CM Punk, Blake Monroe, Drew McIntyre, and more WWE Superstars react to Cody Rhodes’ heartbreaking update

”
], { type: “text/html” }
);
const iframe = document.createElement(“iframe”);
iframe.src = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
iframe.style.cssText = “width:100%;height:100%;border:0;”;
container.appendChild(iframe);
attachIframeMessageListener(iframe);
}
const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries, obs) => {
const entry = entries[0];
if (entry.isIntersecting) {
obs.unobserve(entry.target);
requestIdleCallback(() => {
initWidget(entry.target);
}, {
timeout: 200
});
}
}, {
root: null,
rootMargin: “300px 0px”,
threshold: 0.01
});
requestIdleCallback(() => {
$all(“.nl-inline-form-container”).forEach((c) => {
observer.observe(c);
});
});
})();

The American Nightmare’s post caught the attention of several stars from the world of professional wrestling. While popular performers like Drew McIntyre and Chelsea Green liked the social media update, others, including CM Punk, Blake Monroe, Ricky Starks, Johnny Gargano, Stephanie Vaquer, Jacy Jayne, and several others, paid their condolences in the comment section.

Below are the screenshots of some of the reactions:

For those unaware, Pharaoh was an iconic and highly popular Siberian Husky who made appearances on AEW and WWE programming alongside The American Nightmare. He was part of a few on-screen storylines. Pharaoh was immortalized by the Stamford-based promotion with his own merchandise T-shirts, plush toys, and official action figures.

Cody Rhodes suffered a massive loss at WWE Sunday Night’s Main Event

The rivalry between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton was reignited at WWE SummerSlam. On Night One of the premium live event, Rhodes challenged CM Punk for the Undisputed WWE Championship.

The match ended in controversy, as the returning Randy Orton hit his former Legacy stablemate with an RKO while the referee was knocked out. It allowed The Second City Saint to floor The American Nightmare with the GTS and secure the win and retain the gold.

The following week on Friday Night SmackDown saw a confrontation between Rhodes and Orton, and a match was announced for Sunday Night’s Main Event. The two stars had to follow a strict “no-touch” rule enforced by SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis heading into the show.

Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes faced off in the main event. Rhodes continued to tease embracing his dark side towards the end as he lined up to deliver a devastating punt kick to his former mentor.

However, a slight hesitation from Rhodes gave Randy Orton an opening. The Viper took Rhodes out with a low blow followed by an RKO to secure the win.

`;
if (index == 3 && isOpera) {
storyHTML += `

`;
}
recommendedArticlesContainer.innerHTML += storyHTML;
});
}
}
function getStoryActionHTML(story, storyTitle, permalink) {
if (shouldHidePostActions) return “”;
return `

`;
}
function recommendedArticles() {
var baseUrl = “https://cf-gotham.sportskeeda.com/recommendations/post/news-cm-punk-blake-monroe-drew-mcintyre-wwe-superstars-react-cody-rhodes-heartbreaking-update?lang=en&category=wwe”;
pureJSAjaxGet(baseUrl, function(data) {
renderRecommendedArticles(data);
if (isOpera) {
renderOperaFeedAd();
}
}, function() {}, false);
}
var options = {
root: null,
rootMargin: “0px 0px 70% 0px”,
threshold: 0.1
};
var observer = new IntersectionObserver(function (entries) {
entries.forEach(function (entry) {
if (entry.isIntersecting) {
recommendedArticles();
observer.unobserve(entry.target);
}
});
}, options);
var targetElement;
if (showAlsoReadSection && !showAlsoReadSectionV2) {
targetElement = document.querySelector(‘.also-read-articles-container’);
} else {
targetElement = document.querySelector(‘.recommended-posts’);
}
if (targetElement) {
observer.observe(targetElement);
}
function renderOperaFeedAd() {
var operaFeedArticleAd = $(“.opera-article-feed-ad”);
if (!operaFeedArticleAd) {
return;
}
var firstScript= document.createElement(‘script’);
firstScript.setAttribute(“type”, “text/javascript”);
firstScript.setAttribute(“src”, “https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1883810847636355”);
firstScript.setAttribute(“async”, true);
firstScript.setAttribute(“crossorigin”, “anonymous”);
operaFeedArticleAd.appendChild(firstScript);
operaFeedArticleAd.innerHTML += `

`;
var secondScript = document.createElement(‘script’);
var secondScriptCode=””;
try {
secondScript.appendChild(document.createTextNode(secondScriptCode));
operaFeedArticleAd.appendChild(secondScript);
} catch (e) {
console.error(e);
}
}
})();

Fetching more content…