When the Raw after ‘Mania ended, everyone was ready to watch the brawl between Brock Lesnar and Cody Rhodes go down. Seeing one of the most beloved babyfaces in modern times be thrown around by the Beast Incarnate was hard to watch. Everyone watching wanted to see Rhodes take his deserve revenge at Backlash.
But they certainly didn’t expect so much blood to be in the match. After hitting the turnbuckle, Lesnar started bleeding wildly and Rhodes took advantage. But that wasn’t enough to put down the former WWE Champion. So, Rhodes countered Lesnar’s Kimura Lock and pinned him in the middle of the ring.
Brandi Rhodes issues a message to WWE Universe after her husband’s victory
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While she didn’t mention the ending that left many shocked and disappointed, Brandi Rhodes mentioned the blood in the match. She confirmed that the blood on Cody Rhodes’ face was in fact not his, but Lesnar’s. This is a far cry from Rhodes’ previous matches in the Indies which saw him bleed quite often. One of the matches that basically began the ‘story’ was when Rhodes won the NWA championship.
Even after signing with AEW, his matches with MJF and the late Brodie Lee saw him bleed profusely. His milestone match with his brother, Dustin Rhodes in AEW also saw both the brothers fighting in a pool of each others’ blood. So, being in WWE has minimized that to a great amount, but Rhodes still puts his body on the line for his matches.
My husband is covered in blood and it's not his. Praise Him 🙏🏾 #wwebacklash
— Brandi Rhodes (@TheBrandiRhodes) May 7, 2023
We hope that Rhodes stays safe even in his future matches, but it seems like the ending of his match with Lesnar didn’t resonate well with the fans. Now, they are complaining about the ending and everything about it.
Despite Brandi Rhodes’ praise on Twitter, fans are not happy with the way Cody Rhodes won
Brock Lesnar bleeding out, threw everyone off who was watching the match. No one expected something like that to happen at Backlash and many people came up with their interpretations for the match ending so quickly. Some people also thought the ending was out of place, given Lesnar’s dominance throughout the match.
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This fan clearly did not like the ending of the match.
THAT ENDING WAS ASSS WHY DO YALL GIVE BROCK THESE HORRIBLE FINISHES LMFAOOOOO… THE CROWD IS SO DEAD RN 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
— chris (@christahphur) May 7, 2023
The Bad Bunny and Damien Priest took everyone by surprise.
There's no way they can top the Bad Bunny/Damien match no matter what they do.
— Peter Wong (@Original182) May 7, 2023
Well it never should have main evented in a million years lol it was fine though
— J. (@StonedBatxx) May 7, 2023
People are glad for the result but not the way WWE came to it.
I’m glad Cody won but the ending was lame and this shouldn’t of been the main event over bunny and priest https://t.co/mqNHZNEWwb
— Allen George (@ageorge216) May 7, 2023
that was sad but lol https://t.co/WiQG0ohJBQ
— Baron Zemo (@dripzemo) May 7, 2023
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All that build up for the match to end like that… https://t.co/ssUq4Lb4d7
— Sergio Reyes (@SurgeCudi) May 7, 2023
Knowing Cody Rhodes, it is obvious that he will mention this in his promos and gain back the crowd’s love. But we hope that Rhodes’ journey to fulfilling his story isn’t hindered by this ending.
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