DWAYNE “THE ROCK” JOHNSON told fellow WWE legend Triple H he will “slap the f***ing teeth” out of Cody Rhodes’ mouth following a fiery bust-up.
The confrontation occurred backstage on Thursday evening after Rhodes announced he will take on Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40 – instead of The Rock.
X @WWEThe Rock, left, and Roman Reigns confronted Cody Rhodes on stage[/caption]
X @WWEThe Rock ended up slapping Rhodes after he made their row personal[/caption]
X @WWEThe Rock then exploded backstage at WWE boss Triple H, right, in an X-rated rant[/caption]
Prior to The Rock’s X-rated rant at Triple H – now WWE’s chief content officer – he and Reigns had an altercation with Rhodes on stage.
And Royal Rumble winner Rhodes, 38, took aim at the families of the pair – who call each other cousins.
Rhodes said: “If the high chief, his grandfather [the Rock’s] was here they’d be ashamed of you.”
To which The Rock, 51, replied: “Let me make perfectly clear to you, when you talk about his family, you talk about my family.
“When you talk about his ancestors, you’re talking about my ancestors and when you’re talking about his blood, you’re talking about my blood.
“So now we have a problem.”
The Rock then proceeded to slap Rhodes as the bad blood boiled over.
And the Hollywood superstar was not satisfied at leaving it there as he then stormed over to Triple H backstage while the WWE chief was conducting an interview.
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Looking even more enraged, The Rock told Triple H: “You got to fix it, fix it. Have him talk about our family again and that’s what happens.”
Responding to The Rock slapping Rhodes, Triple H replied: “It’s out of line, you know it.”
Before The Rock said: “It’s not out of line, have him talk about it. If you don’t fix it we will.
“Have him talk about our family again and I’ll slap the f***ing teeth out of his mouth.”
The Rock then stormed off, before Reigns added: “You’re lucky we were here.”
The Rock, who recently returned to the WWE, looked set for a dream clash with Reigns at WrestleMania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 7.
Reigns and The Rock consider themselves cousins despite not being blood related as they are part of the same famous wrestling Anoa’i family.
But Rhodes appears to have blocked that match-up by declaring he will face Reigns – which he has the right to do as the Royal Rumble winner.
This will be positive news for many WWE fans – who booed The Rock on Sunday during a non-televised house show in Knoxville, Tennessee as they believed the actor was taking Rhodes’ spot at WrestleMania.