{"id":122907,"date":"2024-02-27T21:15:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T02:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=122907"},"modified":"2024-02-27T21:15:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T02:15:27","slug":"the-rock-in-the-bloodline-will-be-the-high-chief-not-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/02\/27\/the-rock-in-the-bloodline-will-be-the-high-chief-not-hollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rock in The Bloodline Will Be &#8220;The High Chief&#8221; Not &#8220;Hollywood&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rock and Roman Reigns&#8217; conspiracy to headline WrestleMania 40, being thwarted by Cody Rhodes has been one of the most talked about storylines ever. A head-scratching moment on SmackDown led to a PPV-quality press conference that made things official.<\/p>\n<p>Cody would face Reigns for the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship at Wrestlemania 40. But the biggest news has been The Bloodline Rock&#8217;s official heel turn.<\/p>\n<p>The Rock officially joined The Bloodline on SmackDown last week.<\/p>\n<p>WWE has promised The Rock will appear on the next three SmackDown episodes. But Bloodline Rock will be more than a Hollywood novelty act. Expect The Rock to draw from his &#8220;High Chief&#8221; moniker.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is NOT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheRock<\/a> we remember&#8230; \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>This SOLD OUT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDown<\/a> crowd is getting RIPPED TO SHREDS TONIGHT. \ud83e\udee2<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDown<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pbScC6sGWn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/pbScC6sGWn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1758686873638060283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bloodline Rock Is The High Chief Dwayne Johnson\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Rock showed us the full Bloodline (Anoa&#8217;i) Family tree, during the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/02\/09\/review-of-the-live-wrestlemania-press-conference\/\" target=\"_self\">WrestleMania Kickoff press conference<\/a>. He claimed they were the one true royal family in wrestling. Adding that The Rock facing his cousin Roman Reigns was the biggest box office match in WrestleMania history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cody Rhodes spoiled the cousin\u2019s plan by cashing in his championship shot earned by winning the Royal Rumble.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Those with an eagle eye would have noticed something very interesting on The Rock&#8217;s branch of the Anoa&#8217;i family tree. On the Dwayne Johnson branch of the tree he was referred to as High Chief\/\u00a0<\/span>Seiuli<strong>.<\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This name was given to Dwayne Johnson when he was acknowledged as the High Chief of Samoa.\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many took to X, formally Twitter, to herald the return of Hollywood Rock. Hollywood Rock was a heel character in 2003. He cut promos from his movie trailers and talked down the WWE fans that he felt he no longer needed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The character we have seen from Dwayne Johnson in recent weeks has totally different motivation. This was Bloodline Rock.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bloodline Rock\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Rock spoke passionately about his family and declared this to be the driving force behind his desire to headline WrestleMania 40 with his cousin Roman Reigns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With, is a key word here. At no point have we seen any conflict between Reigns and The Rock. The two are paired together in a pact to headline the show.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Rock also doesn&#8217;t seem to be coming for Roman Reign&#8217;s moniker as Head of the Table. The two are fully in cahoots. The Rock and Reigns both currently seem to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;know their role&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">as High Chief\/ People&#8217;s Champ and Tribal Chief\/ Head of the Table respectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This is a key difference between Hollywood Rock and Bloodline Rock. The latter is driven by his family heritage and being recognized as the greatest wrestling family of all time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Rock&#8217;s character is all about respect. But no longer does he want respect for his movie career, he wants it for his family&#8217;s heritage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One Family<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rock showed the full Bloodline Family tree and referenced how many more branches it had compared to the Rhodes family. We can expect everything the Rock does to be based on this belief. To be fair, The Bloodline Family Tree does have a lot more branches to it than The Rhodes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At some point, The Rock is going to show the Bloodline Family Tree again and then show The Rhodes Family tree and it\u2019ll be so entertaining!<\/p>\n<p>Bloodline Rock is a whole new level I can\u2019t wait to see. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MisotZKlor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/MisotZKlor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Laurence Gibbons (@GibbonsGob) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GibbonsGob\/status\/1755992836443402384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">An interesting dynamic was that The Rock took the spotlight from Reigns. Reigns, who has stood tall over The Usos for four years as Head of the Table, was now playing second fiddle. But we&#8217;ll have to wait until after WrestleMania for this dynamic to play out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THIS FRIDAY on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDown<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheRock<\/a> is back! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hmewt0WldR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Hmewt0WldR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1762287390805139818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Network<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Peacock<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rock and Roman Reigns&#8217; conspiracy to headline WrestleMania 40, being thwarted by Cody Rhodes has been one of the most talked about storylines ever. A head-scratching moment on SmackDown led to a PPV-quality press conference that made things official. Cody would face Reigns for the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship at Wrestlemania 40. 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