Triple H Opens WWE Smackdown With Promo Aimed At The Rock, Confirms WrestleMania Main Event

Triple H opened up this week’s episode of Smackdown by confirming Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes as the main event of WrestleMania 40. Friday night’s show opened with Triple H and Raw & Smackdown General Managers Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis in the ring to address the events of the WrestleMania XL Kickoff, where Rhodes ruined Reigns and The Rock’s plans for a WrestleMania main event by choosing the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion as his opponent for the PPV.

Triple H delivered a promo stating that some people needed to “know their role” and stop trying to exert their authority when they don’t really have any. He said that he doesn’t care where anyone sits and that the answers come from one place only — him. He made it clear that Reigns would be defending the title against Rhodes at the PPV. Triple H said that there would be people in the back upset by that decision, but that “it didn’t matter.”

WrestleMania 40 takes place on April 6th and 7th from Philadelphia and airs live on Peacock and WWE Network. We’ll have an updated lineup for the show after Smackdown ends.

LET'S GO!!! 👏👏👏@TripleH is kicking off #SmackDown right now! pic.twitter.com/7SrZnClv5X

— WWE (@WWE) February 10, 2024

"The answers come from one place and one place only and right now, you are looking at him." 👀🔥@TripleH makes it very clear who's making the decisions around here and what our #WrestleMania XL main event will be… #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/jEG6No5zPK

— WWE (@WWE) February 10, 2024

"IT DOESN'T MATTER if you don't like that decision!" @TripleH #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/uwlmCykdH2

— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) February 10, 2024