Former Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and The Rock crossed paths at a Moana movie premiere, and the photo Rhodes posted to his Instagram Stories has reignited fan speculation about their unfinished WWE business.
The image shows The Rock wearing a serious expression next to a smiling Rhodes, a contrast that landed differently given how recently Rhodes described their story as genuinely incomplete.
Rhodes shared the reunion on his Instagram Stories, a candid moment that fans immediately connected to comments about Rhodes’ lingering rivalry with Dwayne Johnson. The premiere marked another public appearance for the two together, as Disney’s live-action Moana remake heads toward its July 10, 2026 release, with Johnson heavily promoting his return as Maui.
The timing is what makes the photo notable. Rhodes recently told Ariel Helwani that Johnson has become a fixture in both his career and his life, particularly after the Final Boss character reshaped his road to WrestleMania.
Hmm. Dwayne Johnson has become a bit of a fixture in my career and in my life. Not just for his flag-in-the-sand moment that was WrestleMania and the emergence of one of the better characters that we only saw a little of — The Final Boss.
Rhodes stopped short of promising a match or a definitive final chapter, but he made clear the matter is far from settled. He laid out the situation as a story that may never get a clean ending.
I don’t want to give it an absolute that we have to settle that, but I think it’s an unfinished story, which probably means there are two unfinished stories out there, and they don’t always get finished,” Rhodes said.
Johnson has been away from WWE television since Elimination Chamber 2025, so a simple premiere photo carries weight it otherwise wouldn’t. For more on how Rhodes framed the rivalry, see his comments that he has two unfinished stories with The Rock.
Rhodes may not be promising anything, and Johnson may still be focused on Hollywood, but the reunion was enough to remind fans that the Final Boss chapter never got a clean ending.
