Cody Rhodes

Triple H has discussed Cody Rhodes' surprising loss to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39 and how the story never really ends for anyone in WWE.

'I need to finish the story.' In WWE, the story never finishes. Tomorrow night on Raw, it's sold out Crypto Arena, the story continues. Despite The Usos losing their Undisputed Tag Team Championships in the main event of night one,

It feels like the Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes WWE championship match at WrestleMania 39 had the wrong ending.

of all cities on a card with just six matches. 1 contender for the women’s tag team titles. Lashley, after his program with Bray Wyatt disappeared from WWE TV, had to settle for being acknowledged as the Andre The Giant battle royal winner and Knight was nowhere to be found in L.A. He and Balor – who needed to get staples in the ring to close up a huge gash in his head – put on a violent and fun spectacle. But instead of reestablishing The Demon in a big way, it felt more like a pageantry prop to warrant cool entrances for Balor and Edge. He retained the Intercontinental championship in the physical banger of a match we expected from him, Sheamus and Drew McIntyre. I get having Reigns beat him at Extreme Rules with a wonky finish, and I guess the babyface Edge needs to go over inside Hell in Cell to end their feud once and of all. It was almost as if the whole match and build – including have Reigns beat Sami Zayn at Elimination Chamber – was a giant troll job of the audience. It allowed Solo Sikoa – who had been tossed from ringside earlier – to come out of the crowd and give Rhodes the Samoan Spike and set up Reigns to deliver a spear to win. They finally had two babyfaces they could get behind and neither one of them was the one to beat Reigns. The match itself was everything you want from a WrestleMania main event with swing after swing of emotion, starting with seeing Rhodes’ family on screen in WWE for the first time – including his daughter Liberty giving him a hug during his entrance. He can scratch and claw his way back to Reigns again, maybe at SummerSlam or next year’s WrestleMania or WrestleMania 41 if WWE can get The Rock and Reigns in the ring either this summer or in Philadelphia in 2024.

Finally, Cody Rhodes stepped inside the squared circle one-on-one against The Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns in the main event of Night two WrestleMania 39.

What are your thoughts about The American Nightmare’s daughter waving to Sheamus? Everyone expected him to make an appearance to support his real-life half-brother during his match against The Head of the Table. While making a tour, the camera caught an adorable moment that featured Rhodes’ daughter. Along with him were his wife Brandi Rhodes, his daughter Liberty, and his mother-in-law. ADVERTISEMENT That being said, a cute video of the Rhodes’ daughter waving to a WWE superstar is doing rounds around social media.

First of all wrestling fans, RELAX… The WWE, in its final Wrestlemania before being sold to Endeavor that forever changes the WWE brand that you've enjoyed ...

Endeavor is forming a holding company that can oversee the WWE and UFC entities, and thus Vince and Dana will have to report upward to that holding company. Instead, the $50 or more price-point is now forced and WWE fans will have to make choices with their money again, which could result in less merchandise or attending live events. Endeavor will somehow argue that it’s “better for their shareholders”, but WWE just proved that wrong by getting Comcast/NBC/Universal to pay $200 million per year to host the network on Peacock. THAT is what the McMahon empire has been capable of putting on and producing. Tried it for years, but just don’t like it and the big events don’t always land as well as a scripted WWE event. That said, there will come a time when Endeavor sends their own corporate stooges to “help” the WWE get better. Furthermore, the relief of Endeavor handling all of the corporate heavy lifting is a relief, which is what Pat McAfee is reportedly feeling with his own desires to join a network (Brett Favre lawsuit will do that to you). The worst thing about this purchase is that Endeavor is another corporation and they will sanitize the heck out of the WWE even more than it was before. Now, Endeavor has a pipeline to the WWE and can just send any losing UFC stars there to keep their starpower alive. In my view, the WWE Network really saved WWE from a sinking ship as the Pay Per View market was crushing them via piracy (thanks to WWE’s high prices and low quality) and John Cena’s exit was about to really cause shrinkage in the fanbase. Just don’t be hypocrites now by attacking WWE’s decision to keep the title on Roman and then celebrate when Roman officially crosses 1,000 days as a World Champion. And with Roman Reigns remaining WWE World Champion, he cannot take significant time off as he reportedly may be receiving in the future.

Mania loss doesn't sit will with several of Cody's former AEW colleagues.

Fuego Del Sole [posted](https://twitter.com/FuegoDelSol/status/1642736014530584577), "Shocked. Powerhouse Hobbs [echoed that sentiment](https://twitter.com/TrueWillieHobbs/status/1642732802268610561) with a "Wowwwwwww." [tweeted](https://twitter.com/sammyguevara/status/1642733563924676616), "WTF" minutes after the conclusion of the match.

Cody Rhodes may have been unsuccessful in his attempt to dethrone Roman Reigns at last night's WrestleMania 39, but the American Nightmare did make one.

The way they look at each other. The way he looks at him. It should be noted that the back of the weight belt has every company that Cody has worked for in his career, including AEW, ROH, NJPW, WWE, and a reference to the famous ALL IN event.

Roman Reigns just has one plea to Cody Rhodes and the rest of the wrestling world after retaining his undisputed WWE Universal championship.

After all, in the main event of Wrestlemania 39’s night one, Jimmy and Jey Uso dropped the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship belts to Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens — two wrestlers who have been particularly prickly thorns on the side of Reigns over the past 11 months or so. [Roman Reigns](/tag/roman-reigns) for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship in the main event of Wrestlemania 39 Night 2. Thanks to members of his vaunted Bloodline,

Fear not, Cody Rhodes will be absolutely fine after his WWE WrestleMania 39 loss to Roman Reigns.

The career of the American Nightmare has been a long and storied one, yet he is still only 37 years of age. As of this writing, Cody Rhodes is a 17-year veteran of the professional wrestling business. As the returning hero desperate to do his daddy proud and win the prize that Dusty never could, Cody Rhodes was on a mission to dethrone Roman Reigns to become the new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion at the Showcase of the Immortals.

Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: A phenomenal main event that capped off a great WrestleMania weekend. This match had ...

So while this didn’t do much for me and I felt like it was a bit of a waste of Lesnar, the only thing that truly matters is that it worked for the masses. That segment could have gone completely off the rails and yet they were able to improvise in a way that gave the segment a fun and satisfying payoff. It felt like Asuka winning through nefarious means and putting Belair on a quest to regain her championship was the way to go, but hopefully they have something else in mind to heat up the division. The live crowd bought into the spectacle and had a lot of fun with this. This match had all the drama and suspense that you want from of a WrestleMania main event and then some. I wasn’t a fan of having so many anticlimactic near falls during the first ten minutes of the match, but they found their groove once the near falls started to feel like they actually mattered.

Once again, WWE shies away from the cathartic moment all its fans wanted.

And then it was time for the night to turn back into the gutter. If only we had all really taken stock of the symbolism for what was to come. This was the booking of a man and a company that feels untouchable. That was followed by the three-way of Gunther-Drew McIntyre-Sheamus for the IC title, which was the match of both nights. Everything smacked of being directed by a guy who was ousted from his job for the crimes he committed, and then got that job and even more money back anyway. But Vince has never cared what the fans think, and now that Reigns is entrenched as the unquestioned and unreachable star of the company, you couldn’t help but feel he was the one deciding everyone’s going to pay now for their denial of it at the end of the last decade. [despite what I think](https://deadspin.com/wwe-cody-rhodes-roman-reigns-wrestlemania-aew-1850278198), made a good amount of the WWE universe think he was the superhero that Zayn wasn’t and was what was required. Asuka and Bianca Belair followed next, and while it was a very tough spot to be put in both women delivered a great match with Belair cementing her legacy as Mrs. It shapes the rest of the calendar. They were calling Rhodes-Reigns one of the biggest main events ever at the biggest show in the industry. It doesn’t matter what they want, because even though they won’t get it almost all of the time, more than enough of them won’t turn away to find something different. They decidedly have not, and it’s a wonder whether he’s actually [ in charge of creative anymore](https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/36053219/ufc-wwe-combine-create-214b-entertainment-company).

It was time for the main event on day two of WrestleMania 39. In just a matter of minutes, Cody Rhodes was going to face WWE Undisputed Universal Champion ...

The story takes another chapter. the story continues. On the other hand, Roman Reigns is now almost guaranteed a 1000-day title reign after his win against Rhodes. ADVERTISEMENT After acknowledging his sister and mother, Rhodes hugged a young boy and gave him his weight belt. [Cody Rhodes](https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/cody-rhodes/) was going to face WWE Undisputed Universal Champion [Roman Reigns](https://www.essentiallysports.com/tag/roman-reigns/) for the title.

Rhodes connected with family and friends prior to his title match. WrestleMania is known for its high-octane athleticism and over-the-top storylines, but the ...

He and Rhodes starred together in AEW up until the time of Huber's death, with Huber taking on the ring name of Brodie Lee. Huber, also known as Luke Harper during his seven-year run in the WWE, died in Dec. Cody Rhodes, who challenged Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, took some time out from his ringwalk to connect with family and friends ringside.

The biggest wrestling card of the year, WWE's WrestleMania 39 wrapped up on Sunday night. The two-night affair featured all of your typical bells and ...

Cody Rhodes needed a tag partner for his match against Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa and it was Brock Lesnar who answered the call.

Coming out to the ring was Brock Lesnar, who embraced Cody. Rhodes stated that he wants a rematch but that was shut down. — WWE (@WWE)

On the April 3 episode of WWE Raw, Cody Rhodes confronted Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, one night after "The Tribal Chief" beat him in the ...

He even hit Rhodes with the steel steps. Lesnar proceeded to hit Rhodes with a chair. He hit another F-5, prompting Reigns and Sikoa to leave. He also said that if Rhodes lost, he would never again challenge for the title as long as Reigns was the champion. He made it clear that he believed he had Reigns beat, and he wanted a rematch. Paul Heyman said he wouldn't be getting a rematch, but Rhodes still wanted to fight, so he challenged Reigns and Sikoa to face him in a tag tean match.

WWE Raw Results: Brock Lesnar betrays Cody Rhodes and mercilessly beats him after start of tag team match against Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa.

The crowd welcomes him with a grand reception. He welcomes the Tribal Chief in the arena. He goes straight to the ring where Reigns is there, with Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa. The wise man says that there will be no rematch ever. Cody Rhodes says he is not in a mood for Heyman's games. Omos wins ! Omos defeats Elias in the ring ! But Meanwhile, Rhea Ripley also enters the arena. He complains to the audience that he got three unannounced fights againt himself at WrestleMania 39. Roman Reigns enters the arena flanked by Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman. Lesnar is in no mood to show mercy ! The crowd erupts !

Brock Lesnar destroyed Cody Rhodes, beating him around the arena in an eight-minute angle to close the WWE Raw after WrestleMania episode.

411's Jeffrey Harris is at tonight's WWE RAW and noted that after the show went off the air tonight officials checked on the brutalized Cody Rhodes and ...

Cody rolls out of the ring, and Adam Pearce, officials and medical staff help Cody walk out Cody started crawling on his hands and knees to the ring apron and eventually Cody rolled out of the ring. Cody starts crawling on his hands and knees to the ring apron.

The WWE Monday Night Raw following the massive two night WWE WrestleMania 39 event ended with a surprising turn from Brock Lesnar as he destroyed Cody ...

What did you thinkof Brock Lesnar turning on Cody Rhodes at the end of WWE Raw? Then as Monday Night Raw came to an end, Brock Lesnar held up two middle fingers towards Cody (and thus the audience watching at home) and ended the episode in quite the shocking way. [WrestleMania 39](/category/wrestlemania-39/) event ended with a surprising turn from Brock Lesnar as he destroyed Cody Rhodes as the episode came to an end!

Brock Lesnar was booked to have a match on RAW for the first time in 21 years to close WrestleMania weekend - but it didn't happen.

Of course, via a journey to win the UFC heavyweight title, Lesnar would return to WWE in 2012 and has made plenty of appearances on the RAW brand since, but none in a match. Rhodes was on the losing end of the main event at night two of WrestleMania 39 and demanded a rematch to kick off the fabled RAW after WrestleMania - but the Tribal Chief said no. Brock Lesnar was booked to have a match on RAW for the first time in 21 years to close WrestleMania weekend - but it didn't happen.