WWE Hall of Famers discuss heartbreaking finale to Cody Rhodes' reign
Cody Rhodes no longer carries the burden of thoughts that cloud an ambitious wrestler's mind when they have not won the industry's top prize despite having been at it for 17 years. He was coronated at WrestleMania XL.
But the very next night, The Final Boss interrupted his heartfelt in-ring promo and informed him that the war between them had only begun. WWE Hall of Famers Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer believe Dwayne Johnson is the only name who can legitimately dethrone Cody Rhodes. Ray expects it to happen next year on the grand stage in Las Vegas.
Speaking on Busted Open Radio, the two veterans discussed about Johnson's words to Rhodes on the RAW after WrestleMania in April 2024. Ray also brought up the segment's final moments, which saw The Final Boss hand The American Nightmare something. It remains a mystery what that is:
"There are two stories here with two different symbols, so to speak, or objects, so to speak," Ray said. "The obvious first symbol is the Undisputed Championship. That's number one, but there's also 1A. Do you know what 1A is? What did Rocky hand back to Cody? That is going to be the story moving into WrestleMania. Remember, the last time we saw the Rock and Cody in a ring together at Monday Night Raw, they had the talk, the face-to-face."
Bully Ray continued:
"Rock asked to hold the championship one more time, gave it back, and then Rock handed something back to Cody. [He] put something in Cody's hand. Cody did not even have to look in his hand to know what it was. The big question is, what is it?" [H/T: Wrestling Inc.]
Ray also added that this way, WWE can begin telling the story of The Rock vs. Roman Reigns, which was originally supposed to happen this year.
Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns are on the same team at WWE Bad Blood
The next WWE Premium Live Event, Bad Blood, emanates from Cody Rhodes' home state of Georgia, on October 5. He is set to lock horns with longtime rival Solo Sikoa, and the latter's Enforcer, Jacob Fatu. Cody's tag team partner is none other than the man he dethroned at WrestleMania XL, Roman Reigns.
How does this factor in when The Final Boss returns to Friday nights? Can Reigns and Rhodes co-exist? Will The American Nightmare remain champion until WrestleMania 41? Only time will tell.