Tonight’s ‘go-home’ edition of Friday Night SmackDown was taped ahead of time as BackLash is scheduled to take place tomorrow at 12:30 pm ET/9:30 am PT in the US and live from the LDLC Arena in Lyon-Decines, France.
In front of a red-hot crowd in Lyon, SmackDown took place from France last night. The episode was the highest-grossing SmackDown in history. It set the stage for Saturday's Backlash premium live event, also being held in Lyon.
The Undertaker revealed Cody Rhodes left him a voicemail the morning after WrestleMania 40. The Deadman was a key part of Rhodes’ victory in the main event that night.
The WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Cody Rhodes has feuded with several veterans in the wrestling business. One of the people he had a great rivalry with was his brother, Dustin Rhodes.
A new report claims many in WWE were resentful of The Rock making his return to the company to take a major spot at WrestleMania 40, in what some feel was an attempt to score a career win after recent business failures.
After finishing his story, Cody Rhodes is focused on a new goal for his career. Rhodes told the Cheap Heat podcast that his long-term goal in WWE is to become "the most profitable talent" the company has ever had.
For multiple reasons, Cody Rhodes could never root against AEW. Rhodes was one of the founding fathers of AEW, working as both a wrestler and executive vice president of the Tony Khan-owned company.
WWE Backlash 2024 is approaching and fans in the United States are gearing up for another time change with the upcoming PLE. WWE is going international again with its next PLE, Backlash.
The WWE is one of the biggest trending promotions in sports and entertainment right now. With the resurgence of professional wrestling, stars like Cody Rhodes are becoming as popular as Canelo Alvarez.
Some new details behind why Cody Rhodes shockingly lost at WrestleMania 39 have been revealed and it seems the decision was not one completely made by former WWE boss Vince McMahon.