It is a must-win situation for Cody Rhodes as he is gearing up to battle the Greatest of All Time in WWE , John Cena at WrestleMania 41 .
The road to WrestleMania 41 will come to its conclusion with one of the biggest main event matches of all time. The reigning Undisputed WWE Champion , Cody Rhodes, will put his title on the line against the evil tyrant, John Cena. It will be a clash of WWE's past and present for the richest prize in sports entertainment.
While John Cena has laid out his plan to ruin wrestling for everyone, The American Nightmare is facing one of the toughest challenges of his life. Here are four reasons why losing is not an option for the current face of the company, Cody Rhodes:
4. Full-time champion
Cody Rhodes is in the prime of his WWE career. He has proved his worth as a top and fighting champion for a year, appearing at every show and media appearance to cement his place at the top. Rhodes needs to win over John Cena so that WWE can continue to have a full-time champion. In case of John Cena winning, it would not be the same, as Cena no longer has the physical shape to work a full-time schedule in the company.
3. A major win for his career
John Cena is one of the greatest WWE superstars of all time. So, naturally, Cody Rhodes is battling one of the marquee opponents in his career. This makes it a must-win situation for The American Nightmare to etch a big win in his resume, after having defeated top names like Seth Rollins, AJ Styles and Roman Reigns.
2. Break away from John Cena's shadow
Cody Rhodes himself has claimed to be inspired by John Cena his entire life and wanted to be like Cena was in his prime. This has made the perception that Rhodes is nothing but a Cena fan boy, and even Cena called him an errand boy who got lucky. This is Rhodes' opportunity to step outside of that giant WWE flagship shadow and make his own legacy by defeating the 16-time WWE Champion, John Cena.
1. Cement his position as the face of this WWE generation
Cody Rhodes defeated Roman Reigns last year at WrestleMania to rise to the top of the WWE mountain. However, he has yet to defeat John Cena, who defined a generation in WWE and, as many have argued, was a bigger attraction than Roman Reigns in his peak. Therefore, after defeating one flagship WWE star, Rhodes needs the victory over Cena in a passing of the torch moment to cement himself as the unquestioned and undeniable face of WWE today.
Also read: WrestleMania 41 full preview, everything you need to know, rivalries, more
The road to WrestleMania 41 will come to its conclusion with one of the biggest main event matches of all time. The reigning Undisputed WWE Champion , Cody Rhodes, will put his title on the line against the evil tyrant, John Cena. It will be a clash of WWE's past and present for the richest prize in sports entertainment.
While John Cena has laid out his plan to ruin wrestling for everyone, The American Nightmare is facing one of the toughest challenges of his life. Here are four reasons why losing is not an option for the current face of the company, Cody Rhodes:
4. Full-time champion
Just wrapped up in NYC.@TODAYshow ✅@FirstTake ✅
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) April 17, 2025
Now we’re back off to Vegas for @WWE World! See y’all soon 👊🏼💥#WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/fk3yQAwJCY
Cody Rhodes is in the prime of his WWE career. He has proved his worth as a top and fighting champion for a year, appearing at every show and media appearance to cement his place at the top. Rhodes needs to win over John Cena so that WWE can continue to have a full-time champion. In case of John Cena winning, it would not be the same, as Cena no longer has the physical shape to work a full-time schedule in the company.
3. A major win for his career
"You know who chose me? They chose me. Can you say the same, John Cena? Or was it one guy in an office who chose you who isn't here anymore and we don't talk about him" - Cody Rhodes pic.twitter.com/PzTq4VqhfJ
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) March 31, 2025
John Cena is one of the greatest WWE superstars of all time. So, naturally, Cody Rhodes is battling one of the marquee opponents in his career. This makes it a must-win situation for The American Nightmare to etch a big win in his resume, after having defeated top names like Seth Rollins, AJ Styles and Roman Reigns.
2. Break away from John Cena's shadow
John Cena COOKED Cody Rhodes and said everything we already knew.
— Clown (@ClownBall9) March 31, 2025
He is a FRAUD that used Dusty to cry and politic his way to becoming World Champion. #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/WTpXRbHDDJ
Cody Rhodes himself has claimed to be inspired by John Cena his entire life and wanted to be like Cena was in his prime. This has made the perception that Rhodes is nothing but a Cena fan boy, and even Cena called him an errand boy who got lucky. This is Rhodes' opportunity to step outside of that giant WWE flagship shadow and make his own legacy by defeating the 16-time WWE Champion, John Cena.
1. Cement his position as the face of this WWE generation
Can you STOP adding punk Roman and Randy to the Cody vs Cena match holy shit it’s about Cody Rhodes vs John Cena THAT’S IT pic.twitter.com/6Cf0QcPUpV
— 🍓❤️ﾚuςψ ❤️🍓 (@lou_lucilalouu) April 8, 2025
Cody Rhodes defeated Roman Reigns last year at WrestleMania to rise to the top of the WWE mountain. However, he has yet to defeat John Cena, who defined a generation in WWE and, as many have argued, was a bigger attraction than Roman Reigns in his peak. Therefore, after defeating one flagship WWE star, Rhodes needs the victory over Cena in a passing of the torch moment to cement himself as the unquestioned and undeniable face of WWE today.
Also read: WrestleMania 41 full preview, everything you need to know, rivalries, more
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