Cody Rhodes has set himself a massive goal to combat his ‘post-WrestleMania blues’ after finishing his story in the main event of WrestleMania 40.
At WrestleMania 40, Rhodes finally finished the story and dethroned Roman Reigns as Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, ending Reigns’ 1,316-day reign on top.
On a recent edition of “The Pivot” podcast, Rhodes spoke about a considerable come-down period following his big win in Philadelphia, PA. He said,
“There’s a post-WrestleMania blues psychology-wise like what’s the next thing? So I always need a task; what’s my specific task? And that’s an area where I look to Steve Austin and I look to John Cena who are the lead dogs and this is not me in my ego, I have this [the championship], so I’m currently in front of the pack, right? I’m the lead dog, as long as I have this. I want to make sure that my numbers — and it’s not the most emotional goal or anything — but I want to make sure my numbers and stats match theirs or supersede theirs because you can’t argue with that.”
Rhodes has since retained his title against Logan Paul, and AJ Styles. A title match against Solo Sikoa is expected to take place at SummerSlam but has not been confirmed yet.
At WWE Money in the Bank 2024, The Bloodline defeated Rhodes, Randy Orton, and Kevin Owens with Sikoa getting the pinfall over the WWE Champion.