The Rock and Roman Reigns tore up the first forty minutes of SmackDown this week. The crowd in Alabama were also on fire, and their chants were a bit too hot for television.
It seems that they are censoring a lot more than just the F-Bomb. The classic “Die Rocky, Die” sign was blacked out this week on the show.
The sign that caused blackouts during the SmackDown broadcast tonight per @PWInsidercom pic.twitter.com/MMiMAj5g3D
— Anutosh Bajpai || SEScoops || Wrestling News (@AuthorAnutosh) March 2, 2024
Bleeping Revealed
According to a report from PW Insider, FOX bleeped out “Die Rocky, Die” from the live fans. A lot of fans were really curious to know what was so bad that FOX kept hitting the censor key. Now, we know that it was a wish of death.
The Rock is a great heel, and he riled up the “Meth Head Marys” and “Crack Head Karens” in Alabama. They ate it up, and it seems that their response, although it was exactly what The Rock was looking for, FOX didn’t like to hear such a morbid chant from the fans at home.
For those of you wondering about why there have been random blackouts on tonight’s Smackdown broadcast on FOX, we are told that a fan has a “DIE ROCKY DIE” sign that the network is censoring.
Release the unedited director's cut pic.twitter.com/9Dg38Pl1uA
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) March 2, 2024
What’s Next For This
Some may say that they are getting a bit touchy with this decision to edit out, “Die Rocky, Die,” and we have to wonder what they will censor next. In the meantime, it seems that fans have plenty to get riled up about on the road to WrestleMania.
WWE SmackDown is in Dallas next week, where Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins will answer The Rock’s challenge for a tag team match at WrestleMania 40. Only time will tell what those fans will say to get FOX to hit the bleep button, but everything is bigger in Texas.
SEScoops will have more on this story, and many more, from the pro wrestling world. Keep checking back for more updates.
"Roman Reigns… I acknowledge you as my Tribal Chief"@TheRock just acknowledged @WWERomanReigns ?#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/FGfsIhN64a
— WWE (@WWE) March 2, 2024
