WWE Rumors: Examining Latest Buzz Around The Rock







The latest round of WWE rumors offered a look behind the curtain at how those backstage felt about The Rock's promo last week and Daniel Bryan's shot at entering the Royal Rumble.
The Rock veered off-script during his appearance on Raw last week. As one would expect, the backstage reaction was one of panic. The Great One steered the show in a direction producers didn't want to go.

As for Bryan, fans may have given up on the idea of his returning in time to appear in the Royal Rumble, but reportedly some within the company did not.

In other stories, Samoa Joe may be soon on the move, while Brie Bella may have a major opportunity in front of her. The following is a dive into all of that, as we try to make sense of all the rumblings around the Internet.

Backstage Word on The Rock Promo
Last week, The Rock toyed with Big Show, verbally jousted with The New Day and at one point stepped out of the ring to acknowledge a group of fans in wrestling costumes, including a Hulk Hogan one.

WWE had clearly made an effort not to spotlight them all night. The Rock gave them TV time instead.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (h/t Ringside News), the move caused a freak-out backstage. The report noted that this would get just about most roster members fired.
The Rock, though, exists on a wholly different plane.

He's a box-office megastar and a legend of the squared circle. A goofy little moment like the one from Monday night wouldn't be enough to get him in trouble.

It's not surprising that WWE wasn't thrilled with how everything went down, though. The guy dressed as Randy Savage took attention away from the wrestlers in the ring as he incited chants from the crowd. And WWE has done everything it can to have fans forget about Hogan after his infamous racially charged comments last year.

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