The Rock's BREAKING NEWS ahead of SmackDown

Inside: Sonya Deville opens up about her WWE exit

February 21, 2025

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The Final Boss is coming back to the company. Heading into WrestleMania, there has been talk about how the star won't be part of the event in a match or in any way, leading to a lot of speculation about how he would be missing out on such a big show when there was so much potential for a story to be told. However, it appears that a plan may now be in place.

Ahead of WWE SmackDown, The Rock has now announced that he's returning to the company and will be on the blue brand tomorrow. However, he's also revealed that he will return as the Final Boss, not just Dwayne Johnson. He went on to add that it was going to be unpredictable and dangerous.

Sonya Deville signed with the sports entertainment giant in 2015 and began her professional wrestling career on the NXT brand. She found success teaming with Mandy Rose as Fire & Desire and also won the Women's Tag Team Championship with Chelsea Green. The Jersey Devil's most recent alliance was with Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler as Pure Fusion Collective on Monday Night RAW. 

On the Daria & Toni Unwrapped podcast, Sonya Deville revealed that she received a phone call from WWE during contract negotiations. She expected the call to confirm their agreed-upon terms. Instead, the Stamford-based promotion informed The Pride Fighter that they would not be renewing her contract, which shocked her.

Randy Orton returned to WWE in-ring action in November 2023 after a career-threatening back injury sidelined him for 18 months. Matt Riddle, The Viper's former tag team partner, recently gave his thoughts on a possible RK-Bro reunion.

In April 2021, Orton and Riddle formed an unlikely tag team partnership after briefly feuding on the red brand. The two men quickly became one of WWE's most popular duos. They also won the RAW Tag Team Championship twice before Orton's injury forced the team to separate. During an appearance on Stories with Brisco and Bradshaw, Riddle said he was open to teaming up with Orton again.

FROM THE RUMOR MILL

 Jax was released from the company back in 2021. She eventually returned in 2023, but plans for her return had been made long before that. Along with Peyton Royce and Billie Kay, Nia Jax was supposed to be back in WWE for the 2022 Royal Rumble. The stars were approached, but as per reports by Fightful Select, they turned them down. At this time, TJ Wilson had stepped away temporarily, as it was hard to co-exist with McMahon's plans. 

They were supposed to make cameos in the Royal Rumble, but all three stars, as well as another unmentioned name, refused to return in that Royal Rumble.

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