In case you ask the Rock — who was certainly questioned straight about it on Saturday evening — Travis Scott is inching nearer to his obvious dream of collaborating in an precise skilled wrestling match, albeit with backup. Scott didn’t simply accompany the Rock into the ring, he bought bodily concerned in a stunning second in wrestling historical past.
On the WWE’s Premium Stay Occasion “Elimination Chamber,” earlier than some 40,000 followers, the Rock and Scott joined forces with one other famous person, John Cena — who turned from good to dangerous man — as all three jumped WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. The hip-hop icon bought his first style of what it actually feels prefer to throw fingers in a wrestling ring, hanging Rhodes within the head, who was already bleeding profusely.
“He wished to get his fingers bloody,” The Rock mentioned throughout a press convention after the occasion about Scott. “I whispered to him as he was going out [to the ring]. I mentioned, ‘when you’re gonna get your fingers bloody, make it depend. Make it depend. He slapped the shit of Cody tonight. He was actually, actually overestimated.”
The occasion occurred at Toronto’s Rogers Middle, and certain sufficient, hometown hero Drake was within the entrance row with Lil Yachty — a shock look since simply days earlier he’d canceled the remaining 4 dates of his Australia-New Zealand tour because of a “scheduling battle.”
Scott has been an everyday WWE movie star visitor for years. Previous to Saturday, he final got here out at to a WWE ring on January 6 in Los Angeles as “Monday Evening Uncooked” made its debut on Netflix, performing a phase from “Fiend,” and accompanied Rock’s actual life cousin Jey Uso to the ring. The Houston native’s music has been official theme to WWE’s Premium Stay Occasions, and he has additionally debuted songs on WWE programming: “4X4” was first heard on the January 6 “Uncooked.”
“He loves the enterprise,” the Rock mentioned. “We get guys and women like that who wish to are available and who’re already tapping in tradition and disrupting tradition in their very own cool manner. Possibly they wish to sit and luxuriate in, perhaps they wish to be on digicam.
“However then some wish to become involved,” the Rock continued, “after which some, like Travis, deeply wish to become involved. And that’s what you noticed tonight.”
The interviewer requested, now that Scott has gotten his first style of blood within the ring, will it result in an precise match as a tag-team associate with himself and Cena?
“Sure, that’s why we’re doing it,” the Rock replied. “I like Travis. That’s my man.”
The Rock and Cody Rhodes have been at odds for over a yr. They fought one another at WrestleMania final yr and, as he did Saturday, the Rock whipped Rhodes with a leather-based belt and bloodied him en path to their essential occasion tag match towards one another. All of it appeared squashed on the “Uncooked” Netflix world premiere once they shook fingers within the ring and saluted one another.
And two Fridays in the past, the Rock appeared on WWE’s “Friday Evening Smackdown” and took the love fest even additional. He advised Rhodes he might make the champ’s wildest desires of cash and fame come true: All Cody had do was embrace the Rock as a “brother” and give up his “soul.” He advised Cody take the week and take into account his provide, and reply on Saturday.
Cena had the second match of his year-long retirement tour on Saturday. He fought and gained the Elimination Chamber match (besting 5 others) and was topped the number-one contender to face Rhodes at this yr’s WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas (April 19 and 20). After his victory, Rhodes got here to the ring to congratulate Cena, his former mentor.
The seemingly pleasant reunion was interrupted by Travis Scott’s track “Fiend,” which blared from the world’s sound system. Positive sufficient, Scott got here out on the wrestler’s ring entrance, carrying his personal {custom} WWE Championship belt.
Subsequent, the Rock’s theme music hit, and the pair moved to the ring to confront Rhodes. Whereas Rock and Rhodes went backwards and forwards on the microphones, Cena appeared on, urging Rhodes to say no, whereas Travis stood within the nook.
Lastly, Rhodes advised Rock, “Go fuck your self.” Cena hugged him, however then adopted a sign from the Rock to assault.
The transfer was a traditional WWE “shock,” as a result of Cena has been good man — a “babyface,” in wrestling jargon — for almost all of his profession, though he first rose to fame as a trash-talking “heel.” It was the most important change up since Hulk Hogan turned his again on his “Hulkamaniac” followers in 1996 and joined the villainous faction the N.W.O.
As the previous rivals Cena and Rock pounded Rhodes, drawing blood, Scott joined within the beatdown, which included Rhodes getting punched within the face along with his personal Rolex watch, choked along with his personal neck tie and getting whipped with the Rock’s custom-made leather-based belt, which had the phrases “Cody’s Soul” emblazoned on it and the date “June 11, 2015” — the date Rhodes’ real-life father, WWE Corridor of Famer Dusty “American Dream” Rhodes, died.
On the finish of the beat-down, the Rock, Cena and Scott stood over Rhodes’ susceptible physique — Cena even had one foot on the again of Rhodes’ head.
Drake was so enthused by the proceedings that he posted a number of pictures from the occasion on his Instagram web page (considered one of which was of Logan Paul writing “OVO” on the glass of his Chamber cell), writing “I’m offered @lilyachty.”
Yachty replied, “Nothing higher than @wwe.”
