Remember when Cody Rhodes finished the story at WrestleMania 40 and everyone except The Bloodline were happy about it? Now imagine a timeline where none of that happens because WWE wants to bend to The Rock's will, because in February that almost happened. Rhodes won his second consecutive Royal Rumble match, and pointed at Roman Reigns proclaiming that he was coming for him on the grandest stage of them all. Then, for reasons that are still complicated and contradictory to this day, Rhodes stepped aside in favor of The Rock to face Reigns at WrestleMania 40 to determine who truly was The Tribal Chief.

Take the previously mentioned reception the end of Clash of the Castle got, amplify it by 1,000, then amplify that by another 1,000, and you still don't come close to how much backlash this move got. Whether or not this was WWE actually creating something similar to 'The Yes Movement' from ten years earlier only on purpose this time is up for debate, but the #WeWantCody trend on social media got so much traction that The Rock himself clapped back at everyone wishing for the man who won the Royal Rumble (which if you win, you get a title shot at WrestleMania remember) and calling them "Cody Crybabies."

All of this eventually culminated in WWE backing down on the idea of The Rock vs Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40 in favor of The Bloodline facing Rhodes and Seth Rollins on night one, with Rhodes getting his shot at Reigns on night two. Given the conflicting reports of whether The Rock will be at WrestleMania 41 or not means that the fight to see who the true 'Head of the Table' is might be shelved indefinitely, but the WWE fans spoke their mind and once again managed to change the main event of a WrestleMania, with 2024's event being considered one of the greatest in WWE history.