Disheartening News For Cody Rhodes After WWE SmackDown
Cody Rhodes dethroned Drew McIntyre as the Undisputed WWE Champion on the latest episode of SmackDown, but at what cost?
Fans want to see a fresh change of pace and new faces in the world title picture of WrestleMania. For a while, it’s been either Roman Reigns or Cody Rhodes.
The OTC is already confirmed for Night 2’s main event for the World Heavyweight Championship. So, WWE could have avoided having Cody Rhodes in the Undisputed WWE Championship picture at WrestleMania 42.
Fans have given their verdict about Cody Rhodes dethroning Drew McIntyre
WWE uploaded the full match of Rhodes vs. McIntyre on its YouTube channel. The WWE Universe was quick to react.
As of writing this, the video has 71k+ dislikes and only 20k+ likes. On the other hand, it has 593,752+ views.
WWE'S YT VIDEO OF CODY VS. DREW FROM SMACKDOWN HAS 71K DISLIKES NOW. ONLY 19K LIKES pic.twitter.com/z9bbHFZ9HV
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This is a clear indication that fans did not want The American Nightmare to dethrone Drew McIntyre ahead of WrestleMania 42. While Rhodes vs. Randy Orton could be a bigger money-maker than Rhodes vs. McIntyre, the title match could have played out differently.
A Fatal Four-Way between Rhodes, McIntyre, Orton, and Jacob Fatu was suggested as well.
Previously, the Stamford-based promotion went back to Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns for WrestleMania 40 after fans rejected the idea of Reigns vs. The Rock over Reigns vs, Rhodes.
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