Former WWE commentator believes "something going on behind the scenes" between The Rock & WWE

Fans have been upset after The Rock did not appeared at WrestleMania 41

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s recent appearance on The Pat McAfee Show might’ve seemed casual, but not everyone’s buying the calm tone.

Former WWE commentator Jonathan Coachman, who has worked closely with The Rock, believes there was a deeper reason behind his sudden explanation of why he didn’t show up at WrestleMania 41. In a passionate video shared on social media, Coachman didn’t hold back.

“All right, emergency take time, and I won’t take long, but I was waiting for Pat McAfee today,” he started. “The Rock, who was not advertised at all, all of a sudden, late last night, he’s advertised to be on Pat McAfee. It screams several things.”

Coachman strongly feels that this wasn’t just a friendly guest spot it was part of a clean-up operation.

“A: TKO called The Rock to say, ‘You got to do damage control. We are getting absolutely shredded across the board.’ There’s never been a finish to any night, especially the main night on Pennsylvania, that’s been universally panned than this one right here. Worst ending of all time.”

What really shocked Coachman was Rock’s claim that he stayed away to keep the spotlight on others.

“Then for The Rock, and this hurts me to say because I love him so much… for him to go on Pat McAfee and say, ‘I didn’t want the spotlight on me. I wanted it on John Cena.’ What??? You had to know. He is so smart. He had to know that by not showing up, by not tweeting, by not posting, by not saying anything, now all of the focus is now on you.”

Coachman added that instead of fans focusing on Cena’s big win, they were more interested in the mystery behind Rock’s absence.

“The questions are, why? What happened? Are you fighting with Triple H? Are you fighting with somebody else? Those are all the questions everybody is asking today. It’s not, ‘Hey, congratulations to John Cena on number 17.’ We’re not that stupid.”

He also pointed out The Rock’s powerful position and history of using social media effectively, questioning why he suddenly went quiet.

“The Rock is on the board of directors. The Rock got 30 million and then another one big payment to come back and be a major part of what the WWE is doing. He was out there January 6th on the debut of Netflix. He was out there when John Cena turned heel because he asked for his soul. He was the one. For two and a half months, not a post, not a peep, not a video, when a year ago, he used social media to his advantage. We’re supposed to believe that?”

In Coachman’s view, this all signals some creative tension behind the scenes.

“I don’t know what’s going on, but something is going on. I’ve been around enough backstage to know when creatively, you don’t get along… they’re not getting along. The Rock somehow wanted to make a statement. Well, statement made loud and clear. Now they’re doing cleanup and that was not it.”

With WrestleMania 41’s fallout still buzzing, it’s clear fans and insiders alike are wondering what really went down. And if Coachman’s instincts are right, this story is far from over.

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