The final bell didn't ring at WrestleMania XL. Samantha Irwin I couldn't hold back the tears While declaring The new Undisputed Universal Champion And Cody Rhodes was lying in the ringWith hands above head. American Nightmare “Story Ends” And fulfilled his father's dream: to become the WWE Champion.
But Rhodes prevailed Roman Reigns wasn't an overnight job, not even due to competition More than one season Tribes c. But that was about it Years of work, role changes, leaving the company And a journey that few believe.
Maybe that's why, at the end of the show, Cody was in the ringRaised on shoulders and greeted by great wrestling figures: LA Knight, CM Punk, Randy Orton, John Cena, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins They shared the scene with the fighter's family in a journey that few would have expected.
A hard road for the son of a legend
Cody is Son of Dusty RhodesOne of the most charismatic figures in wrestling in the 80s and 90s. But while Dusty stood out at the time, He never held up a championship beltNor did he participate in the WrestleMania main event.
A junior at Rhodes in wrestling They debuted in 2007 and won the pairs title in 2008 He briefly held close Hardcore Holly And, after betraying Holly, with Dead Tibiasson The Million Dollar Man.
Joined together Randy Orton set up legacyBut in practice, Rhodes and DiBiase are assistants of sorts They simply helped Orton, one of the best guys at the moment. There were a few other stories similar to his founding of Cody Rhodes Scholars One brotherhood, Along with his half-brother Dustin, he took on the role Goldust.
It caused Revival StardustThe role his father occupied in another company and in that Cody came out wearing makeup and a full body suitSomeone becomes a comic book villain.
A career is reborn in AEW
behind Little character development In WWE, Rhodes He was asked to leave and wrestled on the independent circuit, TNA and in Japan.. It was precisely in the Asian countries of his birth American Nightmare.
But it was inside AEWBorn in 2019, where Cody will gain fame He had worked hard for it. Cody defeated his brother Dustin in the same 2019 and later fights of the year Inaugural TNT will win the beltJust as you come in Three times.
But despite his success in AEW, Rhodes will leave the company in 2022, without knowing the exact reasons. Crore He became a prominent figure Brand and I will return to WWE as a star
Returning to 'end the story'
Cody Rhodes returns to World Wrestling Entertainment WrestleMania 2022, where he faced RollinsBut his sure leap to stardom will be Hell in a Cell In the same year. Son of Dust had Torn foreskin the previous week, but with discolored skin as the muscle was completely separated from the bone, He defeated Seth Rollins in a classic.
A fight ensued First WWE main roster member to receive a 5-star rating from critic Dave Metzer since 2011And Rhodes took the first step in that final step and finally made it to the title that had eluded his father.
last year American Nightmare Won the Royal RumbleAnother achievement that will not be dusted, and was “To finish the story” Inside Wrestling 39 Before Just chikowa An intervention Controversial decision.
The public marks the 'end of the story'
Cody has already become something “Image of the People” But still After winning his The second is the Royal Rumble In line, it was announced that Dwayne “The Rock” JohnsonNot Cody, He will face Roman Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania 40. The reaction made it clear though The Rock He was one of those universally recognized figures, and the general public sided with the initiator to finish the story.
Johnson exclaimed Various live events and flooding social networks Rhodes support messages. #WeWantCody became Popular topics Continued on WWE shows Videos showing the Rhodes connection They became popular because of their fans.
The WWE had no choice To give people what they've been waiting for, this Sunday, finally, Rhodes finished the storyAnd this 1,316 belted regimesBut he didn't do it alone, but with the support of Jey Uso, Cena, Rollins, The Undertaker Thousands of fans hyped the final chapter of one of WWE's extraordinary journeys toward the title.
“If I'm honest, I'd ask (my dad) if I've lived up to the name, thank him for the name…then say 'sorry about the tattoo'” – Cody Rhodes
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