The Rock issues response to fans that criticized him for “being nice” to Cody Rhodes on WWE RAW’s Netflix debut

As seen during the January 7th 2025 “New Year’s Evil” edition of WWE NXT, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson cut a promo in the show’s final segment. Rock commented on his appearance from WWE RAW’s Netflix debut and issued a response to fans that criticized him for “being nice” to Cody Rhodes…

“[Mocking the critics] ‘You can’t be nice to Cody. Don’t be nice to Cody. Don’t drink tequila with Cody.’ At the end of the day, let us all remind them that The Rock is the final boss thinking 20 steps ahead. So the best thing for them to do is to know their role, shut their mouth, and enjoy the ride that The Rock is taking them on.”

Rock also praised the NXT brand before the show went off the air.

Earlier in the broadcast, Rock interacted with Ethan Page. Rock praised Page by saying, “I’ll see you on the MAIN ROSTER one day.”