Cody Rhodes defeated Roman Reigns to win the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 40, and it was one of the best main events in the event’s history. The American Nightmare walked out of The Show of Shows as the new champion, which was obviously a memorable moment for him, but all this wasn’t that easy for the fan-favorite star.
Rhodes was in fact kicked out of the main event spot after The Rock decided to go up against The Tribal Chief at The Grandest Stage of Them All. But one rebel move by Cody Rhodes helped him save his WrestleMania 40 and, moreover, finish his story in Philadelphia by winning the prestigious Undisputed Championship.
The moment that made this all possible was when Cody pointed at Roman after winning the Royal Rumble 2024. As revealed by Triple H in the WWE documentary WrestleMania 40, The American Nightmare was aware of the fact that he wouldn’t be facing The Head of the Table at The Showcase of the Immortals.
Despite knowing this, Cody Rhodes did so, and it made fans believe that he’s going to face Reigns at WrestleMania XL. Amid this, The Rock‘s return to take his spot didn’t sit well with the WWE Universe, and the audience took over social platforms by storm to speak up for the fan-favorite star. Eventually, it all ended up making way for Cody to have his well-deserved main event spot.
Fans hail Cody Rhodes for pointing at Roman Reigns after winning the 2024 Royal Rumble
As soon as the WWE Universe learned about this, they started hailing Cody Rhodes for pointing at Roman Reigns after winning the 2024 Royal Rumble. Talking about the same, a professional wrestling enthusiast said, “Cody did the right thing.” “In hindsight, it was great,” a fan wrote.” (Via: X)
Pointing out how this led to one of the best WrestleMania main events ever, an audience member said, “Cody’s decision was a great decision.” “My respect for him just skyrocketed,” a member of the WWE Universe said. “He did nothing wrong,” someone wrote while sharing that there was nothing wrong with it.
The Rock felt bad after fans got upset over him taking Cody Rhodes’ WrestleMania 40 spot
While the audience is happy that Cody’s move ended up giving him his main event spot, Dwayne Johnson isn’t happy about how things reached that decision. In fact, The Final Boss revealed in the documentary that he felt bad after fans got upset over him taking Cody Rhodes’ WrestleMania 40 spot against Roman.
Everyone knows that the WWE Universe went all in with the “We Want Cody” movement to have Rhodes back in the main event. But, it is something that The Rock didn’t enjoy, as he had to give up on the highly anticipated match between him and The Tribal Chief at The Show of Shows, as he stated so in the new documentary.
From his comments, it’s clear that he wasn’t happy with how things turned out. But, in the end, he handled everything with professionalism, and it resulted in Cody Rhodes’ victory at WrestleMania 40 after defying all the odds. In fact, this entire saga also gave fans the opportunity to see one of the best versions of Dwayne as The Final Boss. Due to all this, it’s safe to say that Cody’s move was a great one for everyone.
