This week at WWE RAW in Netflix, John Cena and Cody Rhodes participated in an entertaining segment. This ended when The Franchise Player tried to hit Rhodes, but The American Nightmare executed a Cross Rhodes and demolished Cena. In addition to this, the segment also included many unexpected references that have not captured.
In this article, we will discuss four references that you probably missed the recent segment of John Cena and Cody Rhodes.
#4. An indirect reference to Vince McMahon was dropped
When both Cena and Rhodes were throwing verbal attacks, WWE's undisputed champion also made an important reference to Vince McMahon. This happened when The American Nightmare mentioned how Vince personally chose John Cena and eventually turned him into the largest Babyface of the headquarters based in Stamford.
Rhodes also pointed out that the type of the office that chose Cena was no longer here and that nobody talked about him again. This was a blow to dinner after he commented on 'Nepo-Baby' against Cody. The reference to Vince McMahon was made here since it was during the era of Vince that the world champion 16 times emerged as a megaestrella.
#3. Rhodes mentioned Stardust
Cody Rhodes initially commented on Stardust in the segment and said how he was helping John Cena to 'cook' The American Nightmare in a battle of promos. WWE's undisputed champion said John Cena had very little material to attack Rhodes and mentioned that Stardust was just one of them.
For those who do not know, during the previous stage of Rhodes in WWE, he played the Stardust Gimmick, along with his brother in real life, Goldust. Currently, there is a drastic change in Cody's character since Stardust's days, but even so, this reference made the story among them even more interesting.
#2. A reference was made to AEW and Tony Khan
When John Cena was cutting an intense promise aimed at Cody Rhodes, The Franchise Player mentioned that he created empires for billionaires. However, Cena continued to say that The American Nightmare only did one thing and was stealing money from his children.
This WWE 16 -time world champion statement was a clear reference to Tony Khan and All Elite Wrestling. For those who could not know, Tony Khan's father, Shahid Khan, is a billionaire and one of the main entrepreneurs in the US., Who, according to some critics, finances AEW, often without evidence.
Dinner did not hold and continued commenting how Rhodes was only taking a salary of Tony Khan in his stage in AEW. On the other hand, Cena was more efficient and created empires for billionaires such as Vince McMahon, hustling the vast difference in stature between the two main promotions of professional wrestling in North America.
#1. The Rock's name was finally mentioned in the story of John Cena and Cody Rhodes
The Rock's name was finally mentioned in RAW this week when Cody Rhodes pointed out how Cena sold his soul to The Final Boss. This was the first time from Elimination Chamber 2025 that The Rock received recognition in this rival in progress between Rhodes and Cena.
However, WWE still has to explain the relationship between Cena and The Rock, which will surely be an interesting perspective that the WWE universe will witness in the coming weeks.
