Cody Rhodes challenges rival to match at WWE Backlash after loss at WrestleMania

Modified Apr 11, 2023 02:42 GMT

Cody Rhodes has challenged Brock Lesnar to a match at WWE Backlash.

After his loss at WrestleMania 39, Rhodes showed up the following night and challenged Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa to a tag team match. Brock Lesnar turned up as Cody's supposed tag partner for the contest. However, before their match could begin, Brock hit Cody with an F-5 and viciously assaulted him.

One of the most anticipated segments of WWE RAW tonight was Cody Rhodes' promo. After being destroyed by Lesnar last week, fans were excited to hear what The American Nightmare had to say about the attack.

Cody started by blaming himself for the loss at WrestleMania 39. He then said that there is a new wrinkle to this equation called Brock Lesnar. Rhodes also claimed that Lesnar attacked him because of the changes he brought to the company.

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Rhodes then said that although he is scared of Brock Lesnar, he wants to fight him. With that in mind, Cody challenged The Beast Incarnate to a match at WWE Backlash.

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It looks like we will get to see Cody take a detour to Suplex City before he can face Roman Reigns again.

Who do you think will win at Backlash? Sound off in the comments section below.

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Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

Always focused on making his work accurate and reliable, Sunil thoroughly checks his facts before writing his articles. When not writing for pro wrestling, he spends his time watching cricket.

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Edited by Jacob Terrell