Cody Rhodes May Reject The Rock’s Proposal for Another WWE Star to Take His Place

The Rock made an offer to Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes during last Friday’s SmackDown. The TKO board member told Rhodes he would make his and his family’s dreams come true if he agreed to become “his champion.” Rather than asking for the championship directly, The Final Boss clarified he wanted Rhodes’s soul, giving him until Elimination Chamber to decide.

Stevie Richards discussed an alternative scenario on a recent episode of The Brand podcast, proposing that Kevin Owens could step forward if Rhodes rejects The Rock’s proposition. Richards suggested Owens might volunteer to become The Final Boss’s corporate champion but would likely face rejection.

You can’t turn Cody heel. You could but you’re gonna sacrifice a lot of stuff. [CM] Punk turning heel would get Punk cheered. Seth [Rollins] turning heel would be, well, you’re a Paul Orndorff, you just keep switching back and forth. The only other interesting thing that would be completely antithesis of what Rock wants or if you wanna turn that guy babyface again, when Kevin Owens goes to say I can be your corporate champion and Rock literally says, ‘You wear a t-shirt. You’re a fat F. You’re this and that’ And Kevin hits Rock then you start something with Rocky and Kevin Owens.

According to Richards, this rejection could prompt Owens to attack The Rock, potentially initiating a first-time-ever feud between the two competitors.