Following much anticipation, The Rock made his return on Friday Night SmackDown and announced New Orleans as the host city of WrestleMania 42 before a rambling promo segment with Cody Rhodes.

The Rock and WWE announced on social media that he would be making an appearance on SmackDown. In the post shared to social media, he said: 'Bold and

Not only that, he's made his intentions pretty clear that he's showing up to call someone out, and I think this may finally point to what he's doing at WrestleMania 41. As he often does, The Rock hopped on Instagram to hype up his upcoming appearance on SmackDown,

The Rock will make a special appearance on Friday Night Smackdown tonight. The 'Final Boss' hasn't been seen on TV since the premiere episode of Monday Night Raw on Netflix at the beginning of January,

Once Rhodes hit the ring, Rock embarked on a lengthy rambling promo about taking Cody to the next level. He said he wants Rhodes to be "his" WWE Champion, but stopped short of calling him 'the people's champ' when referring to how much love fans have for the current incumbent.

The Rock says he and Triple H are close, and they talk often. The Rock and Triple H previously worked together as fellow WWE stars. Now, they work together behind the scenes, as The Rock is on the TKO Board of Directors while Triple H is WWE’s Chief Content Officer.