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

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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.

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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. For 945 days, he reigned as champion and now had to put it up on the line against a performer with as deep as a wrestling legacy as Reigns. He came down to the ring flanked by Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa.

As both competitors were announced, there was a palpable buzz in the air. Some of the 80,000 fans cheered for Rhodes as he was making his first-ever WrestleMania main event appearance. Others backed Reigns as they hoped his title streak could continue.

"WrestleMania! … Acknowledge me!" Reigns demanded of the SoFi crowd before the match began.

Rhodes gained the upper hand early in the match with a drop kick as he tried to isolate Reigns’ arms. Rhodes went off the middle rope and tried to kick Reigns but was caught and Reigns powerbombed