Royal Rumble 2015: Watch The Rock return to the WWE to rescue Roman Reigns
Bubba Ray Dudley was also back
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Your support makes all the difference.The Rock returned to the WWE yet again last night, showing up at the 2015 Royal Rumble in Philadelphia to beat down Kane and The Big Show and secure a win for Roman Reigns.
The former Shielf member was being victimised by the two other remaining superstars, when Johnson sprinted to the ring to deliver a People's Elbow to Kane and hit Show with a Rock Bottom.
He held Reigns arm in the air following his main event victory, appearing to back him for a WrestleMania win over Brock Lesnar.
Here's how it went down:
nullWWE clearly wanted it to be known that The Rock was going to make an appearance ahead of the event, thanks to this tweet:
And later one from Vince McMahon himself:
It remains to be seen whether The Rock will be appearing in the ring in the coming weeks, if he will take on a mentor type role or just return to laying the smackdown at the box office.
Other former WWE wrestlers made a return last night, including Bubba Ray Dudley and Diamond Dallas Page.
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