What Happened After Last Night's WWE SmackDown Went Off Air
Both Cody Rhodes and Paul Heyman were involved in off-air segments after SmackDown.
WWE fans inside Madison Square Garden were treated to something special once SmackDown's cameras stopped rolling for live TV. An in-ring segment involving Cody Rhodes and another taped skit for Paul Heyman both took place; the latter was available via WWE's social streams after the show.
They've since uploaded Cody's special surprise too.
Rhodes cut a promo about how his father Dusty had held an old version of the WWF Title inside MSG following a match vs. 'Superstar' Billy Graham in the late-1970s. The 'Dream' never won that belt officially though. If you recall, that same image was used as part of Cody's story across multiple WrestleManias, so it's poignant.
Cody held the old belt aloft in 2024 as fans inside the Garden chanted his father's name. That must've been an incredible feeling for the current WWE Champ - he was able to look up to the heavens and say the "silliest thing to [Dusty]": "Nobody can take it away from you now".
Heyman's segment was even more dramatic. He was wheeled away in an ambulance following an on-air attack by Solo Sikoa's reworked Bloodline (including newbie Jacob Fatu). Paul E took a thumping powerbomb through the announce desk right at the end of the show.