4 Reasons why Cody Rhodes winning on WWE SmackDown is a DISASTER

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In this listicle, we will list four reasons why Cody Rhodes winning the match on SmackDown is a disastrous decision by WWE.

#3 Drew McIntyre vs Cody Rhodes again subtly confirmed

Cody and Drew McIntyre have fought each other in three title matches in the last six months. The American Nightmare defeated McIntyre clean in the first two matches, while McIntyre had an outside victory in their title match on SmackDown last month.

And after this win on SmackDown, it appears that Cody Rhodes might end up winning the Elimination Chamber and march to the main event of WrestleMania 42. In a way, the main event of WrestleMania 42 just got confirmed tonight on SmackDown. And this doesn’t sound good.

Another match, and that too as the main event of WrestleMania 42, looks incredibly boring to WWE fans. The fans are already tired of watching Cody battle Drew. At Mania, it’s going to be Cody Rhodes, most probably, beating McIntyre to win the Undisputed Championship. And this would be yet another flop WrestleMania, after a terrible Mania last year.

#2 The winner of the men’s Elimination Chamber has become predictable

There have been reports that Cody Rhodes is slated to win the men’s Elimination Chamber match later this month. The win on SmackDown tonight just took him closer to a win at Chamber.

However, this has spoiled the excitement for the Elimination Chamber event. The fans already know that Cody is going to be booked as the winner of the Chamber match, and all five other participants, including Randy Orton and LA Knight, are going to lose at Elimination Chamber. While last year’s Elimination Chamber was a gigantic success with John Cena’s win, this year’s event is expected to be a stale one.

#2 Ticket sales have already been bad; this was their chance to pivot

The ticket sales of the WrestleMania 42 event have already been low, with many fans expecting a boring main event of Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre fighting each other. Changing the booking on SmackDown tonight was the best option for WWE to pivot and make adjustments to the booking.

This would have not just boosted the ticket sales of Mania, but it would have also brought back the attention of many wrestling fans. Alas, Triple H didn’t bother changing the direction, and the fans are now looking at a low-key match card for WrestleMania 42.

#1 Sami Zayn got buried

Sami Zayn was punished for no fault of his own tonight on SmackDown. In tonight’s match, Drew McIntyre took out Cody Rhodes and Jacob Fatu and helped Zayn pin Cody Rhodes to win the match. However, the American Nightmare kicked out.

The Honorary Uce has become a scapegoat for WWE and has been time and again used and thrown. Since losing his United States Championship, Sami Zayn has been on a losing streak, and despite having massive support from the crowd, Triple H doesn’t push him even once to go for the WWE Championship. He was even expected to win the men’s Royal Rumble last month in Saudi Arabia. Forget about the win, Zayn didn’t even end up in the ring among the last four superstars.

It will be interesting to see how The Game uses Zayn at WrestleMania 42.