here is said to be absolute chaos backstage at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, site of tonight’s RAW.
Former WWE Champion The Rock, who was scheduled to open the show and take part in a huge angle, reportedly flew home to Los Angeles this morning and will not be at the show. This is not part of a storyline – and WWE sources indicate that Rock’s departure caught the company completely off guard.
The original plan was for The Rock to cut a promo about WrestleMania 29, only to be interrupted by Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman. Lesnar was going to attack The Rock and plant the seeds for a rumored WrestleMania 30 main event between the two.
Vince McMahon and WWE writers and producers are busy re-writing the show.
There is reportedly another major angle planned for tonight to set up John Cena’s next title defense at Extreme Rules.
HUGE BREAKING NEWS
posted on 8/4/13
So tonights Raw is gunna be an eleventh hour cramming job, as apposed to the usual eleventh hour cramming job?
posted on 8/4/13
F4W Online reporting Rock got injured hence the no show, well guess what, Kurt Angle won a gold medal with a BROKEN FREAKIN' NECK
posted on 8/4/13
I still struggle to believe it, he still came out for the RAW after Mania last year with a torn hamstring.
posted on 8/4/13
Maybe it is a plant by WWE to stop the boos for Cena, you just never know.
posted on 8/4/13
Maybe it is just foundationless garbage that isn't true!
posted on 9/4/13
Dwayne Johnson @TheRock 2m
In the middle of last nights Wrestlemania match I tore my abdomen & adductor muscles off the bone. Just part of the job. But as we know..
The dirtsheets got it right...?
posted on 9/4/13
that would explain why the match just became the finisher counter-fest it did, that must have been so painful if true
posted on 9/4/13
yeah it makes sense - that was a very weird match .. didn't even think about an injury.. they were definitely talking throughout it
posted on 9/4/13
WHICH IS THE TRUTH??????????????
posted on 9/4/13
You can't handle the truth! Seriously though, I reckon Rock exaggerated the injury, he managed to carry on the match at 'Mania and could have easily just cut a promo at least. Main event was going to be Rock vs Cena III at Extreme Rules but it is going to be Cena vs Ryback now