{"id":175555,"date":"2025-04-20T23:20:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T23:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/cody-rhodes-makes-surprising-claim-about-john-cena-ahead-of-wrestlemania-41\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T23:20:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T23:20:37","slug":"cody-rhodes-makes-surprising-claim-about-john-cena-ahead-of-wrestlemania-41","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/cody-rhodes-makes-surprising-claim-about-john-cena-ahead-of-wrestlemania-41\/","title":{"rendered":"Cody Rhodes makes surprising claim about John Cena ahead of WrestleMania 41"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4883992\" data-slug-id=\"2483428\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cody Rhodes sent a message to John Cena ahead of their clash tonight at WrestleMania 41. The American Nightmare will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-cody-rhodes-will-beat-john-cena-tonight-wwe-wrestlemania-41-one-single-reason-says-veteran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against John Cena<\/a> in the main event of the show.<\/p>\n<p>The champion sat down with Michael Cole for an interview ahead of his title defense against The Cenation Leader. The 39-year-old admitted that he was still a Cena fan, but had to defeat him tonight at The Show of Shows.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m still a John Cena fan. I can&#8217;t go out at WrestleMania 41 and be his fan. I have to be the one that beats him. I have to win,&#8221; said Rhodes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/embed\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\">                    <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Countdown to WrestleMania 41 Sunday: April 20, 2025\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oV6b9S9Iuy8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\" data-embed=\"oV6b9S9Iuy8\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/oV6b9S9Iuy8\/sddefault.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/oV6b9S9Iuy8\/sddefault.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cena emerged victorious in the Men&#8217;s Elimination Chamber Match to earn the title match against Rhodes. The legend then sold his soul to The Rock and unleashed a brutal attack on his WrestleMania opponent at the PLE.<\/p>\n<p>Rhodes and Cena have had several promos together on The Road to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/wrestlemania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">WrestleMania 41<\/a>. The two stars met in the ring this past Friday night on SmackDown, and Cena hit Rhodes with a cheap shot.<\/p>\n<p>The 47-year-old went for an Attitude Adjustment, but the champion escaped and connected with a Cross Rhodes in the middle of the ring. 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