Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson warned Triple H that he will ‘slap the f***ing teeth’ out of Cody Rhodes’ mouth if the WWE star speaks about his family again.

Fireworks exploded backstage on Thursday evening after Rhodes announced he would be fighting Roman Reigns at the upcoming WrestleMania 40 event instead of the Rock.

Rhodes then continued to insult both the bloodlines of Reigns and Johnson after a bizarre on-stage interaction where he stated: ‘If the high chief, his grandfather [the Rock’s] was here they’d be ashamed of you.

The Rock replied steely faced as he fumed: ‘Let me make it perfectly clear to you, when you talk about his family, you talk about my family.

‘When you talk about his ancestors, you’re talking about my ancestors and when you’re talking about his blood, you’re talking about my blood.

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‘So now we have a problem,’ before then proceeding to slap the WWE Royal Rumble winner.

Things spilled over backstage when a furious Rock confronted the WWE’s chief content officer Triple H and explained that he would take things into his own hands if Rhodes made any further comments.

The former WWE heavyweight champion who has joined the organisation’s board since retiring was mid-interview when the Rock and Reigns interrupted with a foul-mouthed retort.

‘You got to fix it, fix it, have him talk about our family again and that’s what happens.

‘It’s out of line you know it,’ replied Triple H in response to the Rock slapping Rhodes.

‘It’s not out of line, have him talk about it, if you don’t fix it we will. Have him talk about our family again and I’ll slap the f***ing teeth out of his mouth,’ added the Rock before walking off.

‘You’re lucky we were here,’ said Reigns as he went to join the Rock.