The REAL Story of the WrestleMania XL Main Event

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    The build towards Cody Rhodes vs Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL had a lot of twists and turns. Originally, the match was always going to feature Cody as he attempted to "Finish The Story" at the biggest show of the year; however, a certain's People's Champion made his return to WWE and the main event picture turned incredibly messy. The Rock vs Roman Reigns was pencilled in, fans showed their displeasure, and the company had to pivot in order to stop more fan backlash. In the end fans were given a new version of The Rock, a new heel persona known as "The Final Boss", and The Rock would try to make Cody's road to WrestleMania 40 even tougher by aligning himself with Roman Reigns and The Bloodline.
    00:00 - Intro
    01:19 - The Rock Returns at Day 1
    02:45 - Rock joins the TKO Board of Directors
    04:08 - Cody wins the Royal Rumble
    06:10 - Cody gives Rock his title shot
    08:27 - The WM40 Las Vegas Press Conference
    13:11 - Cody vs Roman gets made official
    16:51 - The Final Boss
    21:25 - The March 25th Episode of Raw
    25:02 - WrestleMania XL
    30:48 - Final Thoughts / Credits
    #WWE #codyrhodes #wrestlemania
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  • @haydenmarshall2010
    @haydenmarshall2010 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +467

    "And then I said Wrestling Bios should make a video on this."

    • @jereltorry2601
      @jereltorry2601 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      😂😂😂

    • @stsolomon618
      @stsolomon618 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      😂😂

    • @idcwhatuthink4985
      @idcwhatuthink4985 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Recent is cool if it's relevant❤

    • @Svr2021playit
      @Svr2021playit 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      LMAOOOOOO

    • @kingphillieman
      @kingphillieman 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Winner of the comments.

  • @Rayuzx
    @Rayuzx 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +482

    0/10: Needs more of Rock taking credit for everything.

    • @BeAGoodDoga
      @BeAGoodDoga 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

      Lol 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Bill_Watts
      @Bill_Watts 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +81

      “And then I told WrestlingBios to rewatch the Monday night wars” ~ 🪨

    • @martaviouspaul7117
      @martaviouspaul7117 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +21

      Dude literally became that Lebron meme that lies and takes credit all the time😂😂😂😂

    • @natedoggcata
      @natedoggcata 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      "So I said.... Wrestling Bios can do his video... we satisfy the Bios Babies"

    • @bobmonkey420
      @bobmonkey420 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

      "So I said to Rian to push Steve Blackman"

  • @mat6990
    @mat6990 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +104

    "And then I told Punk, what if you were from Chicago?"

    • @donateloleonardo
      @donateloleonardo 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      And he said, "Yeah, and Drew should beat me up in my hometown to get some extra heat."

    • @MaTTEM15
      @MaTTEM15 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      😂

    • @MohammadUmar2002
      @MohammadUmar2002 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Bruh 😂😂

  • @jaysonarends145
    @jaysonarends145 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +155

    It wasn't a Rolex. It was the recipe for what The Rock has been cooking all these years.

    • @gngrblls2thwall
      @gngrblls2thwall 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      this is my canon now

    • @joninterglad
      @joninterglad 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Is it pie?

    • @Duelist1738
      @Duelist1738 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Do you smell it?

    • @Capm_Jack
      @Capm_Jack 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@joninterglad No, it's the People's Strudel.

  • @arlibrarian
    @arlibrarian 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +30

    I actually prefer Taker because I think Rock/Austin in the ring would start to overshadow Cody/Roman, but also because Taker has that “magic” aspect to his character where I can accept him suddenly appearing. He’s like “the Ghost of Wrestlemania” who showed up because the Bloodline’s shenanigans had finally summoned judgement from the wrestling gods.

    • @quincykearney9862
      @quincykearney9862 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      You have a good point about Undertaker. But you remember The Rock and Austin had a long time fusion when The Rock was the Intercontinental Champion in 1997. When Steve Austin threw The Rock belt over the bridge. In the Rock did the same thing with Steve Austin with the Smoking Skull Belt but he knocked Austin over the bridge.
      And you have WrestleMania 17 the best WrestleMania all. Austin versus The Rock for the belt and we all know what happened Austin side with Vince McMahon. Then you had the invasion angle when The Rock returns to join team WWE then he got his revenge on Steve Austin in Survivor Series 2001. In the final match was a wrestlemania 19 when The Rock face Austin and beat them.

    • @hotcoldman77
      @hotcoldman77 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Just stop! If Austin showed up you would have been screaming out your lungs and you would have shredded the thought of Undertaker coming out instead

  • @bigjermboktown6976
    @bigjermboktown6976 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +65

    God damn if Vince doesn't look creepy with that little thin mustache and looks like he all of a sudden turned 150 years old

    • @MaynardOwns
      @MaynardOwns 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

      He looks like a legit villain from a black and white movie. Walt Disney meets dr doom or some other more fitting villain.

    • @KingKhanate1997
      @KingKhanate1997 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

      He’s the spitting image of Mr. House from Fallout 😂

  • @christianholbrook2686
    @christianholbrook2686 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +182

    I agree with the vast majority that Rock trying to take the main event spot was unjustified, but I want to give credit to Rock for fully committing to the heel persona. He could have phoned it in, or even just gone through the motions and support Roman and it still would have made a fine spectacle, but Rock went the extra mile and became the most evil heel in the company for that time, and it did elevate the entire story to a new level. Say what you will about Rock taking credit for everything but he did put in his fair share of work, so I give him credit for that at least.

    • @CrispyHulk1
      @CrispyHulk1 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

      Rock did a phenomenal job and I wouldn't have it any other way. Wouldn't have got into wrestling without his effort in 2024

    • @drexeldragon1723
      @drexeldragon1723 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

      Wow, a level-headed response. You love to see it.

    • @StealthMarmot_
      @StealthMarmot_ 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

      The Rock would never phone it in because if he couldn't be the big hero, he would be the best damn villain he could. He might have an ego, but I would never accuse the Rock of giving anything but 100% in anything he does. He might want it all, but he gives it all too.

    • @TingTong2568
      @TingTong2568 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      The fact it got way more interesting when the rock gpt involved in this storyline.

    • @anthonyturner6399
      @anthonyturner6399 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @@StealthMarmot_I wonder how much of Rock taking credit for it all is gonna play into his heel persona more. Triple H said in an interview 10 years ago that you can work the fans using social media and blurring the lines.

  • @marcjohn9404
    @marcjohn9404 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

    "And that's when I told the boys, 'no taxation without representation', and the rest is American history!" -The Rock

  • @dannydimez3
    @dannydimez3 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +80

    Wrestling Bios never misses

    • @francischristian1994
      @francischristian1994 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Never bro never

    • @roccojamison89gooker51
      @roccojamison89gooker51 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@francischristian1994 Wrestling Bios has above average carpentry skills.

  • @stsolomon618
    @stsolomon618 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +41

    Rock: Then I told wrestling bios to make a video about the road to Wrestlemania 40.😂

  • @xtort1220
    @xtort1220 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +154

    The Rock and his PR team went into overdrive to rewrite history on this one. Really happy that Cody got to FINISH THE STORY!

    • @CrispyHulk1
      @CrispyHulk1 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      I'm happy The Rock returned as a heel and WWE promoted the story so well

    • @djdarq6311
      @djdarq6311 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Of course you are 🤡

    • @mrdude88
      @mrdude88 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Only because the Rock suggested Cody should finish his story.

    • @user-nr6ul3pw3q
      @user-nr6ul3pw3q 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      How…he said they were going to leave it up to him because they weren’t going to tell Rock no. Think about it, they have a hard time telling other celebrities not as big as Rock no, so it’s believable they would have went forward with Rock and Roman if he didn’t volunteer to just go heel. Which he’s don’t his whole career…
      Fans hated him as Rocky Malvia, he left and came back heel and fans loved him.
      He left for Hollywood and came back…fans hated it…he went heel and they loved him again
      He was Baby Face vs Hogan but at Wrestlemania fans were behind hogan…mid match he went heel.
      Went against Cena as a heel
      It’s not like he hasn’t done it time and time again. I think someone started a Rock ego narrative and people just ran with it though he’s shown though he has an ego heels cooperative.

    • @dary0097
      @dary0097 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@user-nr6ul3pw3q Perfectly Said 💯

  • @ohhFox
    @ohhFox 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +22

    “And so I said: That Steve Blackman is cold as ice…”

  • @camilocuba6927
    @camilocuba6927 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +24

    I never thought I’d see an evil authority figure top the Mr. McMahon character, but “Final Boss” Rock comes awfully close.

    • @ed-roc2054
      @ed-roc2054 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      True, but... Rock had that cool heel thing. Vince did not.

  • @dr.snakes
    @dr.snakes 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +21

    If Wrestlemania night 1 and 2 are Infinity War and Endgame, Seth Rollins is Stephen Strange.
    He saw how this would end and was willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good.

    • @BEMSmarky
      @BEMSmarky 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      More like Iron man

    • @Linator4
      @Linator4 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      *Tony Stark

  • @LwandaMandla-eo3io
    @LwandaMandla-eo3io 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +76

    "And so I said let's get Wrestling Bios to release this video on a random Tuesday"

  • @nekoking8330
    @nekoking8330 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +33

    28:25 my mom was watching with me and is a big Undertaker fan. When Undertaker appeared she was screaming and crying, waking up my poor dad🤣a good moment.

  • @ReignofIndepence
    @ReignofIndepence 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    I think I speak for everyone when I say you absolutely should cover all eras not just the attitude. I've been waiting for a video like this from you for a while.

  • @blkmamba31
    @blkmamba31 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +59

    “The Rock remembers sitting down and talking with his good buddy Rodney. He said his career was going down hill. No gigs. No big breaks. He didn’t know what to do to make his comedy work. Rodney said he gets no respect. As soon as The Rock heard that, The Rock
    Could smell it. The Rock told Rodney that’s just the thing his comedy needed! The Rock told him to run with the whole No Respect thing, and the rest is history……”

  • @blkmamba31
    @blkmamba31 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +55

    “And then The Rock said, That’s one small step for man…………..”

    • @Copefiend
      @Copefiend 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      And one massive fall for Mick Foley

  • @Isukiri544
    @Isukiri544 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    When a 30 minute video is better than an official documentary.

    • @ed-roc2054
      @ed-roc2054 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      💯

  • @cabutler1
    @cabutler1 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

    The pivot was a work of art, if I'm to be honest. I'm assuming this whole thing wasn't planned, but it'd be amazing if it was.
    But really, the pivot is the talk, and they handled the change, and working with the outcry instead of trying to ignore it, just elevated the match even more than it already was, which says something as the match had a lot of natural hype behind it.
    I do agree that Austin would have been better. It was rumored for a long time, and if you take Taker's word for it, he was the backup plan and he was told day of that he was being used. But as big a pop the Deadman got, could you imagine the pop that would have happened if, instead of a gong, the glass shattered...

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      FWIW, I do think a lot of it was planned. It would take some heavyweight creative power to pull that off, but that’s exactly what was involved. Hunter is an extremely intelligent dude and wasn’t called the “cerebral assassin” for nothing. Heyman is a fantastic booker as long as he’s not also writing the checks…lol. Cody is the son of another legendary booker. And Bruce might occasionally toss in an idea when he gets his head out of Vince’s ass.

    • @Persephone715
      @Persephone715 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Like Austin, but LOVE Taker. Lost my mind at the first gong...😂 I will always choose him.

  • @Foo-oo-oo-oolsGold89
    @Foo-oo-oo-oolsGold89 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +68

    I have to say The Rock memes since the documentary aired have been hilarious. He is literally turning into Hulk Hogan. The man should buy himself a big bottle of Pepsi to wash down all the Whoppers he's told 😂

    • @TheBlackScatPack
      @TheBlackScatPack 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +22

      Be careful. Dwayne will say he’s trying a Whopper and Pepsi for the first time.

    • @PJBlick
      @PJBlick 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

      @@TheBlackScatPack And post it three separate times, a month apart.

    • @NJTRAF
      @NJTRAF 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      Come on now, if he was going to wash down anything with a Pepsi then it would be his very first In n Out burger, for the first time ever … again

    • @TheBlackScatPack
      @TheBlackScatPack 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@PJBlick right!

  • @ChiseledAdonis
    @ChiseledAdonis 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This was such an awesome build to a WrestleMania main event. Being able to be there in person for WrestleMania took things to another level as well! They not only listened to the fans, they kept us on our toes the entire build. There were so many different factors, emotions & great segments. Truly one of the greatest of all time.

  • @sTew_Mangolas
    @sTew_Mangolas 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    As someone who just wanted to be entertained by good wrestling story telling, I 100% agree with you. The Final Boss was next level. Roman's dominate heel run was so strong that people are now cheering for him to return. Cody finished the story and Seth more or less sacrificed his title to help take down The Bloodline. The main events were just one of the many great story lines at WM XL.

  • @kevinconn
    @kevinconn 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +26

    “And then I told him, you should make a TH-cam weekly series about The Monday Night War…”

  • @Riosokkablackwolf
    @Riosokkablackwolf 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I was at the March 25th Monday Night Raw in Chicago. When the Rock showed up, everyone got on their feet, myself included. When the Rock beat Cody Rhodes to a bloody pulp, outside in the rain, the crowd was dead silent. It was a very surreal experience.

  • @JimK2112
    @JimK2112 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +26

    “And then I said, Wrestling Bios, you should give the nickname MuFuggin to my boy Steve Blackman.”

    • @smurfitoo1585
      @smurfitoo1585 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Dam u beat me to the joke 😅🤣🤣🤣

  • @SonBlackHeart22
    @SonBlackHeart22 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    Is this the most modern wrestling topic Bios did 😮

    • @jknight1984
      @jknight1984 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Yep. WM40 was just 3 months ago. I think the recent title holder was either Undertaker vs Goldberg or DX vs The Brothers of Destruction.

    • @dxtremecaliber
      @dxtremecaliber 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@jknight1984because it has to be talked about this is prolly the most mainstream WWE can be in the last 20 years one of the best build up of all time

    • @jknight1984
      @jknight1984 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@dxtremecaliber one thing for sure. I have never heard a word said so much as the word "Pivot" when things went down.

  • @jonathanpeck6112
    @jonathanpeck6112 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    That Taker surprise got me honestly. I thought Austin was going to show up and stop the Rock. But having Undertaker show up and save Cody is full circle moment because Undertaker first match was in a Survivor Series match against a team lead by Dusty Rhodes in 1990 and Taker helped Cody with his first Royal Rumble appearance in 2008 with Cody said it in a interview few years ago about it.

  • @AmazingGuy13
    @AmazingGuy13 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    Bloodline Rules was stupid because The Bloodline could've made it as unfair as possible for Cody, given the stipulation. Like no dq for Roman but not for Cody. Instead, it was just a regular no dq match.

  • @TheShapeshifter
    @TheShapeshifter 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

    I'm surprised you're already making a video on this

  • @Genolocs
    @Genolocs 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I kinda wish undertakers involvement also included taking out Heyman, since it's been 10 years since the streak ended.

  • @shanelorrison5224
    @shanelorrison5224 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +91

    The Rock: “that doesn’t work for me, brother.”

    • @roccojamison89gooker51
      @roccojamison89gooker51 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      The Rock: It Doesn't Matter What Works For You, That Does Not Work For The Rock, Brother!

    • @mrdude88
      @mrdude88 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@roccojamison89gooker51
      The WWE Universe: That’s not going to work with us, Rocky.
      WWE: It’s not going to work for them, Rocky. Do you smell what they are cooking, Rock?

    • @TingTong2568
      @TingTong2568 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@tjjordan4207 ikr! At least The Rock knows what the fans wanted. He is a better businessman compared to Hulk too

    • @hectic105
      @hectic105 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Yah! Except that he never said that and pivoted when he heard the reaction (from the internet wrestling community, he was still getting massive cheers whenever his music hit). Yah. Real “Hogan-like” there. He didn’t have to do sh*t, I don’t know why internet wrestling fans think they hold so much power over one of the biggest celebrities on the planet. He wasn’t forced to do anything. If he wanted to go ahead with the Roman match, he could have. It would have still drawn interest from a broader audience. But he didn’t. Yet people still whine and complain about how he’s just like Hogan. Which is absolutely insane if you think about their entire careers. The Rock lost TONS of times. He never had an issue with putting people over.
      They were teasing Rock and Roman for years at that point, so it wasn’t like it was an idea that came out of thin air. It just didn’t align with the story they were currently telling at that moment.

    • @pwx13
      @pwx13 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@shanelorrison5224 he drew a ton of money, so it's all good

  • @TerrySilverhand
    @TerrySilverhand 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I was happy with it being Taker... Taker was the locker room Boss and is Wrestlemania boss, so he took out the Final Boss.
    Would have been epic with Austin as the Anti Boss taking out the final boss too... was amazing either way

    • @Persephone715
      @Persephone715 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      It was amazing for me to see Taker. That's my dude. The perfect Wakanda.

    • @eddiemoney1093
      @eddiemoney1093 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I was fine with taker. In fact I marked for it. In hindsight though rock and taker didn't have as extensive a history making the second most logical choice after Austin to counter the rock....triple h himself.

  • @None_More_Metal
    @None_More_Metal 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I think this was all a work. WWE used social media brilliantly to get people thinking they messed up and had to pivot, but that was their endgame all along. There's no way they'd let anyone go off script or deviate from the plan with the incredible amount of money riding on Wrestlemania. I'm sure this had been in the works for many months.

  • @blkmamba31
    @blkmamba31 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +38

    “Right after The Rock fell and hit his head, he could smell it…. The Rock could smell the idea for the the flux capacitor! The thing that makes time travel possible! Then The Rock got in contact with some Libyans…….”

    • @lordcolinb
      @lordcolinb 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      😂😂😂😂

    • @sumthingwikked4257
      @sumthingwikked4257 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      This is heavy, Rock!

  • @AmazingGuy13
    @AmazingGuy13 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    Roman throwing the chair away after hitting Seth made no sense when it was no dq

    • @tmage23
      @tmage23 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

      Reflex

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      I think that’s what Seth did 10 years ago.

    • @ifinitywarguy6479
      @ifinitywarguy6479 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      It was Roman getting payback against Seth by doing the same thing to him that Seth did to him 10 years prior. It's 10 years in the making.

  • @briansedeyn8757
    @briansedeyn8757 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    I don’t know why but when you said “a Rock apologist” it sounded like it could’ve been someone’s job 😂😂 “I’m an a rockapologist for a living”

    • @pwx13
      @pwx13 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @briansedeyn8757 the rock is one of the greatest of all time without any bias

  • @stevengrvp
    @stevengrvp 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    This year's mania was great

  • @WickedFireBird69
    @WickedFireBird69 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I have heard the argument for Steve Austin being there, and yeah that BIG WWE trailer behind Cody and Rock when Cody was being brutalized definitely gave us that feeling, but from a character standpoint the "Spirit of the Undertaker" and the "Spirit of Wrestlemania" makes a lot of sense. Undertaker and Rock are both from a bygone era and the fact Taker attacked ONLY Rock and not Roman made me happy. It was like he was there to even the odds, not change the outcome. Again, all from a theoretical storyline POV.

  • @themexicankitchen
    @themexicankitchen 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    16:18 My first ever time at a WWE (ugh) PLE was this Elimination Chamber in Australia
    Thanks for covering this Era defining time in Wrestling

  • @AmazingGuy13
    @AmazingGuy13 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    Them doing what they did probably extended The Rock's career because now we still have matches for him against Cody and Roman to go.

    • @Black-Circle
      @Black-Circle 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      100% agree hope both happen soon.

    • @elchomper.1063
      @elchomper.1063 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      The rock is one of the worst wrestlers of all time. The only people who want him to wrestle are 45 year olds with nostalgia glasses drilled into their skulls

    • @TonySpike
      @TonySpike 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ​@@elchomper.1063 really? .....nice to know im 45 when i am not
      And yes its nostalgic pandering, but i am here for it

    • @CrispyHulk1
      @CrispyHulk1 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Cody is boring and incapable of drawing interest like The Rock. Thank God Rock returned to remind WWE how to make good stories/promos

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      “The worst”? Being slightly dramatic, but ok. Rock isn’t Ricky Steamboat but he’s not Giant Gonzales either. Good athlete, average to above average worker.
      What Rock does is draw money and draw attention.

  • @zachariahsmith9130
    @zachariahsmith9130 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Were cold weather sports fans, the weather was fine. The problem was we couldnt see at the start.

  • @DenofLore
    @DenofLore 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    The Rock: “And then I talked to Wrestling Bios and said they could make a great episode about this”

  • @C.R.Cole331
    @C.R.Cole331 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    I was there and I can honestly say I've never experienced anything like it.

  • @CrispyHulk1
    @CrispyHulk1 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This was the story / match that got me into wrestling after 30 years. The Rock's promos were awesome and the attention to detail to his Final Boss entrance becoming better and better with each promo was legit. His entrance for the main event is one of my favorite ever with those awesome electricity visuals

  • @Cameron_611
    @Cameron_611 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    And then I told WrestlingBios to make a video on WrestleMania 41 and the rest was history.~Rock

  • @MikeOTR
    @MikeOTR 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Wrestling Bios going to be unbiased and cooking here.

  • @My19812011
    @My19812011 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Rock has basically morphed into TJ Kirkland with how much he takes credit for absolutely everything 😂😂😂

    • @javi994
      @javi994 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      He’s staying in character 😂

  • @Black-Circle
    @Black-Circle 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    28:53 I am happy it was undertaker because he was able to get his closur from the ring.

    • @CrispyHulk1
      @CrispyHulk1 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That's not closure. That's disconnected, lazily dressed, last second make-shift trash. Undertaker deserves better

    • @Black-Circle
      @Black-Circle 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@CrispyHulk1 undertaker said that was closure for him. That's my point.

    • @Black-Circle
      @Black-Circle 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@CrispyHulk1 pay attention to his podcast

    • @duckquack2000
      @duckquack2000 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@CrispyHulk1 better than having a huge moment at one of the biggest manias ever??? lol love fans telling wrestlers how they should really feel about their careers even though taker said this was closure for him

    • @BlackslooklikeHarambe
      @BlackslooklikeHarambe 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      WTF is closur? 😂😂

  • @JustJulyo
    @JustJulyo 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Wrestling Bios should be a board member for TKO, he knows what is best for business

  • @seanbean3826
    @seanbean3826 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    So did i get worked by the rock? I thought the idea of rock vs roman is a fine idea but it wasnt as important to me as cody vs roman at wm. I didnt get all hot about it, just thought it was dumb to build up cody vs roman only to drop it out of nowhere and then go back to the first idea.

    • @zlinedavid
      @zlinedavid 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Got your attention and made you a little more interested though, didn’t it?

  • @Michael-pd2jn
    @Michael-pd2jn 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    I'm a fan of stone cold but the fact he didn't make an appearance because they couldn't pay him enough is shitty. It just goes to show just how important and selfless Taker really is.

    • @AussieDragoon
      @AussieDragoon 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Also Taker was already there, he does his 1 dead man show in venues around where major WWE events take place.

    • @Cableguy15
      @Cableguy15 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      If Austin was a regular in WWE I'd agree, but he's retired. He doesn't owe anyone anything at this point and while it would have been great if he was there, it didn't ruin the main event by any means.

    • @anthonyturner6399
      @anthonyturner6399 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      @@Cableguy15yeah people are going on and on about SCSA not showing up but he also is still protective of his character. He never liked Cody’s father and made that clear and otherwise Dusty helped bring Taker to WWE so to me it was way way more fitting to see Undertaker in every possible way rather then just another SCSA pop. I get it the man is a legend but that’s the only reason people were gonna pop, undertaker story wise makes the most sense by far.

    • @Michael-pd2jn
      @Michael-pd2jn 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@Cableguy15 I dont disagree at all. I'm one of the fans that was elated it was Taker and not Austin. I don't know. To not help the company that helped make you over money is shitty to me.

  • @AmazingGuy13
    @AmazingGuy13 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    If they wanted Rock vs Roman, then why would you have Cody win the Rumble?

    • @datkiddjophat4290
      @datkiddjophat4290 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      They could have done it this way have rock cost Roman at the royal rumble Cody finish his story then you would have had rock vs reigns at mania. Then they could have had reigns vs Cody at backlash & regain the title.

    • @datkiddjophat4290
      @datkiddjophat4290 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Then you could have build a jealous solo then it brew for months to where Roman now see family ain’t above all. Then it could go on to three matches atlease a feud. Then we see a the new bloodline build with solo.

  • @michaelreich4827
    @michaelreich4827 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I know they may not do it in the future, but I liked that the guys in the main event had a tag match on Night 1.

  • @CG_31
    @CG_31 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Here we go, a true unbiased review lol. We needed this lol

  • @badyacht
    @badyacht 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I loved this build, thank you for covering this bios.

  • @Ty-douken
    @Ty-douken 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Personally I thought 'Taker showing up was a nice Easter egg for those that have heard Cody talk about his story where he drop kicked 'Taker.
    It felt more like he was helping Cody vs attacking Rock, but there's no doubt Stone Cold would've had a crazy pop. Though I'm bias as 'Taker was my guys since his debut.

  • @TheBat1992
    @TheBat1992 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    One of the best channels on TH-cam ever

  • @DR.64A9
    @DR.64A9 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    "And then I said, we'll call it Reliving The War"

    • @DasNordlicht91
      @DasNordlicht91 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      "And then I told Ryan that he should call Bret a 'jam-up guy' and make a shirt all about it."

  • @CaligaRelinquo
    @CaligaRelinquo 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The Rock : "and so I told Wrestling bios to pivot and do a real story video." 😂

  • @MrBeardsley
    @MrBeardsley 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I totally understand why Hunter didn’t answer questions about the lawsuit after the Royal Rumble, I have no doubt he’d been instructed to do exactly that by the higher-ups at TKO and Endeavor because he’s not only an executive himself but also a member of Vince’s family.
    My issue was how he went about it, he seemed unprepared for those questions and came off as annoyed people would even ask. Since just not going out there wasn’t an option, literally all he needed to say was “That’s an ongoing legal matter and I can’t comment on it at this time” and people wouldn’t have gotten so upset.

  • @jaystreet46
    @jaystreet46 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Ryan mate you are multi talented! I thoroughly enjoy your music mixed, you’re funny as hell and your insight into the business is impressive.

  • @tohomaster4664
    @tohomaster4664 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Last year was the perfect time for him to drop the title.

  • @j.rivera6402
    @j.rivera6402 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Been a wrestling fan since I was 6….I’m 41 now. This was the best story telling and ending I’ve seen. Loved every second of it.

  • @frodostump
    @frodostump 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love your content man, keep it up

  • @HystericalHyena
    @HystericalHyena 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    the only thing i can complain about is the steve austin appearance i think even cody himself commented on it,. it was still breath taking experience nonetheless. maybe in the future i can go see a steve austin pop. i still dream of the day i get to hear the glass shatter in person

  • @geraldwilson727
    @geraldwilson727 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I was there in salt lake city and it was a split crowd when he showed up

  • @johnlucas1543
    @johnlucas1543 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Listen, listen. THIS chaos is what brought me back to watching the main product full-fledged after being in lapsed mode since 2001 when the then-WWF ended the Monday Night Wars by buying WCW & ECW.
    I kept up with wrestling in a way more casual stance after that. Checking in periodically when something major happens or keeping up with a star or watching someone from a new generation here & there.
    And it usually would be around WrestleMania time or at least at one of the major events.
    I know of TNA & how it became Impact then TNA again. I know of Ring of Honor. I sort of know of AEW on TNT/TBS.
    I know there's great stuff in the international scenes especially in Japan & Mexico.
    But I was the most casual of casual watchers pretty much looking at old stuff from the past over watching the present-day.
    The Rock is one of my all-time favorites & usually when he shows up I check in to see what he's up to.
    I always liked Cody Rhodes in what I saw from him in his earlier WWE days but was disgusted at how he like so many other promising stars would be wasted in that era of WWE. That's part of why I pretty much checked out of the present-day.
    So when I saw him being in a prime spot for the top of the card I was happy for him. The Rhodes were always talented.
    I never felt it was right for The Rock to beat CM Punk in 2013 because The Rock didn't need it.
    And this felt like that same old frustrating part-time veteran Hogan-ing the full-time talent again.
    But this time around with all the unthinkable changing of the guard with 3rd Generation Vince to 4th Generation Steph & HHH, I was curious to see how this would play out. The behind-the-scenes turmoil HELPED bring good attention to WWE.
    The WrestleMania XL Kickoff LOCKED ME IN!!! I WAS LOCKED IN, YOU HEAR ME?
    The 'Cody/Roman/Rock with Seth on the side' drama was NEW & FRESH. This was no longer Vince's WWE anymore.
    And from there I watched other WWE content in the feed & got acquainted with something I knew was going on but never fully checked out in earnest: THE WOMEN'S DIVISION. I knew the Women had gained much respectability from the old days.
    I know TNA & its Knockouts were the reason why WWE got more serious in its Women's Division.
    But there I found one of my new favorites: DAMAGE CTRL. Bayley & her team & that betrayal had me digging through archives.
    I learned in earnest about the WWE's Four Horsewomen. I learned about the Joshi Revolution with Asuka, Kairi, & Io.
    I learned in better detail about all the good in NXT run by HHH. And I realized there was treasure amongst the junk.
    I missed out on a lot in my decades of casual lapsed watching & it's now time to catch up on all I missed.
    By the time we get to WrestleMania XL, I'm plugged 100% just like I was in the Monday Night Wars.
    I like reading Wrestling Twitter & all the memes & commentary of all kinds.
    I not only watch the old days with you here on Wrestling Bios but I actually interested in what's happening in the present-day.
    It all started with this chaos & the fact they pulled this off so smoothly gave me MUCH confidence in HHH & The Rock leading the WWE & the whole wrestling business into a greater echelon.
    The change is real & I'm glad to witness history in the making once again.
    Still can't get over how 2 members of Vince McMahon's faction The Corporation are literally leading the Corporation for real.
    "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, the Crown Jewel, & "HHH" Hunter Hearst Helmsley from Greenwich, Connecticut. Unreal.

  • @user-ed4lu2hr7e
    @user-ed4lu2hr7e 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    i am glad cody rhodes finished the story

  • @imal25
    @imal25 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    WHAT AN INCREDIBLE EPISODE FOR TODAY. WILL SEE YOU ON THURSDAY FOR AN ALL NEW RELIVING THE WAR AND FOR MY BIRTHDAY ILL BE 41 YEARS OLD SO HAVE A GOOD EVENING AND TAKE CARE.

  • @JordanJMyers
    @JordanJMyers 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Watched this yesterday and it was damn good. I'll watch again with your commentary lol

  • @JokersVsZombies
    @JokersVsZombies 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Yoooooo the build up to this was the best.

  • @AltJake
    @AltJake 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    While Endeavor/TKO wanted Rock v Roman, I don't think HHH ever did. He knew what was the best story & banked on the fans uprising. Creating another Kofimania/Yes Movement
    🎶 "It's all about the game, and how you play it!"🎶

  • @kazuhasgloves
    @kazuhasgloves 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Oh here we go!

  • @jerrymarshall5965
    @jerrymarshall5965 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The rock summoned his inner will smith at the press conference

  • @jarretc110
    @jarretc110 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    the rock showing us how much he learned from hulk hogan.

  • @BetterCallJamie
    @BetterCallJamie 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    It’s 2024 more people should be calling out Dwayne BS trying to make it all about himself instead of what the fans and story was aiming towards.

  • @SpaceViking2000
    @SpaceViking2000 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    My headcanon is that he gave him a lighter lol. Remember Cody’s bus catching fire?

  • @molletre9606
    @molletre9606 2 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Taker and Rock are 2 giants from the Attitude Era, but hearing that shattering glass and helping Cody via a Stunner to Rock would have created a pop for the ages. And to be fair, Rock and Taker for sure had some good matches, but Stone Cold and The Rock had feuds, promos and epic battles which are still among the best ever done in professional wrestling.
    It was great to see the Undertaker, but this was just done to hear the Gong, lights out and OMG HE´S HERE. Just like so many times. No disrespect to the Undertaker, but Austin would´ve made way more sense.

  • @thedon42
    @thedon42 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This was better than the BTS documentary WWE released. Thank you Wrestling Bios!

  • @donateloleonardo
    @donateloleonardo 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Been waiting for this!!

  • @cjtquk
    @cjtquk 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It started messy post Runble but once they knew their roles, the build up got better and better. They kept us guessing which is an almost impossible job in the social media age.
    Was it overbooked?: Yes
    Was it entertaining?: Yes
    Did we get the happy ending? Yes

  • @PMOThemadcracker
    @PMOThemadcracker 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Love your videos man

  • @MALITH666
    @MALITH666 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Prety much. I love the Rock, I do have a feeling he is a narcistic business guy, but hey, for wrestling love seeing him. But it was Cody's time and I hope Rock does not return face. His 'Final Boss' is seriously something we need. Reminds of old Vinnie Mac back in the WAR and Ruthless days. Hunter is loved by everyone and he cant do it, Rock certainly can.

  • @LucianoBelotto
    @LucianoBelotto 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    4:40 What's even more strange is they perfectly setup Gunther to win the Rumble and challenge Rollins for his world-title. The fans would've then accepted (and loved having) Rock vs Roman, and Roman could've gone on to beat Hogan's world-title-days streak later in 2024, making Cody beat Roman at Mania 41 even more meaningful

  • @CamPopplestone
    @CamPopplestone 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I really think Cody still winning the Rumble was HHH knowing it would likely cause something like this to happen and hoping he'd get to put on the match and story he wanted. He lived through the Daniel Bryan thing a decade ago.

  • @ETHANCHIEFS1587
    @ETHANCHIEFS1587 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Watch the Behind the Curtain

  • @jonathankarnes168
    @jonathankarnes168 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Absolutely love what you do.. I can't get enough attitude era.. but mixing today's stuff too brilliant..

  • @ovidiuz34
    @ovidiuz34 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    When Rock made fun of Solo on Smackdown saying that "Solo is in a good mood, you can't tell by looking at his face but that's his happy face" and "Solo will sing the national anthem at Wrestlemania" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @smac919
    @smac919 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    5:20 you know what I remember?
    I remember Cody going out there after Triple H and he answered those questions 10x better than Triple H did.
    Cody was asked about Grant, and what’s being done to insure this doesn’t happen again, and Cody gave a great answer.
    Cody’s going to run WWE one day.

  • @ShadowThe771
    @ShadowThe771 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    23:18: I ain’t seen Rock this brutal since he gave Mankind infinite CTE at 1999 Royal Rumble.

  • @hotcoldman77
    @hotcoldman77 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Finally Wrestling Bios with some modern wrestling content and not 1996 WCW snoozefests lmaoooo

  • @AmazingGuy13
    @AmazingGuy13 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I wanted Rock vs Roman

  • @anthonyturner6399
    @anthonyturner6399 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Im absolutely looking forward to this WB because you never cover modern stuff and I’d love to hear more about your opinion on modern wrestling in general. I’m so excited to watch this video, such a treat. Keep up the hard work man.

  • @Mathair
    @Mathair 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This was a grwat, concise video even with your personal takes and experiences included. Thank you as always!

  • @4seenfamily551
    @4seenfamily551 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    A bit of an overbooked ending for mine but a good payoff. Imagine how crazy silly it would have been if Rikishi had come out at the end instead of taker.

  • @darnelljacobs2128
    @darnelljacobs2128 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    💯💯💯💯....I love these rivalry stories that work on

  • @jeanlongsden1696
    @jeanlongsden1696 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    TBH I was hopping that Cody would have been run over by Rikishi the week before XL ..... he would have done it for the Rock.

  • @beardedweirdo790
    @beardedweirdo790 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The visuals of Roman hitting Seth with the chair as pay back still gives me goosebumps every time i see it