The Rock Made a Triumphant Return to WWE SmackDown

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The Rock has finally returned to SmackDown! Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson treated his millions—and millions—of fans to a special appearance on WWE SmackDown as the show made its historic debut on the Fox Network, and it was almost like he'd never left.

As WWE Raw Women’s Champion Becky "The Man" Lynch attempted to start SmackDown’s 20th anniversary with a speech, she was interrupted by King Baron Corbin. The two had a little verbal back-and-forth before the most electrifying man in sports entertainment came out to a raucous cheer from the Los Angeles crowd.

FINALLY @TheRock has come back HOME! pic.twitter.com/PzgDacsBGT

— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) October 5, 2019

King Corbin, as usual, was on his high throne—figuratively speaking—before The Rock and The Man teamed up to issue a verbal beating on him.

Lynch also channeled her inner Rock for a brief second, as seen in this video:

Does King @BaronCorbinWWE think he is superior than @KingJames? pic.twitter.com/v7TwUHQjW5

— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) October 5, 2019

After the verbal beating was finished, The People’s Champ and The Man teamed up to give Corbin a physical smack down that ended with a Rock Bottom and the most electrifying move in all of sports entertainment—the People’s Elbow.

.@TheRock + #TheMan = the most ELECTRIFYING tag team in ALL of entertainment!!! #SmackDown #SmackDownOnFox @BeckyLynchWWE @BaronCorbinWWE pic.twitter.com/FCXXZOTWeg

— WWE (@WWE) October 5, 2019

The Rock seemed to enjoy his appearance on the show he helped launch into the limelight. He tweeted some kind words of Lynch, and even a few for Corbin, throughout the weekend.

I know where to find you, champ. #theman #peopleschamp #dna The Man on Twitter

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 7, 2019

This Rock Bottom crash landing is gonna knock the hell outta ya, but it’s just pain.
Eventually, it goes away
Huge thank you to this stud @baroncorbinwwe. Thanks for the action and letting me throw around all 6’8… @therock on Instagram: “This Rock Bottom crash landing is gonna knock the hell outta ya, but it’s just pain. Eventually, it goes away Huge thank you to this…”

— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 7, 2019

As if that opening wasn’t enough, the action on SmackDown only got wilder as the night went on. Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury sat ringside during the event and traded a few words and taunts with Bruan Strowman during the "Monster Among Men's" eight-man tag match. After Strowman's team won, Fury attempted to charge the ring, but was held back by security.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?!@Tyson_Fury has jumped out of the crowd and wants a piece of @BraunStrowman @WWEonFOX pic.twitter.com/fRX3xwMdtf

— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) October 5, 2019

And in one final shock, Brock Lesnar was greeted by a familiar face after he annihilated Kofi Kingston in mere seconds to win the WWE Championship—Cain Velasquez. Yup, the same guy who defeated Lesnar for the UFC Heavyweight Championship now apparently wants to take on "The Beast" in the WWE.

WHAT?!?!@cainmma is HERE and he is getting a piece of the NEW #WWEChampion @BrockLesnar!!!! #SmackDown @HeymanHustle @reymysterio pic.twitter.com/wQ7YlW3wdw

— WWE (@WWE) October 5, 2019

Velasquez, who was accompanied to the ring by Rey Mysterio, is known for his work in the Octagon, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle, either. He’s wrestled in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide and reportedly trained in the WWE Performance Center in 2018.

SmackDown came to the Fox Network with quite a bang, and it’ll be interesting to see what else it has in store for its new home.

Here’s an in-depth look at the great run on SmackDown to start the season:


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