{"id":193352,"date":"2025-02-21T12:17:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T18:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=193352"},"modified":"2025-02-21T14:35:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T20:35:49","slug":"wwe-announces-that-the-final-boss-returns-to-smackdown-tonight-in-new-orleans-triple-h-says-strap-in-and-everything-could-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/02\/21\/wwe-announces-that-the-final-boss-returns-to-smackdown-tonight-in-new-orleans-triple-h-says-strap-in-and-everything-could-change\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE announces that &#8220;The Final Boss&#8221; returns to Smackdown tonight in New Orleans, Triple H says &#8220;strap in&#8221; and &#8220;everything could change&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2278745632\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>In perhaps a notable choice of words, WWE announced last night that The Final Boss is returning to Smackdown tonight. It could be indicative of nothing, but using the term &#8220;The Final Boss,&#8221; the latest pro wrestling personal of &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson, could point toward this being an angle to inject himself into the WrestleMania landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The speculated and projected line-up for WrestleMania this year includes a Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins vs. C.M. Punk match, plus Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena. If The Rock were to wrestle, he&#8217;d likely be involved with one of those wrestlers in some way. Rock doused the Cody rivalry on the Netflix premiere episode of Raw last month, and he&#8217;d have to win the Elimination Chamber or announce with his executive power he was making it a Triple Threat match. He could also be added to the Reigns-Seth-Punk match, or split off one of the wrestlers to face him one-on-one. Or, he could face Jacob Fatu or someone else not listed in the above two key matches.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s line-up includes Cody Rhodes &amp; Damien Priest &amp; Braun Strowman vs. The New Bloodline (Solo Sikoa &amp; Jacob Fatu &amp; Tama Tonga), so perhaps an angle setting up a Rock vs. Solo match is possible.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show covering the latest episode of Raw: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/wwe-raw-post-show-2-17-keller-leclair-discuss-roxanne-perez-jey-gunther-penta-chamber-with-chat-emails-live-callers--64429383\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cwade Keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=64429383&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8220;Strap in,&#8221; said WWE Chief Content Officer Paul &#8220;Triple H&#8221; Levesque. &#8220;When The Final Boss shows up at this time of year, the audience knows absolutely anything is possible. 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