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Roman Reigns’ Legendary Cousin Thinks Cody Rhodes Will Be WWE Top Champion


After Cody Rhodes’ terrifying performance at Hell in the Cell, Rikishi believes the 36-year-old’s WWE future looks bright. Roman Reigns’ legendary cousin also made a remarkable prediction.

Earlier this month, Rhodes fought through a legally torn pectoral muscle and defeated Seth Rollins inside the hell structure. Prior to his sudden injury, The American Nightmare appeared to be a contender for the WWE Universal Championship, held by Rikishi’s cousin, Roman Reigns.

Speaking on Sony Sports Network’s Extraaa Dhamaal shows, Rikishi mentioned that Rhodes could still hit his world championship goal somewhere along the way:

“Once he’s recovered from his injury, I’m sure he’ll work twice as hard to make a productive comeback. The future looks bright. I see Cody Rhodes somewhere in the future. as the heavyweight champion there, you know? Champion, period.”

While Rhodes’ thoughts on winning WWE’s top title are pretty clear, it will be interesting to see if he dethrones Roman Reigns or someone else fulfills that prophecy.


A lot can happen before Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes come true

In the post-Hell in Cells RAW episode, Rhodes was removed from television due to a sneak attack from Seth Rollins. It remains unclear whether their feud will continue when The American Nightmare returns.

WWE’s injury update shows that he is out of action for nine months, so a potential confrontation with Reigns may not be happening anytime soon. Meanwhile, the Tribe Leader is set to defend his gold against Riddle in the upcoming episode of SmackDown.

If Reigns retains his title, suggested speculation that stars like Bobby Lashley, Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton could have their chance at the next world championship. These men were able to dethrone the leader of The Bloodline before Rhodes was shot.

Regardless of what the WWE landscape may look like in the next few months, the former AEW star’s clash against Reigns could attract a lot of eyeballs with or without the title on the net.


Please credit Extraaa Dhamaal and mark H/T for Sportskeeda Wrestling if you use quotes from this article.


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