Travis Scott made an in-ring appearance Saturday at the WWE Elimination Chamber event in Toronto, with the rapper taking part in John Cena’s surprising heel turn against Cody Rhodes.
Scott, who made his WWE debut at a Raw event in January, entered the ring with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — now a villain dubbed “The Final Boss” — after Cena’s victory in the event, and the rapper mostly stood in the corner smoking sage (according to the announcers) until Cena flipped from fan favorite to heel and, on the Rock’s cue, started pummeling Rhodes.
At some point during the beatdown, the soon-retiring Cena started “punching” Rhodes with a gold watch serving as a quasi-brass knuckle. Cena later handed that watch over to Scott, who entered the fray and started unwinding on Rhodes; wrestling fans on social media are debating whether Scott made actual (and accidental) contact with the bloodied Rhodes, who seemed to genuinely wince after Scott’s punches.
The Rock, Cena and Scott, championship belt over the rapper’s shoulder, then exited the ring together as the Toronto audience — which included Drake and Lil Yachty as spectators ringside — booed the trio.
In a post-match press conference, the Rock said that Scott would play an active role in the WWE’
“Long gaming. I love Travis. That’s my guy. Where we have expanded to in WWE, I feel like professional wrestling has always found its unique place in culture throughout the decades. We remember Rock ‘n’ Wrestling, Cyndi Lauper, Hulk Hogan, we remember the Attitude Era,” the Rock said.
“I feel like with Travis, he loves the business and loves pro wrestling. He’s a culture guy. Travis Scott is one of the greatest already, of all time. He’s a GOAT, a legend, an icon, he loves the business. We get guys and girls like that who want to come in and who are already tapping into the culture and disrupting culture in their own cool way. They want to come in, have fun at the show. Maybe they want to sit and enjoy or be on camera. But some want to get involved. Some, like Travis, deeply want to get involved. That’s what you saw tonight.”
The Rock continued, “We had an opportunity to bring Travis Scott in too and start to form a union and an alliance with the Final Boss and Travis Scott. He wanted to get, to steal a term, he wanted to get his hands bloody. I whispered to him as we were going out, ‘if you get your hands bloody, make it count. Make it count.’ He slapped the shit out of Cody. He was really hyped up.”
From Rolling Stone US
