Cody Rhodes Possibly Finishing The Story At WWE WrestleMania 40 After All

Cody Rhodes may well "finish the story" at WWE WrestleMania 40 after all.

The long-term plan for the main event of WrestleMania was a rematch between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes over the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. That plan looked to be in jeopardy following The Rock's return at the start of 2024, during which he teased sitting at the Head of the Table and a match with Roman Reigns. Reports have indicated The Rock wants the match to take place at a WrestleMania too.

Rhodes finishing the story at WWE WrestleMania was then in considerable doubt after Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated reported that "multiple sources close to WWE Head of Creative Paul 'Triple H' Levesque have indicated that Rhodes will not headline this year's event, nor will he 'finish his story' at WrestleMania."

Justin Barrasso has since recanted that story, however, writing: "I reported spoilers for Sports Illustrated yesterday regarding the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania 40. I reported what was detailed to me by previously reliable sources. It appears this was a deliberate attempt at misinformation, or misinformation that is being spread through WWE itself. I apologize for the errors in yesterday's report. When posting these reports, the entirety of the information needs to accurate."

This does not confirm that Rhodes will be main-eventing WrestleMania 40 but the report of him definitively being out of the Undisputed WWE Universal Title picture for the Showcase of the Immortals was ultimately untrue. So, while not confirmed to be definite, there is now at least a chance that Rhodes will be in the main event of WrestleMania 40.