Based on his last few appearances, it also seems like The Rock wants to feud as a face in the match. Showing up to call out Drew McIntyre, who has bullied just about everyone on the main roster over the past year, would put him in that role and also give Drew a match he feels he's worthy of handling.

The Rock was thought to have been a main fixture in the road to WrestleMania at the start of the year. For many WWE fans, the road back into the title picture against undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes was clear.

It took no time at all for WWE to establish that The Rock basically runs the show around these parts. That’s because SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis opened this week’s episode by telling WWE Champion Cody Rhodes he was being pulled from a previously scheduled six-man tag team match for reasons he could not even say.