Below are a couple of top news stories of the day, involving Cody Rhodes and WWE Speed.
• 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes is hell-bent on finishing his story at WrestleMania 40 by winning the WWE Championship.
Before the biggest event of the year, The American Nightmare is helping a fan finish their story.
Here’s what a fan tweeted:
“Amazing to see the dedication of my buddy’s daughter as she poured her heart into creating a special sign for her favorite WWE Superstar, Cody Rhodes!
@CodyRhodes help me get Cora to meet you and claim your belt when she goes to #WWESpringfield on March 23rd.
Like, Comment, and Tag Cody Rhodes so Cora finishes her own Story!”
Amazing to see the dedication of my buddy’s daughter as she poured her heart into creating a special sign for her favorite WWE Superstar, Cody Rhodes!@CodyRhodes help me get Cora to meet you and claim your belt when she goes to #WWESpringfield on March 23rd.
Like, Comment,… pic.twitter.com/jyslYaAvie
— Jack Gaffney (@JackGaffney94) February 15, 2024
Cody saw the tweet and replied:
“Check DMs
We will make it happen!”
WATCH: Revealing Shots Of Brandi Rhodes (Cody Rhodes’ Wife):
• Before an episode of SmackDown in December, a new concept called “WWE Speed” was introduced, featuring 5-minute matches.
The first round of matches included Bronson Reed defeating NXT’s Nathan Frazier and Cedric Alexander defeating Axiom.
During the WrestleMania 40 Kickoff press conference, Michael Cole announced that WWE Speed will debut on Twitter / X in April after WrestleMania XL.
The Hollywood Reporter noted that WWE’s agreement with X for “WWE Speed” is for 2 years.
A couple of matches for WWE Speed were taped before tonight’s SmackDown. Below are the spoilers:
– Dragon Lee def. Cedric Alexander in 4:31 minutes
– Odyssey Jones def. Cameron Grimes in 2:19 minutes
Exact air date for these matches isn’t known yet.