Cody Rhodes Will Wrestle THIS WWE Star At Backlash 2024

WWE punched this guy's ticket to Backlash France on Friday's episode of SmackDown.

by Jamie Kennedy
AJ Styles
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AJ Styles beat LA Knight on this week's episode of SmackDown to become the brand new number one contender for Cody Rhodes' WWE Title. Now, AJ marches on to Backlash: France, and surely a main event slot vs. WWE's number one babyface.

Knight and Styles worked a snug rematch from WrestleMania 41 to kick off Friday's show. Predictably, both guys produced the goods before AJ poked LA in the eye and pinned him following a Phenomenal Forearm smash. That finish does sow seeds for some complaints from Knight, and possibly a blowoff match down the road now they're locked at one win apiece since becoming rivals.

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AJ was always going to be a more logical foe for Cody than Knight. Going the babyface vs. babyface route could've been awkward for LA - there's just no way he would've topped Rhodes in that department, especially after events at 'Mania.

So, there you have it: Cody Rhodes vs. AJ Styles is now official for Backlash 2024. France is in for a treat, because both World Title bouts (Damian Priest vs. Jey Uso is the other one) look seriously tasty.

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