Backstage Issues Caused By The Rock & Roman Reigns WWE Segment Revealed

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Details have emerged on some of the changes made during WWE SmackDown due to The Rock’s segment running over on time.

The Bloodline opened the March 1 show with a huge double segment. With both The Rock and Roman Reigns getting time on the mic, it was reported that The Rock’s segment went “huge over time” so immediate adjustments were made for the rest of the show.

Fightful Select reports that The Rock’s segment went over time by over ten minutes. This led to WWE cutting several things from the show, including Naomi’s entrance for her match against Tiffany Stratton.

Naomi and Tiffany Stratton’s match was reportedly intended to have two full segments. Fightful pointed out that from entrances to finish, the match ran for nine minutes, including commercials.

In the Bloodline’s double segment, after Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa made their entrance, The Rock joined the group in the ring before responding to Cody Rhodes’ challenge for a one-on-one match.

The Rock then issued his own challenge for a tag-team match at WrestleMania, which you can read more about right here.

There was some tension teased between the top stars, with Reigns asking The Rock to acknowledge him as Tribal Chief, which he ultimately did.

An interesting producer was listed for Roman Reigns and The Rock’s segments, click here to learn more.

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