Psyche yourself up to be thrilled to pieces again! Because Cody Rhodes vs Brock Lesnar’s brawl is back in the room. That said, it never disappeared, but WWE chose to undermine it for a while, maybe for building up the tension more. Lesnar interfering in the affairs of Cody Rhodes and Dominik Mysterio during last Saturday’s Money in The Bank was largely on the card, but it didn’t materialize. While the WWE Universe has been waiting for their next encounter at SummerSlam, the company creatives pulled the drama off beforehand by pitting Lesnar against Rhodes at last night’s Raw.
While the American Nightmare got his upper hand over Lesnar at the end, there is still some bad blood left between them for sure, supplying momentum for their grudge match at the biggest party of the summer this August. The bout of last night was a perfect trailer for their third official scuffle. It delivered adequate jaw-dropping segments within a few minutes that took the internet by storm.
Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar got into a highly physical bout at last night’s Raw
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Last night’s Raw saw Cody Rhodes step into the ring to interrupt Seth Rollins. But prior to his meeting with Rollins, he came across the Beast Incarnate while coming down the ring. The 286 lbs giant crept in wearing his signature cowboy hat. Rhodes rushed to the ramp to pump up the heat without wasting a moment.
What a way to kick off #WWERaw!@CodyRhodes picked a fight with @BrockLesnar! pic.twitter.com/uW3b2Uk0ZZ
— WWE (@WWE) July 4, 2023
Their encounter quickly turned out be physical with Lesnar ramming Rhodes into the steel barricades around the ring. After some minutes, both rivals entered the ring where Cody escaped a fatal F5 before taking the former champion out with his iconic Cody Cutter finisher. That said, it would be more justified to say Lesnar himself sold the intensity of the move as he passed out.
The specific moment drummed up a lot of reactions from netizens, including Rhodes’ wife Brandi.
Brandi Rhodes joins fans in reacting over Lesnar selling the Cody Cutter last night
Lesnar was visibly retreating while Rhodes went for the Cody Cutter. It seems like a clean selling from the Breast Incarnate’s end when he jumped onto it. Wrestling fanatics were not to miss out on such an unthinkable gesture of the Cowboy.
Cody Rhodes’ wife Brandi took to Twitter to share her thought. The former WWE personality believes the affairs escalated pretty quickly. Fans seconded her.
That escalated quickly 😳
— Brandi Rhodes (@TheBrandiRhodes) July 4, 2023
WWE’s official Instagram video depicted the noteworthy physical exchange between Lesnar and Rhodes. Fans went insane as well after witnessing the segment.
WWE captioned it, ‘ Lesnar Retreats’ with a sneaky smile emoji.
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Fans rushed to the comments to pour their analysis out. Some found it to be a creditworthy moment for Lesnar. They believe Lesnar respects Rhodes deep down or else he wouldn’t sell his move so flawlessly. They go like, ”The cleanest Cody-cutter yet, ”Brock is such an underrated seller,” ”Facts if Brock takes bumps for you he’s your bestie lol” etc.
On the flip side, a few of them criticized Lesnar for the damage he incurred. They wrote,” I never thought I’d see Lesnar take an indy move like the Cody cutter in my life,’‘ ” Brock is washed now. Unfortunately, this not my Brock Lesnar’‘.
Rhodes previously called out Lesnar for another match, but he didn’t answer. But now that he’s back finally, it’s fascinating to see how WWE pans out their saga further.
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