The Rock announces he’ll be at WWE Raw on Netflix premiere

The Rock says he’ll be at the WWE Raw on Netflix premiere. 

On Sunday, Rock revealed in a social media post that he’s dedicating tomorrow night’s show to his grandfather, Peter Maivia, his grandmother, Lia Maivia, and his father, Rocky “Soulman” Johnson. 

He wrote:

“Besides having my three daughters, my Samoan High Chief Title, High Chief Seiuli, is one of the greatest honors of my life.
I gave my word and made a commitment 20 years ago to His Highness High Chief Maleatoa Tunamafili II and to our people of Samoa that I would “leave my boyish ways behind” (well, I try 😅) and carry my Samoan, Polynesian, and Black culture around the world with great respect, pride, kindness, MANA, humility, and warrior spirit.
Fa’a Samoa (the Samoan way)
After 20 years of proudly carrying our culture with me around the world, I can’t wait to soon return back home to Samoa. I already have chills just thinking about it 🇼🇸❤️💪🏾
Until then, I’ll come back home to WWE tomorrow night as we make history on Netflix and begin a new era.
Tomorrow night is dedicated to my grandfather, the High Chief Peter Maivia, my grandmother, Lia Maivia, and my dad, Rocky ‘Soulman’ Johnson, and my ancestors who have ALL paved the way.
~ High Chief Seiuli”

It will be the first time The Rock has appeared on WWE programming live since Bad Blood in Atlanta on October 5, 2024. Whether or not he’ll perform at WrestleMania this year is unclear. At one point, he was planned to wrestle Cody Rhodes on the show. However, recent reports indicate Rhodes might wrestle John Cena instead. 

Our own Dave Meltzer addressed rock’s involvement at WrestleMania 41 in Friday’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

“(Rhodes vs. Cena) isn’t etched in stone because whatever Rock wants to do, he’s likely going to be able to do. I do know that people are expecting him to appear on the show in some form. As for wrestling on the show, I even know people at the top who are expecting that, but it’s not a sure thing and one would think the Netflix show on 1/6 will kick off the season and tip the hand.”

WWE Raw on Netflix premiere announced lineup for Monday, January 6, 2025:

  • Tribal Combat: Roman Reigns vs. Solo Sikoa
  • CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins
  • Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan defends against Rhea Ripley in a Last Woman Standing match
  • Drew McIntyre vs. Jey Uso
  • John Cena returns
  • Penta El Zero Miedo debuts
  • The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs. Rey Mysterio & TBA
  • The Rock to appear