Ranking EVERY Roman Reigns WWE WrestleMania Main Event From Worst To Best
2. WrestleMania 39 (Roman vs. Cody Rhodes)
Honestly, one could make the case for either Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes WrestleMania match for the top spot on this list. If you prefer more of a straight wrestling match and disregard the ending, this one could be rated the best, though that’s a stretch; but if “finishing the story” counts for anything, then 'Mania 40 clearly wins out.
Sorry, but the rubber chicken deducts a quarter-point from WrestleMania 39, dropping it to #2.
At the time, however, Cody vs. Roman that year was savaged for killing all the goodwill WWE had built up with Rhodes’ story arc, completely deflating the crowd and all-but ruining a near-perfect supercard.
In the context of the year that followed and Cody’s subsequent victory at 'Mania 40, their match at 39 can be viewed as an excellent wrestling match that sent Rhodes on a year-long quest to return to the mountaintop. Had they not pulled the trigger and went with their original plan of Cody challenging Seth Rollins instead, this would have been rated much lower.
The match itself was excellent, with all the requisite drama and Bloodline shenanigans one would expect. Cody losing despite having backup meant that he needed to pull others into his camp to counteract the never-ending supply of Samoans, which he would accomplish via a friendship with Jey Uso.
Even in the moment, there was no denying the enormity of the main event itself as proof that Roman had become the undeniable focal point of the company. This is one of those matches that deserves a rewatch given the full context.