Featured Columnist IVMight 4, 2024
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Cody Rhodes defeated AJ Types at Backlash on Saturday to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship in his first title protection since turning into champion at WrestleMania 40.
The American Nightmare prevailed in a bodily, back-and-forth affair.
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After over a yr of pursuing the WWE title, Rhodes lastly completed his story at WrestleMania 40, as he beat Roman Reigns in the principle occasion of Night time 2 to develop into world champion for the primary time in WWE.
The American Nightmare ended Reigns’ historic title run of over 1,300 days within the course of, and he established himself because the face of WWE whereas The Tribal Chief takes a while away from the corporate.
Though the ‘Mania win represented Rhodes conducting his final purpose in wrestling, he did not have a lot time to rejoice.
On the Uncooked after WrestleMania, Rhodes was interrupted by The Rock, who teamed with Reigns to beat The American Nightmare and Seth Rollins in a tag group match on Night time 1 of The Present of Reveals.
The Rock made it clear that he meant to get again at Rhodes after taking a while off, however within the meantime, WWE needed to decide who can be his first challenger.
A pair of Triple Menace matches have been held on SmackDown with LA Knight beating Bobby Lashley and Santos Escobar, adopted by Types defeating Kevin Owens and Rey Mysterio.
That arrange a singles match between Types and Knight for the No. 1 contendership, and it simply so occurred to be a rematch of their conflict at WrestleMania 40, which was gained by The Megastar.
The Phenomenal One received revenge on the April 19 episode of SmackDown, beating Knight to earn a shot on the WWE Championship.
Types entered Backlash as a two-time WWE champion, however it had been almost six years since he final held it.
Whereas The Phenomenal One was hungry to return to the highest of the heap in WWE, Rhodes’ first title protection was a profitable one, and his reign is now off and working.
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