Rhodes also must beat Cena to regain the title later in 2025. The American Nightmare needs the validation that comes from beating Cena. While Reigns bridged the gap between Cena and Rhodes, it is the latter of the two that represented the last great babyface hero in WWE.

What was the original vision for the WWE WrestleMania 41 card? WWE WrestleMania 41 is in the books, and the fan response to the two-day event is surprisingly mixed. But how differently would things have been had the company gone with what was initially pitched for pro wrestling’s biggest event of the year?

While WWE settled on two final cards for its biggest weekend of the year, there were multiple ideas the company was mulling over. In a trailer for the "WWE Unreal" series, there was a clip that showed a whiteboard with a slew of pitches for "WrestleMania 41.