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1,000 Days of Roman Reigns: 3 wrestlers who should end Roman’s title reign

By John Miceli

Apr 2, 2023; Inglewood, CA, USA; Cody Rhodes (navy blue pants) and Roman Reigns (black pants) during Wrestlemania Night 2 at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 2, 2023; Inglewood, CA, USA; Cody Rhodes (navy blue pants) and Roman Reigns (black pants) during Wrestlemania Night 2 at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 2, 2022; Arlington, TX, USA; Cody Rhodes enters the arena during WrestleMania at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 2, 2022; Arlington, TX, USA; Cody Rhodes enters the arena during WrestleMania at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Cody Rhodes

Cody Rhodes is being built up by WWE creative to be the company’s top babyface. His character development since returning to WWE from AEW conjures comparisons to John Cena — who anchored WWE as its top face for over a decade and who the WWE has had trouble replacing since his role in WWE programming has been limited due to age and other commitments.

Rhodes is currently locked in a heated feud with Brock Lesnar. This feud is likely to culminate in a third match at some point, which Cody Rhodes should win. In all, the Lesnar feud seems more like a perfectly placed bump in the road amidst a larger story for “The American Nightmare” than anything else.

At this point, it seems inevitable Rhodes will “finish the story” and win a major WWE championship, it’s just a question of when that story will conclude, and if it’ll be the Undisputed Universal WWE Championship he’ll vie for.