The Rock Explains Travis Scott's WWE Elimination Chamber Involvement
During a post-Elimination Chamber press conference, The Rock detailed the strategic inclusion of Travis Scott in the attack on Cody Rhodes, emphasizing Scott’s cultural impact and willingness to actively participate.
The Rock has addressed Travis Scott’s surprising involvement in the attack on Cody Rhodes at WWE Elimination Chamber 2025, calling it part of a long-term strategic plan to connect professional wrestling with broader cultural elements.
During the post-show press conference, The Rock elaborated on the shocking conclusion to the premium live event where Scott physically participated in the assault on Rhodes alongside The Rock and a newly-turned heel John Cena.
Yes, absolutely. That’s why we’re doing it. Long gaming. I love Travis. That’s my guy. Where we have expanded to in WWE, I feel like professional wrestling has always found its unique place in culture throughout the decades. We remember Rock N Wrestling, Cyndi Lauper, Hulk Hogan, we remember the Attitude Era. Pro wrestling has had its place in culture for some time. I think we are tapping in to a unique time now, I’m not quite sure what we name this era, we’ll all figure it out. Someone will come up with something cool, I’ll say it and take credit for it. I feel like with Travis, he loves the business and loves pro wrestling.
The incident occurred following the main Elimination Chamber match, where John Cena earned a WrestleMania 41 championship opportunity by defeating CM Punk. When Cena and Rhodes later confronted each other in the ring, Cena shocked fans by turning heel and joining The Rock in attacking the world champion.
Scott’s involvement escalated the situation as he slapped Rhodes and physically restrained him while The Rock continued the assault. This marked the music star’s first physical interaction in a WWE ring.
He’s a culture guy. Travis Scott is one of the greatest already, of all time. He’s a GOAT, a legend, an icon, he loves the business. We get guys and girls like that who want to come in and who are already tapping into the culture and disrupting culture in their own cool way. They want to come in, have fun at the show. Maybe they want to sit and enjoy or be on camera. But some want to get involved. Some, like Travis, deeply want to get involved. That’s what you saw tonight.
The Rock revealed that Scott was eager to participate in a meaningful way rather than simply making a passive appearance, describing a brief backstage meeting where they discussed the night’s plans.
We have this opportunity to create this big moment in pro wrestling that is arguably one of the biggest, maybe the biggest, and we had an opportunity to bring Travis Scott in too and start to form a union and an alliance with The Final Boss and Travis Scott. He wanted to get, to steal a term, he wanted to get his hands bloody. I whispered to him as we were going out, ‘if you get your hands bloody, make it count. Make it count.’ He slapped the shit out of Cody.
The storyline development creates a significant new dimension to the WrestleMania 41 buildup, with Cena now positioned to challenge Rhodes for the world championship while aligned with The Rock and potentially Travis Scott.
He was really hyped up. Travis landed, we went in, had some words, chopped up what the night was going to look like, and I caught a contact high for about three hours, and I loved it. I need Travis every time I do an appearance. Travis smoke with Teremana, it’s game over.
This convergence of entertainment worlds represents WWE’s continuing effort to create cultural touchpoints with other entertainment sectors, building on previous celebrity involvements while establishing a potentially more substantial ongoing role for Scott in the Road to WrestleMania storyline.
