Cody Rhodes will take on John Cena for the Undisputed WWE Title in a Street Fight Match at WWE SummerSlam 2025. The big bout is expected to main-event the second night of the premium live event.

San Antonio was the host city for this week's episode of "WWE SmackDown," which served as a major building block as the promotion heads toward the first two-night SummerSlam in WWE history.

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (h/t WrestlePurists ), WWE's original plans called for the WWE Championship bout between John Cena and Cody Rhodes to be the main event of Night 2, potentially with the inclusion of a stipulation.

Wrestling journalist Dave Metzler says WWE is preparing three stars to be headliners of the next generation of the company.

Cena is in big trouble now that Cody has learned from his dumbass mistake and The Rock is still nowhere to be seen in WWE.

Cody Rhodes explains the meaning behind "do not flinch" and references The Rock in WWE SmackDown promo on July 18.

Rhodes began 2025 as the reigning Undisputed WWE Champion, starting his year with a successful, hard-fought title defense against Kevin Owens in a Ladder Match at the Royal Rumble. His championship run came to a stunning end at WrestleMania 41 when he was defeated by a newly heel John Cena in the main event of Night 2.

Damian Priest speaks with Cody Rhodes about how he asked for permission to use the Razor's Edge finish from Scott Hall himself, noting how cool he was about it.