Cody Rhodes plans to beat John Cena from one corner of MetLife Stadium to the next. On Friday's WWE SmackDown, Rhodes forced Cena to sign up for a street fight at SummerSlam. Undi

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (h/t WrestlePurists ), WWE's original plans called for the WWE Championship bout between John Cena and Cody Rhodes to be the main event of Night 2, potentially with the inclusion of a stipulation.

Cena is in big trouble now that Cody has learned from his dumbass mistake and The Rock is still nowhere to be seen in WWE.

Cody Rhodes explains the meaning behind "do not flinch" and references The Rock in WWE SmackDown promo on July 18.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, left, and Cody Rhodes face-off on stage during the WWE WrestleMania XL Kickoff on Feb. 8, 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Rhodes began 2025 as the reigning Undisputed WWE Champion, starting his year with a successful, hard-fought title defense against Kevin Owens in a Ladder Match at the Royal Rumble. His championship run came to a stunning end at WrestleMania 41 when he was defeated by a newly heel John Cena in the main event of Night 2.

Cody Rhodes made a critical mistake in the main event of WrestleMania 41 - he hesitated. The American Nightmare had John Cena in his sights with the WWE Champi