10 Major Swerves WWE Better Not Book After WrestleMania 39

3. WWE Strips Cody Rhodes Of One Belt

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Note the wording of this piece: "Major Swerves WWE Better Not Book After WrestleMania". There is a chance that Cody Rhodes will fail in his quest to topple Roman Reigns on the big night, but rumours of a Roman sabbatical and the majesty of Cody's journey towards the show mean he's much more likely to win.

24 hours later, Triple H could march out and demand that Rhodes hands one of those hard-won belts to him. More specifically, he'd want the Universal strap, then announce that it was vacant and belonged to SmackDown from here on out.

Bugger.

There are better ways to get there than stripping Cody - WWE could have him lose one of the titles at Backlash, or something, but they might be tempted to rip the band-aid off instantly and go from there. Though Rhodes would still have the prize he came for (the WWE Title), his 'Mania victory would be sullied overnight.

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