Cody Rhodes Doesn’t Know If Former WWE Rival Wants Another Match
Cody Rhodes isn’t sure if a trilogy is in the cards for him and one of his greatest WWE rivals.
In the main event of WWE SummerSlam, Cody Rhodes beat John Cena in an incredible Street Fight to become a two-time WWE Champion. After the match, Cena hugged Cody and spoke into his ear, which left Cody emotional. It was a classic pro wrestling “passing the torch” moment that has happened many times in the past.
The first time Cody Rhodes won the WWE Championship was at WrestleMania 40 in 2024 when he defeated Roman Reigns in an outstanding Bloodline Rules Match that included cameos from some of WWE’s biggest names. Cody’s win meant he “finished the story,” and he went on to have a 378-day title reign.
That match between Cody and Roman was the second year in a row where they headlined WrestleMania. At WrestleMania 39, Reigns beat Cody thanks to interference from Solo Sikoa.
While Cody and Roman also wrestled earlier in their careers, the two major WWE stars are 1-1 in major matches in recent years. So what about another match?
During an interview with the SI Media podcast, Cody Rhodes admitted that facing Roman Reigns one more match would be “hard to happen.”
“I’m very happy with what we put out there. I always try to wax poetic about him, anytime I’ve ever said something a little snarky, I guess it’s been more for entertainment. But I can tell you, that’s probably a very hard match to have happen.”
Cody Rhodes Feels Rematch With Roman Reigns Would Be “Very Significant”
During Cody’s first reign as WWE Champion, he took on all comers, but there was no rematch for Reigns. If it does happen again, Cody knows it would be a big deal, but he’s also not sure if Reigns wants to do it again.
“But I could see it being very significant, it happening again. And for the fans who really make this all up… for that, you can’t just have two, you know?
We split it. So that third exists. And a lot of times, sometimes matches can go in the file of the greatest match that never happened.
I’m certainly not adverse to it. I don’t know what his outlook on it is. We’re different than we were. And again, not adverse to it, because we’re split. He won one, I won the other.”
They are different now because Roman Reigns is one of the top babyfaces in WWE just like Cody Rhodes is. At the time of their two WrestleMania matches, Reigns was the top heel in the company, which certainly helped the story going into the matches.