John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes Was On the Cards For WrestleMania Under Vince McMahon

Publish date: 2024-05-07

It's officially 2023 and although nothing has been announced just yet, the card for WrestleMania 39 will be starting to come together behind the scenes. Although fans likely won't start to learn what to expect from the two-night event until after this month's Royal Rumble, rumors and reports regarding what WWE might have in mind, as well as ideas that have hit the cutting room floor, have been circulating for a while.

John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes

The latest of those reports claims there was once a plan for Cody Rhodes and John Cena to clash when WrestleMania goes Hollywood. That's according to a new report from Fightful Select (via Sportskeeda). Surprising that this information has only found its way out into the world now since apparently, the idea to have Rhodes and Cena clash on The Grandest Stage of Them All was floated prior to all the changes backstage.

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That presumably means Vince McMahon was the one who envisioned Rhodes taking on Cena at WrestleMania. Nice to hear the former boss continued to think that far ahead despite it very much not feeling that way a lot of the time towards the end of his tenure. It also raises questions as to what exactly McMahon had planned for Roman Reigns and the potential end of one or both his title runs.

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Right now, it's believed The American Nightmare will be involved in that somehow. Everything from Reigns defending one title on each night to losing one of the championships prior to WrestleMania has been reported over the course of the last couple of months. Had McMahon been in charge, and Rhodes not torn his pec, perhaps he planned on having the former AEW star beat Reigns prior to WrestleMania and defend the title against Cena.

That last part is merely speculation, of course, as it seems whatever McMahon had planned for Rhodes and Cena is now little more than fantasy booking. Let's be honest, it probably wouldn't have made it all the way to WrestleMania anyway since McMahon tended to change his mind every few hours. The current belief is that Cena will now clash with Logan Paul at the show of shows.

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