WrestleMania may not be The Rock’s only WWE match of 2024

WrestleMania 40 may not be the only match that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson works in 2024.

In the new edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reports that, while nothing is set in stone, the belief right now is that WrestleMania won’t be the only time The Rock wrestles in 2024. There’s a push to get The Rock to work at least one of WWE’s Saudi Arabia shows this year.

Meltzer writes that WWE’s next Saudi show is scheduled for Saturday, May 25. There are a lot of variables and factors in play, but WWE would obviously like it if The Rock worked that event:

The next Saudi Arabia PPV is 5/25, which will be the day before AEW’s Double or Nothing show. When there was an attempt by some to get Rock to move to a later date with Reigns and keep Cody Rhodes in the spot (while Nick Khan and Ari Emanuel had made the deal, there were people who felt that since the spot was promised to Rhodes last year and they’d been building it, have it be Rhodes at Mania and Reigns-Rock in Saudi with the idea of garnering more money, this would have been that date. When asking if Rock will be working that show, we’re told there are a lot of variables in play and a variety of factors but obviously the company would like it if he would. But while nothing is set in stone, the belief as of right now is that Mania won’t be his only match in 2024 and there is definitely a push to get him to work at least one Saudi Arabia event this year.

A tag team match with The Rock & Roman Reigns facing Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins is set to headline WrestleMania 40 night one on Saturday, April 6. That should be made official when The Rock, Reigns, Rhodes, and Rollins all appear on SmackDown tonight.

The Rock & Reigns issued a challenge for the WrestleMania tag match on SmackDown last Friday. It will have implications for Reigns and Rhodes’ Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 40 night two. If Rhodes & Rollins win, The Bloodline will be barred from Reigns vs. Rhodes. If The Rock & Reigns win, Reigns vs. Rhodes will be a Bloodline Rules match, meaning that anything goes.

The Rock was named to TKO Group Holding’s Board of Directors this January. TKO is the parent company of WWE and UFC.