Should Cody Rhodes Lose the Undisputed WWE Championship Before He Faces The Rock? | Wrestling Wrap Up

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It’s exhausting out here and, yes, it is definitely the time to be aware, determined, and vigilant about our crumbling world, but jeeezzus freakin’ cracker do I need some bread and circus. And there’s nothing more carbs and carnival these days than wrestling, so let’s dive into it.

I raised this question last week but I wanted to get a lay of the IGN reader landscape right now. We’ve got Cody Rhodes vs. The Rock on the horizon. The best bet is WrestleMania 41 (the actual 40th Anniversary of ‘Mania). So does Cody hold the WWE Undisputed Championship until then? Like, is that a given? After years of Roman Reigns being guaranteed a safe title ride between ‘Manias, are we back at it again?

That’s not to say Cody couldn’t lose the belt and then win it back before ‘Mania. That used to happen all the time. But now, with The Rock looming, would that diminish Cody somehow? Make him less of a champ if he dropped it briefly?

Also, is there a world where The Rock’s physical People’s Championship comes into play? Would it work if Cody wasn’t champ come ‘Mania time and the two battled over that particular prize? The one, perhaps, The Rock values more? It would spread the world title wealth while still providing the marquee Sunday Main Event.

So what say you? Sound off. I’ve got two polls here, and niether of them contain a Coal Miner's Glove. Or Dominik Mysterio's custody papers. Feel free to poke them both even if you answer “big fat no” on the first one.

Don't worry, I’m not going to go into all the latest happenings with Liv Morgan or Uncle Howdy, my two recurring WWE obsessions this summer – despite Liv actually blundering things for Daddy Dom this week and Bo Dallas giving his maybe final (?) Howdy interview (they seemed to merge at the end) – but I will piggyback off the Bo stuff and bring up Jeff Jarrett now since Dynamite was pretty locked in this week.

Wow. Jeff just f***kn’ lost in Round 1 of the Owen Hart Cup, didn’t he? That was unexpected given the heartfelt promos he