Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson annonced on Twitter that he will be making an appearance at this Friday’s WWE SmackDown show at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Bold and disruptive.
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 21, 2025
Unpredictable and dangerous.
The Final Boss returns, LIVE on #SmackDown tomorrow at 8ET/7CT on @USANetwork. @WWE @TKOGrp pic.twitter.com/q3UaSYLQNh
Following his announcement, WWE confirmed that The Rock will be appearing on tomorrow’s show.
THE FINAL BOSS RETURNS TO SMACKDOWN TOMORROW
February 20, 2025 – WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will appear on SmackDown – live from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans – tomorrow night at 8pm ET on USA Network.
“Strap in,” said WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque. “When The Final Boss shows up at this time of year, the audience knows absolutely anything is possible. Everything could change in an instant.”
Fans interested in attending can buy tickets here.
This will be The Rock’s first appearance in WWE since the January 6th WWE RAW Netflix premiere show and the January 7th WWE NXT show.
Current card for February 21st WWE SmackDown show:
- WWE World Tag Team Championship – Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) vs. #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano) (c)
- Jimmy Uso vs. Drew McIntyre
- The Rock to appear
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