The son of an American Dream clashed with the son of a Canadian security systems technician, and in the end, Cody Rhodes stood tall—holding two championships and a shattered friendship in his hands.
In one of the most brutal WWE Undisputed Championship matches in recent history, Rhodes and Kevin Owens turned Lucas Oil Stadium into a demolition site, using ladders for everything except climbing.
The Carnage:
- Owens immediately put Rhodes through a ladder on the entrance ramp (not even a warm-up?). Then he snapped off a rung and tried to choke Cody out.
- The brawl spilled into the crowd, where beer, fists, and possibly someone’s nachos went flying. Owens even smashed Cody’s face into a camera, ensuring the production crew got a front-row seat to the violence.
- Inside the ring, ladders became weapons, landing spinebusters, Fisherman’s Busters, and even a failed Package Piledriver attempt. At one point, Rhodes hit an Alabama Slam so hard that Owens folded like a lawn chair.
- Sami Zayn appeared for emotional support, but didn’t interfere—just stood ringside, likely regretting every life choice that led to this moment.
The match unraveled when Owens took a brutal Alabama Slam into a ladder, ending up trapped head-first in the rungs. Blood streamed down his face as officials checked on him, but Rhodes had no intentions of stopping. With Owens incapacitated, Cody ascended the final ladder, unhooked both the WWE Universal Championship and the Winged Eagle title, and secured his victory.
Cody Rhodes: Champion. Kevin Owens: Broken. Sami Zayn: Emotionally devastated.
The American Nightmare’s reign continues—but at what cost?