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But since Zayn has only been Champion for a week, he may retain the belt on Monday, and if he does, Rhodes will have to go to the back of the line when it comes to contending for the title.
Considering how WWE has been booking Cody Rhodes’ character lately, things may not go this way, but in this article, we look at 4 feuds for Cody Rhodes without the WWE Undisputed Championship involved.
#4. CM Punk – Cody Rhodes’ last teased major opponent
CM Punk and Cody Rhodes have crossed paths on multiple occasions over the past year. The two men were in the Survivor Series: War Games match as part of the babyface team in November last year. They even faced off once again during the RAW episode after WrestleMania 42 when Punk teased a future match for Rhodes’ title. However, this could be a potentially good feud even without the WWE Championship on the line.
Punk, the brutally honest person that he is, could return from hiatus and say things about Rhodes not being champion that could get him under the American Nightmare’s skin. The two have been known to put on good promos together, and this feud could be great if executed well with a good story, considering both Punk and Rhodes are top wrestlers and storytellers.
#3. Randy Orton
Orton last landed a lethal Punt Kick on Cody Rhodes following their WrestleMania Night 1 main event match for the WWE Title. An injured Orton has been absent from WWE TV since then and could return to continue his feud with former friend Rhodes.
Orton and Rhodes’ history was not properly explored during their WrestleMania feud as Pat McAfee’s controversial injection meant that there were more promos between the NFL punter and the American Nightmare with Orton nowhere to be seen.
A proper feud between Orton and Rhodes is due, so that could create a lot of hype for WWE fans if it happens.
#2. Jacob Fatu
Jacob Fatu’s booking before Clash in Italy, when he lost to Roman Reigns and was forced to acknowledge him, was well done and gave the character an intensity and dangerous edge befitting the Samoan Werewolf nickname he has. However, in recent weeks, Fatu’s character has been neutered to fit the Bloodline storyline, and he is simply an enforcer for Roman Reigns who gives his cousin orders of errands to run.
Before being involved in Reigns’ World Heavyweight Title scene, however, Fatu returned to WWE in January and attacked Drew McIntyre (who Fatu thought was a secret assailant from months ago; another storyline WWE left incomplete) and also attacked McIntyre’s opponent on the Night, Cody Rhodes, as well during the pair’s Three Stages of Hell match for the WWE Title. Fatu and Rhodes brawled, too, in the following weeks when Rhodes was livid about losing his title to McIntyre. This led to multiple matches between them, like a singles match at Saturday Night’s Main Event in January and one with Sami Zayn involved in February.
The story was left incomplete, unlike Fatu’s beef with McIntyre which culminated at WrestleMania 42 in an Unsanctioned Match that the Samoan Werewolf won and if WWE decides to take Fatu back to the wild character that he was only weeks ago, a non-title feud with Cody Rhodes to complete their story would be interesting.
#1. Finn Balor
Finn Balor, despite all of his experience, potential, and talent, has not been doing much at all lately, especially after his initial betrayal by the Judgment Day faction and subsequent victories against former allies Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh.
Balor is left doing backstage segments with Talla and Tama Tonga with no real direction, and a non-title feud with Cody Rhodes could help reignite his character either as the Demon or as himself.
Rhodes last defeated Balor in a singles bout on RAW on August 14th, 2023, and Balor could probably bring the extra juice with his Demon character this time around if he chooses to feud with Rhodes.
While all of these ideas may look interesting on paper, WWE might eventually decide to put the belt back on Cody before or at SummerSlam, going by their recent track record of booking him, but the possibilities are aplenty when it comes to Rhodes feuding with other wrestlers in non-title feuds. It would be interesting to see which path WWE takes with his character.
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