After a year of hardship, WWE superstar Cody Rhodes has found his way to a rematch against Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. In their first encounter, the \'Tribal Chief\' retained his title at WWE WrestleMania 39 on April 2. After winning the 2024 Men\'s Royal Rumble match, Rhodes aims to avenge his loss and \"Finish his story\" at WrestleMania 40 on April 7.
Since the match announcement, many wrestling fans have picked \'The American Nightmare\' to defeat Reigns. Former WWE superstar D\'Lo Brown recently shared his prediction for the match and believes the company has to give Rhodes the win at the \'Grandest Stage Of Them All.\'
Brown appeared on Sirius XM Busted Open on March 27 to explain why Rhodes must become the new champion at WWE WrestleMania 40.
\"...You have to because I don\'t know if his character could go another 365 days to a third WrestleMania. I don\'t know if fatigue will play in,\" said Brown. He continued, \"It is hard to keep the interest of the fans and get them sympathetic with you. It\'s even more difficult to do it for two years, damn near impossible to keep it up for a third year to finish the story, in my opinion.\"
Despite believing Rhodes should win, Brown was also hesitant to say whether he had proven himself to be the company\'s true leader.
D\'Lo Brown Doesn\'t See Cody Rhodes As The Guy
Brown shared that Rhodes is in his position because the company has set him up to be its most featured superstar. However, he is yet to think of \'The American Nightmare\' on that level.
\"He\'s going to be the guy because that\'s what the direction they are going. I look at Cody, and I don\'t say this disrespectfully; I\'ve never seen that top-tier echelon guy,\" said Brown. He added, \"...They have made Cody since he\'s come back over from AEW into that top-tier guy, so for the purposes of the story they are telling, he\'s the guy.\
It\'s unclear what Rhodes could do to change Brown\'s position on him to see him as \"The guy.\" It\'s possible a big win at WWE WrestleMania 40, and how he moves forward in the company may change his point of view.
