Royal Rumble 2023: Update on The Rock’s grand return at WWE PLE

There’ve
been
speculations
that
Roman
Reigns
will
enter
WrestleMania
39
as
the
Undisputed
WWE
Universal
Champion
and
The
Rock
will
face
him
for
the
title
as
the
challenger
in
a
battle
to
be
remembered
for
ages.

Rumours
also
suggest
that
The
Rock
could
earn
a
title
match
by
winning
the
Men’s
Royal
Rumble
2023
match.
According
to
the
Wrestling
Observer,
WWE
Officials
have
discussed
the
idea
of
The
Rock
winning
the
30-men
battle
royal
in
recent
times.

“The
idea
we
heard
regarding
a
discussion
and
nothing
more,
like
I
said,
it’s
been
talked
about
as
a
pie-in-the-sky
is
a
surprise
No.
30
entrant
and
winning.
It
could
be
something
only
a
few
people
know
but
as
best
we
can
tell
there
is
nothing
official
to
it
right
now
past
a
rumor.”

It’s
been
added
by
the
source
that
Dwayne
“The
Rock”
Johnson
himself
wanted
to
wrestle
in
his
last
match
at
‘Mania
in
Los
Angeles
if
he
could
do
it
and
this
year
comes
up
with
the
best
possible
scenario
for
him
to
return
to
action
in
the
final
match
of
his
career.

Ringside
News
also
reached
out
to
confirm
The
Rock’s
current
Royal
Rumble
status
and
received
the
news
that
both
WWE
and
the
Hollywood
Superstar’s
camps
are
still
nurturing
the
possibilities.

“There
are
ideas
for
Rock
in
Rumble,
ideas
for
Rock
not
in
Rumble,
ideas
for
Rock
to
show
up
elsewhere
besides
the
Rumble.
Nothing
is
etched
in
stone
until
a
deal
is
reached.”

The
source
added
that
The
Great
One
is
yet
to
be
booked
in
Royal
Rumble
and
any
news
about
him
appearing
at
the
event
should
be
considered
“fake
news”
as
nothing
has
been
settled.

Many
WWE
Officials
believe
that
The
Rock
is
likely
to
return
for
WrestleMania
Hollywood
for
his
final
match
since
time
is
quickly
running
out
for
him.
Just
a
month
after
Wrestlemania
39,
he
will
turn
51,
and
moving
further
it
won’t
be
ideal
for
him
to
feature
in
the
main
event
scene.

As
for
the
current
creative
direction
for
Roman
Reigns,
it
appears
that
Kevin
Owens
will
be
challenging
the
Head
of
the
Table
for
his
titles
at
Royal
Rumble
while
Sami
Zayn
is
also
said
to
be
in
line
for
a
title
match
opportunity.

The
2023
Royal
Rumble
premium
live
event
takes
place
at
the
Alamodome
in
San
Antonio,
Texas
on
Saturday,
January
28.
Bianca
Belair’s
Raw
Women’s
title
defense
is
the
only
confirmed
match
for
the
night,
as
of
this
writing.