WWE SmackDown: Why is The Rock coming to the Friday Night SmackDown Tonight?

If you smell what the "Final Boss" is cooking?

The “Final Boss” Dwayne has achieved everything in his professional wrestling career. This in-ring career was as illustrious as his Hollywood career but what made it intriguing is his hunger to do more in WWE. He took over TKO and has been appointed to the board of directors of TKO Group. The People’s Champ, however, focuses on the WWE as it’s his home.

Bold and disruptive.
Unpredictable and dangerous.

The Final Boss returns, LIVE on #SmackDown tomorrow at 8ET/7CT on @USANetwork. @WWE @TKOGrp pic.twitter.com/q3UaSYLQNh
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 21, 2025

The Rock has visited Raw on its Netflix Premiere and NXT, the following episode after Raw’s Netflix Premiere this year. This would mark his first appearance on SmackDown this year. The Brahma Bull was very happy about the success of Raw’s premiere on Netflix. WWE has achieved new heights since then as the 2025 Royal Rumble became the highest-grossing Rumble of all time.

What is the reason behind Dwayne’s sudden visit to WWE SmackDown?

The Rock has featured on WWE in the past but it is either on the pay-per-view events or to start the storyline for upcoming pay-per-view. We now have two major events lined up, Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania which makes it the perfect occasion for his return. This however might not be the only reason for his return.

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The other prominent reason is the absence of Roman Reigns from WWE since the 2025 Royal Rumble owing to an injury caused by Seth Rollins stomping him on the floor and steel steps. Solo Sikoa’s return to WWE also met with boos from the crowd that forced him to be out of WWE. He returned to WWE SmackDown on February 7, 2025, to attack Cody Rhodes.

NO WAY!! 🤯

Solo Sikoa is back and he just attacked @CodyRhodes!! 😱#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/elWsloeZ57
— WWE (@WWE) February 8, 2025

Solo reappeared on SmackDown on February 14, 2025, but accidentally delivered Samoan Spike to Tama Tonga. This created a brief dispute between Jacob Fatu and Solo Sikoa which helped Damian Priest steal the win and enter the Elimination Chamber. Elimination Chamber would be the first pay-per-view with no bloodline member after a long time.

The Rock’s entry might be to announce a bloodline match to the Elimination Chamber. He also holds the power to announce a backup tribal chief in the absence of Roman Reigns. The Bloodline has been the major storyline in WWE for a long now. It concluded with Roman Reigns becoming the Undisputed Tribal Chief after his victory against Solo Sikoa at the Netflix premiere.

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I am Ashish Negi, and I work as a WWE and NFL writer at The Playoffs. I have 5 years of experience in content writing, and I have written in different domains like Real Estate, but I found my love while writing in sports. I love watching sports and have been a fan of WWE and cricket. I got an opportunity to write full-time on WWE and NFL here, so following the footstep of my hero John Cena, I turn heel on my last company