WrestleMania 40 concluded with Cody Rhodes triumphantly seizing the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship after besting Roman Reigns. Assisting Rhodes during the thrilling match were none other than Jey Uso, John Cena, and The Undertaker, successfully holding off The Bloodline team, comprised of Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa, and The Rock.
In a follow-up interview on “Behind The Turnbuckle”, Rhodes reflected on this significant episode in his wrestling career during WrestleMania 40. He shared, “It’s probably really easy for me to say WrestleMania 40 itself. Both nights. There is a particular moment at WrestleMania 40 that will stick with me forever. It’s not necessarily the one, two, three as much as I was really big under the learning tree and a student of John Cena’s. I liked his model, from a businessman, as a babyface character in wrestling. More than that, I liked the model and the standard he set as a human being. As a good ambassador for wrestling. As an authentic ambassador. Our fans can smell when this is not authentic. He was the right person for that job. We’re in the ring, and Undertaker and Rock have their moment. John is off camera against the back wall, watching the end of Roman and I, as we’re both coming up. I just got to make eye contact with John. I don’t think I’ve ever learned anything more in my life than just the moment of eye contact with the captain, the leader, the dude. He’s out here to be part of this for me. It’s super touching. Having that moment with him, just brief contact, knowing I’m about to turn around and what’s about to happen, that’s the high of highs.”
In the upcoming WWE Money In The Bank 2024 event, Rhodes will join forces with Randy Orton and Kevin Owens to take on The Bloodline team, consisting of Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa, in a high-stakes six-man tag team bout.