In what’s shaping up to be the most electrifying couch session since someone figured out you could watch wrestling reruns on a smart TV, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Roman Reigns are set to grace the comfy, probably not sweaty seats of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Clear your calendars for Wednesday, April 3, folks, because this is one late-night rendezvous you won’t want to miss—especially since it’s happening just a few body slams away from WrestleMania 40.
Now, why are these two behemoths of brawn bothering to take a break from their rigorous schedule of eyebrow raising and spear throwing? Simple: to hype up their tag team match against Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins at WrestleMania’s opening night. The stakes? Only the small matter of dictating the chaos level for Reigns and Rhodes’ Undisputed WWE Universal Championship clash on night two. Win, and The Bloodline gets to turn the match into their own personal playground. Lose, and they’re barred from ringside, condemned to actually watch the match like regular folks.
This tag team visit to Fallon isn’t just about promoting WrestleMania, though. It’s also a chance for The Rock to share his latest eyebrow-raising adventures and perhaps for Reigns to demonstrate the proper way to deliver a Superman Punch without breaking your TV remote. Plus, after The Rock’s recent shenanigans on Raw—where he seemed to audition for the role of the next big wrestling villain by attacking Rhodes and getting artistic with some blood and a “Mama Rhodes” weight belt—it’s bound to be a topic of conversation. Maybe Jimmy will even offer to lend The Rock a more suitable canvas for his next masterpiece.
And just when you thought WrestleMania week couldn’t get any busier, both The Rock and Reigns are also slated to appear at WWE Raw’s go-home show in Brooklyn. Because, you know, in the world of wrestling, rest is for the weak—or at least for those who don’t have a tag team match to sell.
So, will Fallon’s desk survive the charisma onslaught? Will The Rock cook up something special? And most importantly, will anyone manage to keep a straight face? Tune in to find out. In the meantime, let’s all start practicing our “If ya smelllllll…” for the big night.