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According to recent comments made by Paul Heyman to Ariel Helwani, Cody Rhodes emerged from his WrestleMania 39 match against Roman Reigns as a bigger star than he was prior to the event. Despite Rhodes' defeat, Heyman claimed that fans are now more invested in the wrestler than they were previously. ## Moreover, Paul Heyman drew comparisons between Reigns' current championship reign and the Undertaker's legendary WrestleMania streak, suggesting that Reigns' dominance has similarly captured the attention of audiences. ## The response tonight to Cody Rhodes, which was louder than the response last week to Cody Rhodes, which was a response more passionate tonight for Cody Rhodes, which was a response of an audience that believes in Cody Rhodes this week more than they did last week when they hung their hopes into dreams on him and he didn't disappoint them, we disappointed them. We took that away from Cody Rhodes. Roman Reigns took that away from Cody Rhodes and the audience. They blame Roman Reigns for it and they appreciate how close Cody came and they know, now, they know the next time Cody Rhodes steps in the ring with Roman Reigns, this will be the one. That's the business, that's the business at it's very best. That's promotion at its very best, that's storytelling at its very best. ## That's what you want, a challenger to come out a bigger star than he would have been if he had won the championship because then where do you go from there? What's the story to tell? Now you know the story, it's Cody's redemption. He's coming back from what was just taken from him, from the defeat he suffered that he didn't deserve to have inflicted upon him. ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.

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In a surprising turn of events, Roman Reigns emerged victorious over Cody Rhodes in the highly anticipated main event of WrestleMania, leaving many in shock. Despite the high expectations placed on Cody Rhodes to dethrone Roman Reigns, he was unable to deliver, disappointing his fans. ## The outcome of the match defied popular belief, as many had predicted Cody Rhodes to be the one to finally take down the seemingly invincible Roman Reigns. The defeat of Cody Rhodes by Roman Reigns serves as a testament to the latter's dominance and unparalleled skills in the ring. ## During the post-WWE WrestleMania Sunday Press Conference, Roman Reigns stated the following: ## "This portion of my career has been the most fulfilling, you know. If you would ask me before we started doing this, I probably would have told you about my work with Make-A-Wish and my work with LLS. You know, the charitable things were the really fulfilling things, a part of this job. But I have to say, being able to dive deep into this thing with Paul, to bring my family along, to lift them up, to put them in a position to showcase their talents, their potential, their super stardom, to where we get all the way to the point where we main event both nights of WrestleMania... I'm challenging anybody. ## You can be a little kid right now, you can be running in the independent scene. You see what me and my family have done. I challenge you to outdo us. I want somebody to step up. I want somebody to take this ball from us. I want somebody to take the spotlight from us. Dominate, take the island irrelevancy from me. Because if you don't, we're just gonna keep us a chokehold on this game. ## Me and my family, the twins, Solo, the wise man, we're not taking prisoners, man. We're not lying to you. We are the best. This isn't a promo. I'm not, you know, I didn't look in the mirror in the shower and come up with this stuff. This is as real as it gets. And the man I beat tonight, his dad told me that 10 years ago. ## I'm the greatest of all time. This WrestleMania solidifies it. It's not just me that's lifting up. I'm not the only one sitting tonight. See, my little social media boy sent out the tweet. My back was against the wall. Or what's the tribal? What's the tribal supposed to do, right? Lift his family up, just like I did from the beginning. We're gonna handle some business. We're gonna sort it out. But we've only begun." ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.

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At the typically subdued WWE WrestleMania 39 press conference, Roman Reigns made a surprising reference to CM Punk, causing a stir among wrestling fans. ## Wrestling journalist Nick Hausman, who is infamous for provoking CM Punk's infamous rant during AEW's All Out media scrum, posed a question to Roman Reigns regarding the rumors of WWE nearing a sale earlier in the day. However, instead of responding to the query, Paul Heyman playfully teased Hausman about his press conference history. ## Although CM Punk's name was not explicitly mentioned, the reference was unmistakable, with even Roman Reigns recalling the "improv" detail from Punk's now-famous rant. ## Take a look at the video below from Denise Salcedo to witness the entire exchange for yourself and hear what was said firsthand. ## HOLY SHIT WATCH THIS. Nick Hausman asked about the WWE/Endeavor REPORTS and PAUL HEYMAN’s RESPONSE!!!!! ALLUDES TO CM PUNK ALL OUT SCRUM!!!! #WrestleMania #WrestleMania39 pic.twitter.com/msLPz70fQT— Denise 'Hollywood' Salcedo (@_denisesalcedo) April 3, 2023 ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.

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Roman Reigns defeated Cody Rhodes in the main event of WrestleMania, in what came as a shocker to many. The plan for Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns to have a match was planned last Summer, after there were some internal pitches for Rhodes to wrestle John Cena, even after his injury. ## When Vince McMahon was in power, there was no plan for Roman Reigns to lose the world championships, much less for Cody to win it. Once he was out of power, the plan was for sure in motion for Cody to compete in the match. ## There were people within WWE who began to defend the idea of Roman Reigns winning this past week, and there were some murmurs that he would win last week. Now, Fightful Select has confirmed that the plan for Reigns to emerge victorious was set and several people were aware of it several weeks ago. ## A lot of the interference elements weren't relayed to talent, refs and ringside staff until today, and the involvement of many parties were previously unknown. Fightful asked WWE sources and a rep if Vince McMahon was involved in the decision-making, and they all claimed he wasn't. ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.