Roman Reigns gave Cody Rhodes his word that he'll watch his back at Bad Blood, but don't expect the pleasantries to continue afterward. WWE SmackDown planted the seeds for a renewed feud between the WrestleMania rivals.

Last night’s segment between Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns has received a lot of praise from the WWE Universe. On the September 20 episode of WWE SmackDown, Roman Reigns met Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta,

The season premiere of Friday Night SmackDown on the USA Network kicked-off in a major way. New graphics, a new theme song and Paul 'Triple' H Levesque hyping u

SmackDown's return to the USA Network started with a steel cage match for the undisputed WWE championship. Rhodes defended his title in a SummerSlam rematch against The Bloodline's new Tribal Chief, Solo Sikoa. By night's end, Rhodes joined forces with his greatest WWE rival.

Paul Heyman played a pivotal role in directing the cinematic segment between Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes on WWE SmackDown.

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