WrestleMania XL Kickoff Press Conference Discussion Thread

[Dale]

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 follow 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 Night Raw commentators Michael Cole and Pat McAfee, and stream live on WWE social and digital channels as well as Peacock.​

 

[Deadd2009]

I wonder if they're gonna keep the Cody....angle...going here where he tells Rock he aint going away.

 

[Dale]

Gonna be interesting for sure. I can just imagine them announcing Roman/Rock and the Cody stuff carries on for a bit longer, especially since he's scheduled for SmackDown the night after.

 

[Smart Marx]

Technically speaking, in kayfabe, no title match can become official until Cody announces which champion he’ll be facing. So it’ll be interesting.

 

[Deadd2009]

Technically speaking, in kayfabe, no title match can become official until Cody announces which champion he’ll be facing. So it’ll be interesting.

>Rock tells Roman he wants the title
>Cody makes his choice then
>HHH makes either triple threat or Roman works both nights

 

[Smart Marx]

I’m honestly fine with either option as long as Cody ends the night having pinned Roman for the belt but a two night is probably be better so that you still can get both singles matches.

Although they can also make this a Swerve with Cody wanting the triple threat that way he could destroy the table by beating them both.

 

[Raider Nation]

Rock announces as ref for the main event and says he'll face Reigns at SummerSlam.

 

[Deadd2009]

That would work if he didnt want to wrestle at Mania.

 

[Smart Marx]

Sometimes you gotta call an audible.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Roman ain't working two nights brother

 

[Smart Marx]

Roman ain't working two nights brother

Probably not, but if he winds up losing both, he can take a five-month vacation.

 

[Cwalker]

I don’t think him working both is THAT far fetched.

And if he did, he’s not losing both. Dwayne taking that L in that scenario

 

[Smart Marx]

I don’t think him working both is THAT far fetched.

And if he did, he’s not losing both. Dwayne taking that L in that scenario

It depends on which order they put the matches in. If rock goes first Roman will have to win so way he still has the belt to face Cody on Night 2. However I actually think it would be smart to have Roman lose both. Cody said on Friday that the story was bigger than the belt and he wanted to take everything from Roman so what better way than to take the title on night one and then the rock takes the table on night two.

 

[Buffy]

Yeah, Rock is going to get the pinned by Roman most likely.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

The Rock would hopefully donate the table as I’m sure he already has a nice fancy one in his home.