{"id":254808,"date":"2026-07-27T01:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T01:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/major-wwe-star-reacts-to-cody-rhodes-tease-ahead-of-summerslam\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T01:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T01:41:09","slug":"major-wwe-star-reacts-to-cody-rhodes-tease-ahead-of-summerslam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/27\/major-wwe-star-reacts-to-cody-rhodes-tease-ahead-of-summerslam\/","title":{"rendered":"Major WWE star reacts to Cody Rhodes&#8217; tease ahead of SummerSlam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5196700\" data-slug-id=\"2813670\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A major WWE star reacted to a tease by Cody Rhodes ahead of SummerSlam 2026. The American Nightmare is scheduled to challenge CM Punk for the Undisputed WWE Championship at the PLE next month. <\/p>\n<p>CM Punk and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/cody-rhodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Cody Rhodes<\/a> had a confrontation this past Friday night on SmackDown. During the promo, Rhodes vowed to become champion for the fourth time and held up the number four while talking. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/charlotte-flair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Charlotte Flair<\/a> reacted to Rhodes&#8217; tease today on social media, and you can check out her message in the post below. <\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;4x champ or 4 people or 4 horsemen&#8230;.. ??? @CodyRhodes are you thinking what I&#8217;m thinking \ud83d\udc40,&#8221; she wrote. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Sami Zayn defeated Cody Rhodes and Gunther at Night of Champions 2026 to capture the title. He was supposed to defend the title against Rhodes nine days later on RAW, but Gunther attacked the former AEW star before the match.<\/p>\n<p>CM Punk returned as Rhodes&#8217; replacement and defeated Zayn to become champion. Finn Balor won a Fatal 4-Way match on SmackDown and will be facing Sami Zayn at SummerSlam to determine the number one contender for the Undisputed WWE Championship. <\/p>\n<h2>Cody Rhodes gets into confrontation with major WWE star on SmackDown<\/h2>\n<p>Damian Priest and Cody Rhodes had a heated backstage confrontation during this past Friday&#8217;s edition of SmackDown. <\/p>\n<p>Priest told Rhodes that the majority of the locker room was tired of seeing the same stars at the top of the card. The Archer of Infamy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-wwe-star-tells-cody-rhodes-his-face-that-he-s-sick-him-getting-so-many-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">claimed that he was going to take the title from either Rhodes or Punk down the line<\/a>. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Not surprised you said that [Rhodes claiming he would be champion at the end of SummerSlam]. You know I respect you. And I have respect for [CM] Punk. But me, matter of fact, the boys, we&#8217;re sick of the same people being the faces of this brand. I&#8217;m gonna be the number one contender. Whether it&#8217;s you or Punk, whoever stands as champion after SummerSlam gets dropped. End of story,&#8221; Priest said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/twitter-embed\">\n<div class=\"profile-card\">\n<p><span><span>&#8220;We&#8217;re sick of the same people being the face of this brand!&#8221; @ArcherOfInfamy is keeping it straight with @CodyRhodes. \ud83d\ude33 @RonKillings<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It will be fascinating to see if Rhodes can defeat Punk at SummerSlam to capture the Undisputed WWE Championship once again. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline bottom\" data-tab=\"bottom\">\n<p>Get all the hottest wrestling news FIRST by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=sportskeeda.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"bottom\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Robert Lentini<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-major-wwe-star-reacts-cody-rhodes-tease-ahead-summerslam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major WWE star reacted to a tease by Cody Rhodes ahead of SummerSlam 2026. 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