Cody Rhodes Retains the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 42 in a Wild Main Event

Cody Rhodes retained the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 42 Night One in one of the wildest main events in recent WrestleMania history — a match that featured Jelly Roll powerbombing Pat McAfee through a table, an RKO on a referee, McAfee returning in a referee shirt, an RKO on McAfee, and Rhodes bleeding before ultimately hitting the Cross Rhodes for the winning pinfall

The chaos began before the bell when McAfee struck Rhodes with a microphone, triggering a brawl at ringside. In the defining pre-match moment, Jelly Roll appeared and hit a massive splash off a table that drove McAfee through another table, with McAfee subsequently stretchered to the back. Once the match officially started, Rhodes had the early advantage before Orton took over and wore the champion down, with both men brawling outside and Orton eventually busting open. Rhodes channeled Orton’s own offense — hitting the stomps and a draping DDT — and even landed a Cross Rhodes for two and an RKO for two in a sequence that flipped the match’s identity entirely. Orton then poked Rhodes in the eyes, RKO’d the referee when the official was caught in the action, and attempted a low blow that Rhodes blocked — countering with his own low blow to Orton. McAfee returned wearing a referee shirt and counted two when Orton nearly had the win. Orton then hit an RKO on McAfee, and Rhodes capitalized with the Cross Rhodes on Orton for the clean pinfall victory. In a post-match twist, Orton hit Rhodes with the championship and punted him in the head — setting up the next chapter of a rivalry that clearly is not finished.

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