Cody Rhodes revealed during an interview with The Ringer's Bill Simmons that his favorite match took place at WrestleMania 39 in April 2023, when he lost to Roman Reigns in a battle for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.

The idea was for the final two competitors in the Royal Rumble to eliminate each other just before the 30th entrant was scheduled to come out. "They end up doing a double elimination. So whoever's number 30,