Roman Reigns retains Undisputed WWE Universal Championship with epic win over Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 39

03.04.2023 - 04:21 foxnews.com

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Roman Reigns entered WrestleMania 39 as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion and on Sunday night he left as the champion after an epic battle with Cody Rhodes.

Rhodes was challenging for the top prize for the first time in his career but was going up against the top dog in the company that hasn’t relinquished his reign in nearly 1,000 days.

Rhodes came down the entrance ramp at SoFi Stadium to the tune of "Kingdom" and the crowd sang along as"The American Nightmare" walked down to the ring.

Before he stepped in between the ropes, he embraced his wife Brandi Rhodes and their daughter Liberty. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Apr 2, 2023; Inglewood, CA, USA; Roman Reigns puts Cody Rhodes in a guillotine during Wrestlemania Night 2 at SoFi Stadium. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) Reigns came out to a piano ensemble before his music hit and the pyrotechnics lit up the stadium.

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