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WWE WrestleMania 42 Results As Heel-Adjacent Cody Rhodes Retains
TL;DR
Cody Rhodes defeated Randy Orton at WrestleMania 42 to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship, playing the heel throughout the match. Post-match, Orton's actions suggest their feud is far from over.
Key points
- Cody Rhodes defeated Randy Orton at WrestleMania 42
- Cody retained the Undisputed WWE Championship
- Cody played the heel during the match
- Randy Orton was bloodied in the match
- Orton's actions suggest the feud will continue
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Cody Rhodes played the heel during his heated match against Randy Orton.
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Cody Rhodes Vs. Randy Orton At WWE WrestleMania 42 | Key Points
- Cody Rhodes defeated Randy Orton to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship. Cody played the heel for the entirety of the match, bloodying Randy Orton.
- After the match, Orton punted Cody Rhodes and posed with the WWE Championship, implying this feud will continue.
Cody Rhodes leaned into his role as the heel of this match, despite Orton violently turning heel on the March 13 broadcast of SmackDown. Rhodes bloodied Orton early, causing over 50,000 fans in attendance to rally behind Randy even more than they were already planning to. The story of the match was Cody Rhodes channeling his inner-Randy Orton by essentially turning heel from jump and using all of Ortonâs moves against him. What resulted, was a heated match where Cody Rhodesâa +275 underdogâretained.
Cody Rhodes played the heel during his heated match against Randy Orton.
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Cody Rhodes and Randy Ortonâs feud became a lightning-rod for ragebait. After years of white-meat babyface Cody Rhodes as the effective face of the company, the know-it-all IWC was defiant in its support of Randy Orton. Fans cheered Orton throughout his inevitable heel turn on the March 13 broadcast of SmackDown, all while booing Rhodes. Ironically, the tides began to turn against Randy in his hometown of St. Louis, when it was time for Orton to reveal which mysterious figure was counseling him in a series of backstage phone calls. WWEâs most fervent internet wrestling contingent did what it does best and worked itself into a frenzy.
Q&A
What was the outcome of the Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton match at WrestleMania 42?
Cody Rhodes defeated Randy Orton to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship.
How did Cody Rhodes perform as a heel during his match against Randy Orton?
Cody Rhodes played the heel throughout the match, bloodying Randy Orton.
What happened after the match between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton?
After the match, Randy Orton punted Cody Rhodes and posed with the WWE Championship.
Will the feud between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton continue after WrestleMania 42?
Yes, Randy Orton's post-match actions imply that their feud will continue.
