Clarification On Why The Rock Was Upset With His Royal Rumble Appearance

We reported yesterday that Dwayne “The Rock” was upset with how his appearance at the Royal Rumble went down — mainly the boos he and cousin Roman Reigns received after the end of the match.

Reports suggested Johnson was unhappy with the creative booking for the match and the last minute changes WWE decided to implement when they realized Daniel Bryan’s early elimination would be a bigger problem than they had anticipated. Now although those changes did occur, it wasn’t the reason he was upset. What irked Johnson was that he was involved in a segment which totally backfired and the fact he was booed by a hostile Philadelphia crowd.

Dave Meltzer cleared up the story in his subscriber only podcast earlier today:

“It wasn’t the changes in the Rumble, it was that he got booed and that he didn’t realise what he was getting into. You know, he thought he would come back to this amazing reception and it didn’t happen, so he was surprised. I think he didn’t realise the lay of the land and I’m sure he’s got other fish to fry. I don’t think he realises what exactly is going on in WWE all the time.”

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