“I run it now” – SmackDown’s newest signing gets humbled by Cody Rhodes seconds after sending a huge message

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Gunther would manage to beat Royce Keys in the main event after Solo Sikoa tried to get Keys to use a steel chair. Instead, Keys smacked Solo with the chair, and Gunther took advantage, hitting the powerbomb and securing the pin as well as a WWE title shot at Clash in Italy 2026. After the match, Gunther screamed to the camera that SmackDown was his territory now and that there was nothing Cody could do about it. In seconds, Cody Rhodes hit the Cross Rhodes to stand tall.

Barring the first week where Gunther got Cody from behind in an unexpected moment, Cody Rhodes has largely humbled The Ring General. This has been the story of the two so far, going as far back as the 2023 Royal Rumble, and the 2024 Crown Jewel Championship match.

The American Nightmare has Gunther’s number.