Cody Rhodes had more to say last Friday on SmackDown—but apparently, WWE had other plans.
Last week, Rhodes stood in the ring and delivered a powerful promo, challenging John Cena to “Come Get Some,” but according to Fightful Select, he was supposed to have a backstage interaction as well—with none other than R-Truth.
The Segment That Never Was
Fightful Select reported that:
“Rhodes was also listed as having a backstage interaction with R-Truth. However, that didn’t end up happening. When Fightful asked why, we didn’t get a firm answer, but speculation backstage was that it would have affected the gravity of Rhodes’ promo before.”
Translation: R-Truth is just too damn funny.
This wouldn’t have been their first interaction either—a few weeks ago, R-Truth hilariously idolized Cena in a backstage segment with Rhodes, and fans loved it. But with Cody deep in his “Serious Main Event Mode” ahead of WrestleMania 41, it seems WWE thought a comedy bit might take away from the drama.
Rhodes vs. Cena—The Feud Heats Up
Rhodes doubled down on his callout of Cena during Raw at Madison Square Garden, even breaking the news that Cena will be on Raw next week.
The MSG crowd was SPLIT—half chanting for Rhodes, half for Cena. But did Cody care? Not one bit. He fired back, declaring:
“I’ll break their hearts at WrestleMania when I shatter Cena’s 17th world title dreams.”
That’s confidence. That’s swagger. That’s also… a really bold thing to say when Cena has made a career out of not losing big matches.
Final Takeaway
Cody Rhodes is laser-focused on WrestleMania, John Cena is about to make his grand return, and WWE apparently decided R-Truth’s comedic brilliance needed to take a backseat.
The only question now is—will Cena actually accept Cody’s challenge, or will he let his newfound heel status keep us all waiting?