Source: Busted Open Radio — Cody Wins 3rd WWE Title | War of Words Between Jade & Rhea
Duration: 33 min
WrestleMania 42 main event
Cody Rhodes versus Randy Orton is a bigger WrestleMania match. I think that's objectively true. It sells the show better. It was the right decision.
Drew McIntyre title loss
I interviewed Drew McIntyre at the 2K25 Creator Fest. I said something along the lines of 'you're headed to WrestleMania as champion,' and his reaction to that was like, 'I don't know if I would say that.'
WrestleMania ticket sales
Ticket sales for this WrestleMania are not the strongest, so they are going to try to put the people that they feel are going to sell the most.
Jade Cargill vs. Rhea Ripley feud
Jade Cargill threw a shot to Rhea Ripley about her kind of being in creative and politicking. Piper and Chelsea both came to her defense.
Fan reaction to WrestleMania card
I was surprised that people weren't that excited as I thought they were going to be for Randy versus Cody in a WrestleMania match.
Randy Orton title prospects
I'm of the opinion that Randy should win at WrestleMania regardless. I think that really works right now. You could build off the idea of him chasing that never-seen 17 number.
Jade Cargill's career trajectory
For Jade Cargill, it's almost a career-defining match at this point in time. It's the most high-profile match she's been in.
Jade Cargill's championship reign
If this is the end of Jade's run as champion at WrestleMania, then that would mean she had one defense plus the actual WrestleMania match. That's not great.
Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton storyline
I want to see Cody maybe mention to Randy, 'I used to be no one expected anything from me, everyone expected everything from you, and now I've made it to WrestleMania more times than you have.'
WWE character alignment
One thing that's interesting about both of these main events is that there's not really clearly defined babyface heels. Those lines are blurred.
