Cody Rhodes Aims to Fix the ‘Underwhelming' Mess That Was WrestleMania 41 Main Event
At WrestleMania 40, Cody Rhodes well and truly finished the story as he unseated Roman Reigns to become the
WWE
Undisputed Champion. And even if one takes out the emotional and storytelling element from the critically acclaimed match, the in-ring action was top-notch—a fitting ending to Reigns' 1316 title reign as the company's top dog.
One year later, Rhodes could not replicate the same magic at WrestleMania 41. The main event against
John Cena
for the gold disappointed many despite Cena's generational heel turn at Elimination Chamber 2025. However, Rhodes has not promised to rectify the errors made at the biggest show of the year.
Cody Rhodes Doubles Down on Winning the Gold at
SummerSlam 2025
Rhodes recently beat Randy Orton at Night of Champions in Riyadh to become the 2025 King of the Ring winner and will now have the chance to challenge Cena at SummerSlam for the title.
And in a recent appearance on the Busted Open podcast with legendary tag team champion Bully Ray, 'The American Nightmare' said,
'
SummerSlam, I don't wanna go as far as making any promises, but I can tell you the goal with SummerSlam is if people felt a certain way about WrestleMania, I will put that all on my back and take all the credit and responsibility for perhaps not feeling satisfied.
The former WWE Champion added,
'I'd like to get 'em to the finish line with SummerSlam.
Very much looking forward to doing this dance again.'
For the unversed, the Las Vegas main event got a poor reception from fans and critics alike. The match saw a run-in and an assist from Travis Scott, but had one element missing. And his name is Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. After all, Johnson was a driving force in pushing Cena and convincing him to turn heel for the first time since 2003.
And his absence from the main event of WrestleMania made the entire storyline go into limbo. Moreover, Rhodes is aware of what the fans want. The WWE universe was not mad about the result. In fact, the majority of them cheered when Cena lifted his 17th World title, but what irked them is the action and booking choices that led to it.
And what better way to rectify this than the biggest party of the summer? And for the first time in history, SummerSlam will be held as a 2-night PLE at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on August 2 & 3.
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