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Cody Rhodes Addresses His Potential SummerSlam 2026 Opponent on WWE SmackDown


Cody Rhodes had a tumultuous SmackDown outing this week. His evening started with a match in opposition to Gunther for the WWE Title, and to make issues tough, the unpredictable Sami Zayn was the particular visitor referee.

Rhodes managed to win the match after Zayn had a skirmish with Gunther, who was fast-counted to 3 after Zayn helped Rhodes roll The Ring Normal up for a pinfall.

The match was restarted as per Cody’s request, as he did not need an inexpensive victory; nonetheless, the restarted match with a correct official resulted in a disqualification as Zayn intervened to land a Helluva Kick on Gunther and later a title to the pinnacle on Rhodes.

As soon as the mud settled, Cody Rhodes ran into Jey Uso backstage, who had simply gained the semifinal match of the King of the Ring match. The American Nightmare congratulated Foremost Occasion Jey for his victory, however Uso rapidly instructed Rhodes that he would come after his WWE Title at SummerSlam. Taking a look at his potential opponent’s overconfidence, Cody reminded Jey that he has to defeat Oba Femi first to get to him.

A fan account shared a clip of the trade on X. Later within the clip, Jey may be seen bumping into Sami Zayn, who says that he is not doing too effectively nevertheless it may very well be him that Uso finally ends up dealing with at SummerSlam if he had been to win the title from The American Nightmare within the newly introduced Triple Menace match with Sami Zayn, Gunther, and Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship at Evening of Champions subsequent weekend.


Jey Uso Defeats Je’Von Evans in King of the Ring Match Semifinal Match, Teases future match with Cody Rhodes

Jey Uso proved himself to the WWE Universe with a victory over Je’Von Evans within the King of the Ring semifinal match on SmackDown this previous Friday. He’ll now face the dominant Oba Femi within the ultimate of the match on the Evening of Champions PLE subsequent weekend.

The previous World Heavyweight Champion appeared unflinchingly assured after his victory over the Younger OG regardless of the uphill battle he faces in opposition to The Ruler within the ultimate. The winner of the King of the Ring match ultimate will get a title shot on the high WWE Champion, and Uso has already begun teasing a match in opposition to WWE Champion Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam.

The ‘Proper Hand Man’ might additionally go up in opposition to his Tribal Chief for the World Heavyweight Title, because it belongs to the Uncooked model, by which Uso wrestles.

With the present Bloodline story taking form and Jey Uso taking orders from the OTC, World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns, it will be very attention-grabbing to see how a match between these two males would pan out at SummerSlam if Jey manages to defeat Oba Femi and win King of the Ring subsequent weekend.