John Cena & Cody Rhodes' face-off ends in a brawl after surprises from both stars on WWE SmackDown
and Cody Rhodes face to face for the first time since their clash at WrestleMania 41.
WWE SmackDown this week was highly anticipated following the announcement of formidable rivals, John Cena and Cody Rhodes, coming face-to-face with each other.
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This was the first encounter between the two megastars since their epic clash in the main event of WrestleMania 41, where Cena dethroned Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE title.
The two met, brought surprises for the fans and ended up brawling ahead of their scheduled match coming up.
John Cena and Cody Rhodes had an intense segment on WWE SmackDown
Cody Rhodes made his return to WWE at Saturday Night's Main Event to aid
as he was being attacked by John Cena and
. Both sides are set to collide in a huge tag team match at WWE's next PLE, Money in the Bank.
Before that, Cena and Rhodes were announced to meet in a one-on-one confrontation on this week's SmackDown, taking place in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The American Nightmare came out first and spoke about his crushing defeat at the hands of Cena at WrestleMania 41. He revealed to have spoken to a number of individuals who applauded his title reign. Following that, he brought out a surprise for the fans in the form of an unexpected appearance from his partner, World Heavyweight Champion, Jey Uso.
As he came down to the ring and was YEETin with the audience, John Cena finally emerged and made his way to the ringside area. He got into the ring to launch shots at them and then brought out a surprise of his own. It was his MITB partner, Logan Paul, who came out and launched a rant against Rhodes and Uso, calling them "Nepo babies," while claiming he and Cena were self-made.
Following some exchange of words, both teams got into an all-out brawl. Rhodes and Uso got the upperhand over Cena and Paul and sent them packing to the outside of the ring. The duo stood tall at the end of the show, and Rhodes held Cena's title to make a statement.
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