Truth Behind Fans Turning On Cody Rhodes After WWE Title Win
Cody Rhodes has once again captured the Undisputed WWE Championship, becoming a three-time WWE champion.
Rhodes first won the title in April 2024 when he defeated Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules match at WrestleMania 40. He captured the championship for a second time at SummerSlam in 2025 by defeating John Cena.
Earlier this year, Rhodes lost the title to Drew McIntyre in a brutal Three Stages of Hell match on WWE SmackDown after interference from Jacob Fatu. After losing the championship, Rhodes attempted to earn another title shot by competing in both the 2026 Men’s Royal Rumble match and the Elimination Chamber match, but he failed to win on both occasions.
Rhodes was later granted another opportunity on the March 6 episode of SmackDown in Portland, Oregon. On that night, he defeated Drew McIntyre to regain the championship and become a three-time Undisputed WWE Champion, with a bit of unexpected involvement from Jacob Fatu during the closing moments of the match.
After Rhodes won the title on SmackDown, many fans expressed their dissatisfaction online. The video of his title victory posted by WWE on YouTube reportedly became the most disliked WWE video of 2026, with a massive wave of backlash from fans across social media platforms.
Twitter User Claims They Bought Bot Dislikes For Cody Rhodes’ Title Win Video
However, there is an interesting development regarding the large number of dislikes on the YouTube video of Cody Rhodes winning the Undisputed WWE Championship.
According to a Twitter account named @rawaftermania40, the user claimed responsibility for artificially increasing the dislikes on the video. The account publicly stated that it had purchased bot-generated dislikes and even shared screenshots as proof of the alleged purchase.
The user further claimed that they had paid for more dislikes. Shortly after making the claims, the RafterMania40 Twitter account was deleted, adding further uncertainty to the situation.
“Yes I botted 65k and I’m not a Roman or Drew fan, i jsut wanted to see how everyone would react lol.”
“You’re welcome. Already paid for a 100k more tomorrow.”