Despite a Humbling Defeat at WrestleMania 39, Cody Rhodes Made History Against Roman Reigns 10 Years Ago

Ever since ‘The American Nightmare’ Cody Rhodes returned to the WWE for his 2nd run, he has been longing for a chance to win a solo WWE World Championship. He had an opportunity at Wrestlemania 39 but sadly failed to win the championship due to interference by Solo Sikoa. But in spite of not getting a chance to pin Reigns that night, Rhodes did something spectacular exactly 10 years ago.

And not just once, he did it twice in the span of two weeks, back to back.

Cody Rhodes was the first wrestler to ever pin Roman Reigns with a title on the line

For this we need to take you back to the year 2013. The time when the legendary Dusty Rhodes was still alive and stood ringside for his son’s matches. Cody Rhodes was in a heated feud with Triple H at that time.

And as per the storyline back then, Rhodes got fired from the WWE as that was the stipulation after losing to Randy Orton. Later Goldust fought Orton with Cody’s reinstatement on the line, but he lost the match and was fired as well. This led to their father Dusty Rhodes pleading to Stephanie McMahon for his son’s jobs.

But Stephanie McMahon went on to call The Shield and Big Show to attack The American Dream. Eventually Big Show apologized to Rhodes before knocking him out as he had no other option. This infuriated Cody Rhodes and Goldust who later appeared on RAW and attacked The Shield. Then at PPV Backstage, Cody Rhodes and Goldust faced Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in a non-title match with the stipulation that they would be re-signed again.

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And to the fans delight, the brothers won the match with Cody Rhodes pinning Reigns after delivering a deadly Cross Rhodes.

It was an emotional moment for the entire Rhodes family after all the humiliation they had suffered at the hands of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. Then the next week on RAW, the brothers fought Reigns and Rollins again, but this time for the tag titles. And for the 2nd time in 2 weeks, Cody Rhodes pinned Reigns to become the new Tag Team Champions. This was also the first time ever that someone had pinned The Tribal Chief with a title on the line.

But fast forward to the present day and it seems like Cody Rhodes might get another chance to pin Roman Reigns.

Roman Reigns came face to face with Cody Rhodes implying that he wants to fight him again

The season premiere of SmackDown was a power packed one with the return of Roman Reigns. But not just that, Reigns also started a new rivalry and maybe reignited an older one.

By now, fans know very well that Roman Reigns will be defending his title at Crown Jewel against LA Knight. But last week on SmackDown, as Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso were leaving the ring after their win, Reigns came head on with Cody Rhodes.

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The tension in that arena could be cut with a knife. And fans know well that this is a sign that The Tribal Chief wants to battle Cody Rhodes again. So will there be a title match at Survivor Series between these two juggernauts? Only time will tell.

But how do you feel that Cody Rhodes was the first person to pin Reigns with a championship on the line?