AJ Styles Ends Cody Rhodes But What’s The Plan For WWE Summerslam?

[@shawnsullivan1997]

Personally speaking, Cody is a better chaser than chased. If he dropped the belt to AJ at Clash, it would set up a whole big storm of events that could build towards him winning it back a few months later, and allow AJ one final hurrah before he finally does go call it a day. I do think Trips could call back to more Attitude era title runs, which were often abbreviated but impactful.

[@yomamasofat77]

I think they would face off at Money In The Bank. I think the best thing is to have the World title defended at Clash and the WWE title at MITB since both events are only a couple of weeks from each other. Clash is on June 15 and MITB on July 6 which is about a month away.

[@Billy2-pg3zj]

Cody was a costumed bore in AEW and he's sold that persona to wwe. Respect 😅

[@cosmicvcosmic]

Funny that Mark Henry and AJ Styles wore cotton candy colors

[@Scuba4Steve]

If they look like they are going to church on Easter, they ain’t retiring.

[@VanezBane]

The Moment i saw him in that suit and everyone yappin about retirement i knew what was coming. 😂

[@matt8108]

​@@VanezBanethe suit was what tipped me off that it was a ruse - that soft blue was too similar to Mark's soft pink!

[@LUWiseguy08]

AJ is a fantastic heel in WWE. Going to be interesting to see if he makes an appearance at TNA with these talent exchanges.

[@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780]

AJ is one of the best for sure makes a good heel

[@Dr_1212]

The CodyVerse is full of many twists & turns in the end it should be Codyverse vs Bloodline Hollywood vs Bloodline wolfpack

[@johndoiron9615]

According to Instagram, Tiffany was on a dark match before Smackdown against Tegan Knox. She needs to be on TV.

[@omegaman6494]

Tiffany really should be on tv, but she isn't in the mix for Clash at the Castle. She should hopefully be back for MITB.

[@BarryAllenBG]

Shs is just overhyped charlotre flair

[@RedHoodFH]

Good call, too soon for Randy v Cody and now you can the OC vs Cody Randy and KO then have randy turn after Cody beats AJ

[@CraigWeir-q5v]

LOOOOL . This isnt Vince McMahon 2012 booking . Get a clue .

[@emilyroberts3137]

Had such terrible news so i am so happy there is a new Simon miller the way Simon miller explains and talks about the show is so Good thanks for all your videos your one of the best on the microphone

[@ALDO_GOODENS]

Man, imagine a wrestling world war/invasion angle where AJ leads the TNA roster against Cody and the WWE roster. Would it be crazy levels of convoluted and messy? Probably? Could it be boatloads of fun and give us never-before-seen matches? Also probably! Is there even a slight possibility that it’ll happen? Not at all, but it’s fun to fantasy book lol

[@matthewhostetter8974]

I was thinking the same thing. WARGAMES team TNA vs Team WWE.

[@mcsturn2]

@@matthewhostetter8974 wargames is reserved for roman vs rock bloodline no?

[@matthewhostetter8974]

@@mcsturn2 Depend son when Roman and the Rock comes back. But this could be an alternative if they aren't ready. There are a lot of ways they can do this. That is the exciting thing right now.

[@quanmfsanchez411]

That would be entertaining so they not gonna do that 😂😂😂

[@JuneCarpenter35]

The Rock is behind all of this with Solo. That's why Paul said who is we? They're coming for Cody when Rock gets back.

[@eddiecampbell9663]

Of course the rock is sending the order......

[@Southernguy41]

Well yeah. The Rock is the boss of everyone, so…🤷🏼‍♂️ Don’t like the guy though.

[@jillcarrero2683]

I Don't Like A Bad Guy Rock. And I hate it that Cody got hurt like that!!

[@jillcarrero2683]

​@@eddiecampbell9663how horrific

[@Filmation77]

3:45 thats whats really missing in wrestling, the jeopardy (at least now and Then)

[@f7or1n]

I thought of not only Randy but Ko turning heel too, have him hate cody for separating ko and sami and giving jey a second chance and winning the tag titles with him

[@eddiecampbell9663]

Who is the next biggest face on smackdown since roman is not there looks like everyone is turning on cody

[@f7or1n]

@@eddiecampbell9663roman will be a face too so it will work

[@eddiecampbell9663]

@@f7or1n yea u right and we all know when he returns solo going turn on roman....

[@jamespruitt3803]

They could always use the hype around Randy's shoulders weren't down at king of the ring, he believes he deserves a title shot also.

[@StuartRead-q5w]

The fans love La Knight but they don't want to push him.Aj reached his peak in Tna let's be honest

[@TheDaveCave_]

I totally forgot Mark Henry and they had my hook line and sinker. I loved it. 🤷‍♂️

[@j19games24]

I absolutely loved this segment. When he whispered something to Cody it was obvious he wouldn't retire right now, yet his acting was still great and I don't mind a rematch since there's a good reason for it.

[@mjohn3126]

The answer for who’s next after AJ, for Cody? THEEE ALLLLLLMIGHTY BOBBY LASHLEY!!! For real I don’t know what happened to him, he was killing it in the pandemic era with his feuds with Drew and Big E and then when he was in that feud with Seth and Theory for the US title

[@grgagn45]

Love the Walking Away Craig David reference American fan of Craig David since Fill me In dropped

[@allenshadrick22]

What about uncle howdys crew? Couldn't they be built up fairly quickly to go after cody? That would be 6 vs 1, stacking the odds against cody like that would be a credible threat.

[@estevenj]

Cody vs Nick Aldis. That’s the one to do.

[@nolankuffner3573]

A decent set-up for Cody vs Randy at HotMania: Cody beats Styles by DQ at CatC (let's say OC interference). DQ? Nope! Restart the match. OC gets thrown out, Cody catches the Phenomenal Forearm with an RKO. Hits two Cross Rhodes, gets the pin. We build towards MitB, with the hint that Orton might come back and win the briefcase. LWO plays the heel role, start winning a bunch of matches with distractions and heel tactics. At the same time, Andrade is clearly getting frustrated. He snaps, turns heel, joins LWO and becomes their leader. They attack, basically everyone backstage, and Cody calls out Andrade. He says this is his show, he's the face of SD Live, so he's here to settle things. LWO destroys the crew on their way out. Other wrestlers get wiped out. Cody is vastly outnumbered and his friends aren't on SD. So he talks, he asks 'what can we do to fix this?' Andrade says "a world title match" and Cody agrees. Then they beat the hell out of him to end the show. At MitB, Cody wins, but LWO is circling. Sami and Jey (it's a PlE, so they're in the building) come down, but it's still too much. Orton returns, and the good guys stand tall. Orton, technically, doesn't have to wrestle before HotMania, so we build with promos. Randy says that Cody talks about Dusty every time he opens his mouth. And he says, that's because he was a great man and a good wrestler. But Orton is a good man and a great wrestler. He's not always been the nicest person, but he helped Cody more than anyone. In fact.. he helped Cody more than Dusty. He was more of a father to Cody from the day Cody arrived in WWE. And it's because of Randy that Cody found his own voice and finished his own story. Randy's not going to ask for a title match, even though that's the least Cody could do to repay him. He's going to LET Cody "do the right thing". Cody agrees, and offers his hand. They shake, but Orton hits an RKO. He grabs the mic and says something like you do the right thing FOR YOU. THIS is the right thing FOR ME. And he punts Cody. For the next two weeks, Cody's off TV, and Orton beats down some baby faces, leading up to their match. At the go-home show, Cody returns, and they brawl to end the show.

[@GonadsOfGodrey]

I mean I would rather the match at mitb. 5 weeks of solid build rather than 2 weeks

[@elchomper.1063]

.... So why TF are gallows and Anderson back with styles? Didn't they split up like 2-3 months ago and everyone not named AJ disappeared immediately off TV

[@schw0373]

The problem is, it's hard to create a credible threat for Cody right now, which was the problem long before he became champ. I almost wonder if he has to somehow turn heel before losing to someone new.

[@enothewonderdog]

Surely they need to set up another PPE in France REALLY fast if AJ is going to win the title.. they were really funny singing for the Phenominal One..

[@quanmfsanchez411]

If that bobby lashley injury was a work id like to see cody vs lashley

[@DBoss1009]

I was expecting AJ to ask for something maybe a title vs retirement match or some way to build towards a last title match but I was not expecting the beatdown. I loved it.

[@straight_adventure712]

I think the issue is more that Cody went to smackdown. There are more people that feel like they could be contenders on Raw.

[@robertkottwitz7210]

I think the best way to bring Reigns back is by having Paul be taken out by Solo. Then when Paul returns he brings Reigns back with him making both men look like heroes. I also think WWE should do something with Creed similar to that of Mark Henry's Halls of Pain. I think it would be cool to see Henry come back to WWE and be a manager to Creed.

[@hiteshkalhan4499]

I think you do aj vs cody 2 at clash of castle and 3 in a gimmick match at Money In The Bank. You could The Rock but I think it happens at wrestlemania or Royal Rumble. Even though he still needs to grow you could have solo win the title with the rock helping so solo is rock's guy with haku's sons...and then cody can win it back later before facing the rock... You can do randy orton, otherwise there probably is no one who makes sense for cody at summerslam

[@BotchaLoa4]

BLOODLINE (ROMAN, JIMMY, JEY AND MAYBE RIKISHI) AND SAMI VS BULLET CLUBLINE (SOLO, THE GORILLAS OF DESTINY AND JACOB FATU AND THE ROCK)

[@phong27316]

It actually pretty easy to book Cody, Randy and Gunther if you think about it. They can play off the botch that Randy shoulders were not down all the way and let them have a triple threat.

[@jaysondoak6184]

You can't help but compare it to Mark Henry's. It just can't be helped because of the similarities. However, having The Good Brothers suddenly on good terms with AJ was a pretty big giveaway of what we were in for...that and AJ recently saying he wants to be the most hated guy on the roster. Does that mean the segment couldn't still be enjoyed for what it was? Absolutely.

[@kodiak6330]

Uncle...Howdy!!

[@TherealCouchking]

Both were really good mark Henry’s was legendary but aj styles I was like no way they were really gonna do this and it happened right in front of my eyes and Corey graves was amazing pulling out his inner Jim Ross. 10/10

[@stunistus]

You need an animal to fight an animal. Heyman will organsie Bron Breaker to move back to Smackdown to be his body guard from Solo's Bloodline.

[@mattTHEEgreat]

I honestly feel like AJ will win at Clash via some shenanigans, and Cody will win it back at hot WrestleMania, the even formally known as Summer Slam. It will be a great way for the WWE to send off AJ, and for AJ to put over Cody even more.

[@JacksonSmith-cs2rn]

I think its good they did this its cements Aj's heel turn and puts Cody in a proper feud for the title which is good for his run instead of one off matches until he gets to Roman or The Rock

[@AtmosphereIVXX]

Wanna save Cody title reign and everyone’s else’s bring back Bobby Lashley. Lashley has been in the background for like 3 years. He never feud with Roman, Seth, Drew, judgment day etc unleash Bobby and I guess the streets profits 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@thomastizzy1987]

Yes! Turn Lashley heel, and let him brutally beat Cody. Not for the title, but just attack him, and then start a feud for the title, but let lashley be the beast he is. You are right that would definitely help Cody come out on top and look like a star

[@quanmfsanchez411]

Exactly you guys need to be booking the show

[@eddiecampbell9663]

He has feud with drew back in 2021

[@cbgheel]

He was WWE Champion in 2022

[@AtmosphereIVXX]

@@cbgheel for 21 days, you guys needs to really understand before you reply. And he was us champ after that for 100 days Which mean he got drop to mid card hence hasn’t done nothing in 2-3 years

[@Ruben-so7pu]

You still have two PLEs before SummerSlam.

[@RodneyStory-uu2cn]

Jacob Fatu against Kevin Owens will be magnificent!🎉

[@cosmobrownslivingpuppetsshow]

Male RAW roster is so much better at the Moment. Hardly any interesting heels on SD.

[@StuartRead-q5w]

Corey Graves is boring on commentary.Only gets excited if his wife's wrestling.

[@zakhunt]

Have AJ win it, and do the trilogy at Summerslam with some kind of big stipulation. Maybe AJ’s retirement on the line if he loses (if he’s ready for that outside of the storyline)

[@richardedwards9044]

Thanks for explaining the geese.

[@derrichovekamp]

I think Karrion Kross needs a push. Get rid of that ridiculous Kross jacket finisher and push this Final Testament faction with Paul Ellering. If that character is handled properly it would be a good feud for Cody.

[@ananyap8239]

Uncle howdy returning at clash of the castle is my guess

[@Talk_and_Reaction]

hot wrestlemania is now a thing and I am here for it

[@0123gokul]

Gunther should absolutely challenge Cody at SummerSlam and, he should win. Cody should take on solo / jacob fatu and beat them at mitb so the bloodline are forced to turn to Gunther to take Cody down on 'his' (the rock's) orders. Gunther gets a call from someone (the rock) to tell him to challenge Cody at SummerSlam and they arrange a deal for him to move to SmackDown. Cody has been able to take on the bloodline this far with help from Randy, owens etc. But new bloodline and imperium together are too much for him so he loses with Gunther getting help from outside. Not only that, the new evil super alliance decimate and take out all the babyfaces on sd afterwards for a lengthy period so it seems like there's no one left for Gunther to challenge at.bash in berlin. Then the raw and sd GM's get together to tackle this issue and announce that that they have arranged for a move to SmackDown for someone who can take on this superteam himself. Ilja dragunovs music hits and he faces Gunther in berlin after an impressive run on raw beating Braun breaker and others. Gunther retains with help again and eventually loses the belt to Cody at either royal rumble or chamber which sets up Cody vs rock and Gunther vs ilja at wm 41

[@matthewhostetter8974]

Last night was great. I know so many people are angry that AJ Styles pulled a Mark Henry but it was so well done. Plus WWE would be insane to not run the match back. I'm still curious if AJ could also be involved in this WWE/TNA Crossover. Maybe he turns his back on WWE and joins TNA, and at Survivor Series we get Team TNA vs Team WWE led by AJ and Cody. Bayley as a babyface champion hasn't been as good as her babyface run to become champion. I hope it does improve. We need more Tiffy Time, she shouldn't be doing Dark Matches. Finally, LA Knight is building toward Logan Paul, which needs to happen at Summer Slam if not sooner. Paul Heyman had another fantastic promo, proving why he is one of the best but man KO and the Street Profits feel out of place as a team.

[@PugaDesigns]

Why not do aj and cody 3 at money in the bank?

[@CraigWeir-q5v]

3 ?

[@f7or1n]

@@CraigWeir-q5v2 happening now

[@xoronin]

Cody can drop the belt to AJ at Clash at the Castle win it back at Money In the Bank then we can still do Randy v Cody at Summer Slam

[@DBug17]

Easily they could have Cody drop at castle then win it back at mitb. Then Randy could fight him at summerslam. Simon you keep forgetting about mitb

[@jollyrouger2945]

I agree not that i want Roman to come back and take a tittle or that i want to see him do a one to one of The John Cena US Open Challenge. But more than a storyline right off the bat i’d like to see Roman come in and Blow up the mid card by putting on Bangers one after the other with the Up and Comers before he gets embroiled with the new Blood in the Bloodline

[@jollyrouger2945]

Like four or five weeks eight matches if hes bouncing from Raw Smackdown or NXT and they wouldn’t have to be all in a row but it would push him as a new man here for the fans and the sport and the impact of his legacy

[@Morganj27]

Seems like they are just going in circles with Cody until Reigns and Rock come back 😕

[@ThisGuyAngelR]

Wait but the next WrestleMania will be in Las Vegas. So wouldn't that also be considered hot WrestleMania???

[@mosyed4352]

Unleash Lashley. Let him grab the title one more run. 28 days. All you need to make Cody’s run interesting.

[@benjager2551]

Is there any chance AJ wins at Clash, and then we get Belt v. Career to send off AJ?!

[@roiped]

Cody Rhodes vs Solo Sikoa for Summer Dlam with Roman Reihns returning to cost Solo the title. Then Cody, Roman and The Usos vs Solo, Tonga, Loa and Jacob Fatu

[@joshawott331]

Ill be honest I was on my out to eat when i saw aj back stage wearing that suit and i said to my grandma who was watching i said he was going to attack whoever came out as i was leaving. once i got back and had a chance to watch the highlights im glad i called it

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

AJ Styles promo wasn't as good as the Ice cream I had with my dad in the summer of '99 and that is why it sucked!

[@acebi_ly9246]

the Mark Henry was in 2013 tho he

[@BotchaLoa4]

As a true wresting fan i know that the World Heavyweight championship is the true top title because of what it represents; that being the legacy of wrestling itself. While the universal title is just a fancy version of the WWE championship

[@decepticonxhunter4850]

The WHC is NOT connected to the history of the big gold belt that was used during the early 2000's. They just share the same name. Even by itself, the Universal Championship has more history than the current WHC. The current WHC's history started with Seth Rollins.

[@BotchaLoa4]

@decepticonxhunter4850 no it's the same title with a different design just like the old heavyweight and WCW title idc what they say if they aren't the same they won't be called the same

[@jaredjohnson4122]

I need a hot WrestleMania t-shirt now

[@J_Tevo]

The reason why Simon is that you invite comparison by doing something almost exactly the same as the previous attempt. If your favourite movie was announced to get a full remake, with a new cast, director, writers, etc telling the exact same story again, you are of course going to compare it to the original, because they're doing the same thing. This was a good segment, but it simply just did the exact same bit, beat for beat, instead of trying to alter it and do something new; differentiate itself from the original. Even something as simple as doing the turn on the ramp instead of the ring would've helped. We can't just regurgitate the same stuff over and over, wrestling needs to have adaptation.

[@calebdodoo9965]

Aj shoukd win MITB this year. After Cody wraps his feud with Orton. Maybe idk a dog collar match at Survivor Series? Gallows and Anderson attack Cody. Out comes Styles cashes in and wins. He goes on a 2 month title run. He drops it to Cody at the Rumble in a 2 out 3 falls or maybe an iron man match were Cody wins it back

[@BobbyHall-eu1xv]

Cody Rhodes Vs AJ Styles at Clash At The Castle, belt vs retirement match, AJ won't win or have to retire as the Wyatt 6 will come down and lay waste to both him and Cody resulting in a no contest.

[@banettebrochacho5636]

What if it’s the rock? What if they decide to do that now so after Cody wins all the other challengers can feel less like filler

[@negativetim]

Hornswaggle vs Cody Hot WrestleMania

[@taylorreynolds2339]

The rock is guiding solo and that's how they will set up the rock roman match

[@brokenToastable]

Scotland and Wales are not towns

[@AungAung-316]

putting Aj Styles vs Cody Rhodes on Clash of the Castle, for me is LAZY BOOKING…both aj n cody are great talented wrestlers n the match on French is Super Great but its too soon…everyone can tell Cody ain’t losing…1 wwe never do a double title change not on the PLE if thats not on their mega Ple shows….2 they wont let cody one of their biggest face on the company who won the title with a 2 yr built lose to AJ in only months after he won…there will be a DQ finish with the THUGLINES beating both cody n aj

[@jollyrouger2945]

I don’t think it AJ V Cody should be at the Castle they should push this to money in the bank

[@LaMessi22]

AJ styles fake retirement was brilliant 😂

[@ollibaker2098]

he should lose it to randy at summerslam work to win it jack then the rock should return and cody vs rock at mania 41

[@quanmfsanchez411]

why not the rock vs orton

[@originalabhi2127]

they can have Randy vs Cody later in 2025

[@YoshiTatsu1]

They gotta write it as if Orton and Cody are reforming legacy to take on toma and Tonka and solo. The only problem is they need a third member…. So they go looking for a “legacy” member. The criteria is that they must be a 2nd generation wrestler. Could it be the rock, reigns, but it ends up being Dominque mysterio. Cody is very reluctant but Orton starts acting heelish. And says come on any guy that will turn on his own father, is guy who will do anything to get the job done. This turning on your father rationale doesn’t sit right with Cody. During the actual 6 man tag. Orton turns on Cody.

[@GrownUpKid94]

Lmao you can’t spell any names lmao

[@YoshiTatsu1]

@@GrownUpKid94 Jezus

[@SBR305]

Cody vs Solo!!!!

[@brazy6191]

besides Roman Cody has been made to look unbeatable which as a face rheats not good

[@AliFrankTheTank]

AJ should win and let Cody win it back. These long reigns 👎🏽 had like 4 real champs since the two new belts (14 months old now ..)

[@AliFrankTheTank]

4:03 one two night event in 2026 doesn’t mean this imo …

[@JonCW1989]

Solo v Cody?

[@originalabhi2127]

AJ should win this time and then Cody can win it back later..

[@eddieburnett8043]

Forgot Cody. His run sucks. Bring back the Tribal Chief and The Final Boss

[@BarryAllenBG]

CODY RHODES IS THE FACE OF THE WWE AND HE IS NOT LOSING THIS TITLE

[@LanceG24]

Cody needs to go rogue, I need Heel Cody lol.

[@sodajr2]

Cody could take on Solo Sikoa

[@travismcmillen3485]

I think Simon wrong i like aj but hunter couldn't do any better for cody swear he will ruin wwe

[@CJ-mq5lp]

SmackDown roster kinda dead ngl

[@BigRaji1981]

Um obviously you go with Randy duh not rocket science

[@markdouglas9875]

Kevin Owens

[@nascartv4u2]

Solo

[@DOMCRUZMUSIC]

Bayley always sucked as a baby face to me

[@aaronburgess4442]

It’s just wrestling! I enjoyed it. I want to see AJ styles vs Cody again

[@Gary_Youtube1]

Punk vs drew is just about as big as cody vs roman for "hot SummerSlam lol"

[@OnlyBuenoBars]

We sittin' on some gold. *I was told horrible Idea.* My friend. *What are we watching?*

[@Bdog_45]

Cody rhodes just needs to lose

[@anxofernandez3344]

Roman Reigns or Solo Sikoa. You're thinking of SummerSlam but there's Money in the Bank before that and I see Solo as a possible winner. If Roman comes back in time for a match at SummerSlam, then he will face Cody. It makes sense if he comes back, maybe Solo turns on him and we have good Bloodline vs bad bloodline, although I wouldn't be surprised if that happened next year instead of this one, so the story can be extended.

[@eddiecampbell9663]

That's what we are waiting on solo vs roman that's first order of business

[@anxofernandez3344]

@@eddiecampbell9663 I think Roman -Cody goes first and then when Roman loses it could be Roman-Solo, although it's possible that Triple H makes us wait for the Bloodline Civil War angle another year.

[@DJCloroxx]

Cant they find a way to get Guenther back on Smackdown.

[@wadewilson8684]

Reigns made cody. Now it's mid without him 🤷‍♂️

[@cydamiic]

💀

[@LadyTreez420]

Agree 💯

[@GrownUpKid94]

Been saying this a long timr

[@tgmtraptic]

Cody was uber over at wrestlemanis 38 when he returned so cody made cody let's be honest the fued we all love was with the rock not Roman we just miss Roman

[@pingpongballz5998]

​@tgmtraptic that's what I'm saying. Cody vs Rock is the feud I wanna see.

[@Billy2-pg3zj]

Cody was a flop in AEW and sold his costumed persona to wwe. Respect 😅

[@teejay3698]

Its hard to get behind a champion who constantly looks so weak

[@SMrAdam1977]

Simon, the Cody Crybaby, coming to grips with the reality that Cody in fact DiD NOT shoot into another stratosphere after winning the title.

[@kidcutty88]

But he's STILL the most over babyface on the show, sooooo....??? 🤔🤷🏿‍♂️ don't think u should be trying to take a victory lap with this take 😂

[@shaneturner1809]

Let's be real, We enjoyed the Cody vs Reigns 2 year fued so much we want a 3rd match and anything else isn't going to cut it until that happens

[@BotchaLoa4]

HONESTLY SOLO FEELS LIKE A MAIN EVENT TALENT RN AND ID BELIEVE IF HE JUST DOMINATED CODY WITH THE HELP OF THE BULLET CL....I MEAN BLOODLINE