After giving Cody Rhodes his flowers during the Raw on Netflix premiere back on January 6, many people thought The Rock had buried the hatchet with the WWE Cham

The Rock wants Cody Rhodes to be his champion. At the top of the third hour of Friday’s SmackDown, The Rock came out and ambiguously told Cody Rhodes that he wanted Rhodes to be ‘his champion’

Rhodes made his way out and met "The Final Boss" in the ring. The Rock said he and "The American Nightmare" have become good friends since their rivalry from WrestleMania 40. The Rock said that he needs Rhodes to understand that he runs the show at TKO and WWE.