock posted on Instagram to "not believe that shit." At the time, people in WWE pushed back on that, but numerous confirmed that there are creative plans being put in motion on the assumption that The Rock will not be working WrestleMania. This is with the realistic notion that with The Rock, anything is possible, and subject to change, much like Bad Blood.WWE sources told Fightful that The Rock's Bad Blood appearance was to simply get him on screen and didn't have a major direction or plot point they were furthering. While they knew Rock appearing would be a possibility, they found out for sure that week, which is why the Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk Hell in a Cell match opened the PLE. The Rock was around all day and pulled up in plain view in his pickup truck before the show. The Rock just finished filming the live action Moana, which will be subject to re-shoots in 2026. Fightful Select is told that Cody Rhodes and The Rock "filmed something" at the Moana premiere, that may or may not end up seeing the light of day, but the context on that was not provided. The Rock referred to Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, and Nick Khan as "WWE family" in a recent Moana promotional interview. Anyone pretending that anyone else reported that The Rock is "100 percent out" for WrestleMania isn't being genuine, and nobody would supply that information knowing the Rock.
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