Update on possible Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns WWE title match
A third match between Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns is in WWE’s plans, but it might not necessarily happen at WrestleMania 42.
Survivor Series: WarGames last weekend ended with a tease that another match between Rhodes and Reigns could happen. They were on the same side in the men’s WarGames match but lost when a masked man — believed to be Austin Theory — helped the heels win. The PLE then went off the air with Rhodes and Reigns having words.
In the new issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer provided an update on a possible future Rhodes vs. Reigns match for the WWE Championship that Rhodes currently holds.
“It’s been confirmed to us that a Rhodes vs. Reigns match for the WWE title is in the plans, although not necessarily at WrestleMania,” Meltzer wrote. “[Seth] Rollins vs. [Bron] Breakker, Reigns vs. [CM] Punk and Rhodes against someone else could be done. Or Rollins vs. Breakker. Rollins has talked about wanting to wrestle at Mania. We’ve been told this week that it is a possibility but it’s too early to determine if it can happen.”
Rhodes and Reigns split victories at WrestleMania 39 and 40. Reigns won the first meeting, then Rhodes finished his story the next year by defeating Reigns.
While speaking with the SI Media podcast this summer, Rhodes said he thought it would be difficult to make another match against Reigns a reality.
“I’m very happy with what we put out there. I always try to wax poetic about [Reigns], 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,” Rhodes said.
“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.”
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