The Rock to play a crucial role in determining Cody Rhodes' next opponent? Analyzing the possibility

Last week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Cody Rhodes beat Gunther to become the inaugural Crown Jewel Champion. While this achievement will be monumental for The American Nightmare, he must now focus on the Undisputed WWE Championship as SmackDown's next episode might see a new contender step up.

As of this writing, there is no word on who Rhodes' next opponent could be, but there is a chance The Rock could play an important role in determining the Undisputed WWE Champion's next adversary. Thanks to The Final Boss, the new Tribal Chief could end up becoming Rhodes' next title challenger.

At Crown Jewel last week, Sikoa led his team (Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu) to an impressive win over Roman Reigns and The Usos in a Six-Man Tag-Team Match. Impressed by this victory, The Rock could surprise Sikoa by gifting him a chance to win the Undisputed WWE Championship by challenging The American Nightmare once again.

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The Rock is on the Board of Directors of the TKO Group, and if there is anyone who can pull the strings for Sikoa to get a title shot, it has to be The Final Boss. While the angle is speculative, it won't be surprising to see something along these lines on SmackDown.

Wrestling veteran predicted The Rock will face Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 41 after winning a major event

This year's Show of Shows according to many was one of the best in history. Hence, when WWE presents WrestleMania 41 from Las Vegas next year, they will undoubtedly try to outdo the previous edition. Booking exciting matches will be a sure shot way to ensure that the extravaganza is another spectacular success.

Recently, a wrestling veteran predicted a mega match that could happen at WrestleMania 41. During an episode of The Band podcast, former WWE writer Vince Russo predicted The Rock would win the Royal Rumble 2025 and challenge Cody Rhodes on The Grandest Stage of Them All.

"Mark this date down on your calendar please, November 7th, Vince Russo said The Rock was gonna win the Royal Rumble and he was going to face Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania. Write that down," he predicted. [11:55 - 12:11]

You can check what Russo said in the video below:

A match between The Rock and Cody Rhodes is possible due to the history between the two. As a matter of fact, before The Final Boss could make an appearance at Bad Blood, his last segment was against The American Nightmare on RAW after WrestleMania.

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