The Rock’s WWE return at SmackDown turned out to be a surprise package for the fans but soon turned into a frustration as the official lineup for SmackDown was cut to manage his segment; from that moment, #WWEWomenDeserveBetter started trending on X.
Fans expressed their anger regarding this cheap move by the promotion and revived the old trend of #WWEWomenDeserveBetter due to a lack of respect for the women’s department.
Here are the complete insights about The Rock’s return as well as the reactions by the fans:
The Rock returned to SmackDown and was initially expected to deliver a magical segment to set up WrestleMania 41. Still, as a result, it cost Liv Morgan vs. Naomi and Cody Rhodes, Braun Strowman, Damien Priest vs. Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, and Tama Tonga epic matches to be completely removed from the SmackDown match card.
Fans went in complete outrage against this move by WWE and took out on X and expressed their feelings with the #WWEWomenDeserveBetter trend.
WWEWomenDeserveBetter Trends once again on X
Fans took to Twitter (X) and expressed their feelings about WWE’s pathetic behavior against women’s rights.
Many fans believed that whoever may be the returning superstar, should not be delivered at the expense of the women’s division.
Last year a similar scenario was spotted where women were sidelined by the big names of male superstars before WrestleMania 40.
Here are some of the tweets by fans on X with #WWEWomenDeserveBetter:
One wrote, “10 years ago today, #GiveDivasAChance trended worldwide after the Bella Twins wrestled Emma & Paige in a 30-second match on #WWERaw. Two nights ago on #SmackDown, a women’s match got cut to give more time to men after #WWEWomenDeserveBetter trended for days.
WE STILL WANT CHANGE!”
10 years ago today, #GiveDivasAChance trended worldwide after the Bella Twins wrestled Emma & Paige in a 30-second match on #WWERaw.
— t ☆ | #WWEWomenDeserveBetter (@thebujee) February 23, 2025
Two nights ago on #SmackDown, a women's match got cut to give more time to men after #WWEWomenDeserveBetter trended for days.
WE STILL WANT CHANGE! pic.twitter.com/AWoTe2wqiA
The other said, “Embarrassing forcing to cancel Naomi vs. Liv is disgraceful. Absolutely embarrassing, and he’s just selfish.”
Embarrassing forcing to cancel noami v Liv is disgraceful
— dannn🏴 (@D_A_N_96) February 21, 2025
Absolutely embarrassing and he’s just selfish
The Rock’s return at SmackDown was senseless as it hasn’t revealed anything valuable for the upcoming WWE WrestleMania 41; on the other hand, he has just delivered a senseless segment where he asked Cody for his soul and that he’ll wait for his answer at WWE Elimination Chamber 2025.
Fans want WWE to look after such scenarios and provide better opportunities to them, which is the main motive behind the #WWEWomenDeserveBetter trend.
So are you in favor of #WWEWomenDeserveBetter, or do you think that The Rock’s promo made any sense? Let us know in the comments below.
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