WWE Rumor Review: Potential face turn for Roman Reigns, The Rock's in-ring return, Hell in a Cell Match on RAW

#2 WWE hoped The Rock would wrestle at Survivor Series

WWE has seemingly been trying to get hold of The Rock for a while now, especially with the promise of an epic program with Roman Reigns. The company even had hopes that The Great One would return to the ring at Survivor Series 2021, according to a report from WrestlingNews.

As we now know, The Rock did not wrestle at the event, in fact he did not appear at all. This was quite controversial as WWE had built the entirety of Survivor Series around him and his movie Red Notice.

A giant egg was involved as well, with Vince McMahon claiming that The Brahma Bull gifted it to him. This disappointed fans, who were hoping there would be a pay-off to the excessive promotion surrounding The Rock's movie.

Had the Hollywood star wrestled at Survivor Series, it would have likely formed the base for his eventual WrestleMania match against Roman Reigns. The Rock might still show up at The Show of Shows, but not in a wrestling role; at least not this year.