List of Cody Rhodes WrestleMania Matches, Win-Loss Record

Cody Rhodes may have been on course to headline five times at WrestleMania, but his history at the show is varied. Only 5 of his 10 WrestleMania matches have been singles matches while the rest were either tag team affairs or multi person matches. Several of his matches have also come under his “Stardust” persona.

But, who has Cody Rhodes faced at WrestleMania so far? Below is the complete list of Cody Rhodes’ WWE WrestleMania matches along with his win-loss record.

Win-Loss Record

Cody Rhodes has featured in 10 WrestleMania matches so far and has a record of 3 wins and 7 losses. In 5 singles matches, Cody has 3 wins and 2 loss. He has also worked 2 ladder matches, a triple threat match and 1 battle royal.

Match Type	Matches	Wins(%)	Losses(%)
Overall	10	3(33%)	7(67%)
Singles Matches	5	3(60%)	2(40%)

Wrestlemania Matches

1. WrestleMania 24 – Pre-Show Battle Royal for ECW Title Shot

Cody Rhodes made his WrestleMania debut at WWE WrestleMania 24 when he participated in a pre-show battle royal where the winner would recieve a shot at ECW World Championship. Cody was relatively new to the promotion, and it was an uneventful outing for him. Rhodes lasted almost half-time in this inter-promotional battle royal before getting eliminated. Kane went on to win this match. However, this remains Cody Rhodes’ first experience on the biggest stage.

2. WrestleMania 26 – vs Ted DiBiase vs Randy Orton

Cody Rhodes’ second WrestleMania appearance took place at WWE WrestleMania 26 in 2010. Back in 2009, Randy Orton formed a faction named “The Legacy” along with Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes. With time however, Randy Orton grew frustrated with his group. During Royal Rumble 2010, Cody attacked Sheamus during his match against Randy and caused a disqualification. Orton then attacked Cody and later attacked Dibiase. Later at Elimination Chamber, Rhodes tried to aid Orton but DiBiase caught the pipe thrown in by Cody and hit Orton with it, leading to Orton’s elimination from the chamber match. The following night on RAW, Randy Orton turned on Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase which led to a triple-threat match at WWE WrestleMania 26.

The match started a bit slow with Rhodes and Debiase double-teaming against Orton. However, when DiBiase attempted to pin Orton, he was stopped by Cody. It led to a brawl between Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes, and Randy Orton took advantage of it. Soon, Randy got the upper hand in the match, and he eventually hit punt kick on Rhodes and RKO on Ted DiBiase to get the pin and the win.

3. WrestleMania 27 – vs Rey Mysterio

Cody Rhodes’ face-off against Mysterio was regarded as one of his best WrestleMania matches. On the January 21, 2010 SmackDown, Rey Mysterio hit Rhodes with 619 which broke his nose. Rhode underwent surgery and then got obsessed with the fact that Mysterio broke his nose and tarnished his looks, giving way to his undashing gimmick. On February 25’s SmackDown, Dusty Rhodes appeared on SmackDown for a talk with Mysterio and called Rhodes to apologize to Mysterio. However, it turned out to be a setup as Cody attacked Mysterio. To add to the insult, Cody also went on to unmask Rey Mysterio after the beatdown. The following week, Cody Rhodes challenged Rey Mysterio to a match at the show of the shows which was accepted by Rey Mysterio.

This match featured Rey Mysterio’s one of the most iconic outfits in Captain America. The match started slow, and Rhodes dominated most of the match. Rey Mysterio gained control of the match in the second half and even removed Cody’s protective face mask. Mysterio was hitting Rhodes with headbutts and then went for a dive, but Rhodes countered it by removing Mysterio’s knee brace. Cody Rhodes eventually knocked out Mysterio with the same knee brace and then hit him with Cross Rhodes to get the pinfall.

4. WrestleMania 28 – vs Big Show – WWE Intercontinental Championship

WWE WrestleMania 28 was the first time when Cody Rhodes walked at the show of the shows as a champion. The feud started when Cody eliminated Big Show from the World Heavyweight Championship Elimination Chamber match. In the following weeks, Rhodes kept showing Big Show’s embarrassing WrestleMania moments and even called him the “reverse Undertaker.” After Cody cost Big Show an opportunity to face the WWE champion, SmackDown’s General Manager announced that Cody would defend the Intercontinental title against the giant at The Showcase of Immortals.

The match lasted only for five minutes with Big Show dominating Cody for the most part. The latter tried to gain some momentum by hitting Big Show with the disaster kick. However, when he went for another disaster kick, Big Show caught him with a spear in mid-air. After that Big Show knocked him out with a knockout punch and got the pinfall to end Cody’s 233 days Intercontinental title reign.

5. WrestleMania 31 – Ladder Match for WWE Intercontinental Championship

By the time WrestleMania 31 came around, Cody Rhodes had turned into Stardust. Bad News Barrett was holding the Intercontinental Champion. On the February 26 episode of SmackDown, it was announced that Barrett would defend his title in a ladder match at WrestleMania. In the following weeks, Stardust, Dolph Ziggler, Luke Harper, Dean Ambrose, R-Truth, and Daniel Bryan were added as participants in this match.

The match received critical acclaim as it was filled with several jaw-dropping moments. The seven men brawled till the very end of this high-risk opening match. However, Stardust wasn’t able to make much of an impression in this match. He played a comedic role alongside R-Truth. Rhodes hit some beautiful disaster kicks, but they were overshadowed by other highly risky moves. In the end, Daniel Bryan knocked Dolph Ziggler off the top of the ladder to win the match.

6. WrestleMania 32 – Ladder Match for WWE Intercontinental Championship

This was Cody Rhodes’ last WrestleMania match before he was released from WWE in 2016. The buildup to this match started when the Miz, Sami Zayn, and Dolph Ziggler confronted the Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens for a title match at WrestleMania. Kevin Owens agreed to talk to the authority in order to set up a #1 contender triple threat match. However, the match featured Sin Cara, Stardust, and Zack Ryder instead. The former three superstars interfered in this match which led to Stephanie McMahon announcing a seven-way ladder match for the title.

Stardust paid a tribute to his late father Dusty Rhodes by using a black ladder with yellow polka dots. However, Kevin Owens disposed of the ladder later in the match. It was a fast-paced ladder match where every superstar got a chance to showcase their abilities. The Miz almost won this match, but his pre-celebration allowed Zack Ryder to shove him off the ladder and win the match.

7. WrestleMania 38 – vs Seth Rollins

WWE WrestleMania 38 featured the introduction of the American Nightmare to the promotion. Cody Rhodes left AEW after failing to come to a new deal. In March that year, several reports surfaced online that he signed a contract with WWE. Meanwhile, Seth Rollins was frustrated as he didn’t get a spot at the show of the shows. When Seth Rollins decided to hijack RAW, Vince McMahon summoned him to his office and revealed that he had chosen an opponent for him at WrestleMania 38. However, Rollins would not know about the opponent until he is in the ring.

As Rollins awaited his opponent on night 1 of WrestleMania 38, The American Nightmare came out to a huge pop. Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins put on one of the best matches of the night filled with back-and-forth action with several near-falls. Cody Rhodes survived pedigree whereas Rollins survived Cody-cutter and Cross Rhodes. In the ending moments of the match, Cody Rhodes performed two Cross Rhodes followed by a Bionic Elbow and another Cross Rhodes to pick up the win.

8. WrestleMania 39 – vs Roman Reigns – Undisputed WWE Universal Championship

After missing several months of action due to injury, Cody Rhodes returned at the Royal Rumble 2023 and won the Royal Rumble match after entering the match at number 30. On the January 30 episode of RAW, Cody Rhodes challenged Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal title. Roman and Heyman played mind games with Cody and referenced Dusty Rhodes many times with Heyman claiming that Dusty considered Roman a son that he never had. Cody claimed that he would finish the story of a Rhodes becoming a World Champion in WWE.

Cody had an impressive showing in his first WrestleMania main event where he kicked out after eating Superman punches and spears. He himself had Roman on edge multiple times and finally hit a Crossrhodes, but Roman kicked out. The Bloodline’s interference ultimately cost him as Solo Sikoa hit him with a Samoan Spike while Paul Heyman had the referee distracted. Roman then capitalized by hitting a spear and got the pinfall to stop Cody from completing his story.

9. WrestleMania 40 Night 1 – Roman Reigns & The Rock vs Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins

After winning the men’s Royal Rumble 2024, Cody Rhodes agreed to step aside to let The Rock face his cousin Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL. World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins was already trying to convince Cody to choose to face him. However, at WrestleMania kick-off event in Las Vegas on February 8, 2024, Cody interrupted The Rock and Roman’s segment and changed his decision to face Roman. During his promo, Cody said Rock and Roman’s grandfather would be ashamed of them for forcing him to step aside for this match.

The Rock slapped Cody for these comments. Seth Rollins was also present on the stage during this segment. He tried to get into The Rock’s for slapping Cody. The following week on RAW, Rollins offered Cody his services to fight Roman Reigns and The Rock . Cody then challenged The Rock for a singles match, but The Rock responded with a challenge for a tag team match. The stipulation was set that if Cody and Rollins beat Roman and The Rock, The Bloodline would be banned from the ringside during Roman vs Cody match. However, if The Bloodline won, the match would be a Bloodline Rules match.

The match headlined the night 1 of WrestleMania that year. The Rock used his influence as the board member to bully the referee during the match to get unfair advantage several times. Rollins saved Cody from a guillotine choke from Roman before he got injured on the floor fighting The Rock. Rock then stopped Cody from finishing Roman and hit him with the Rockbottom and People’s Elbow to get the pinfall.

10. WrestleMania 40 Night 2 – vs Roman Reigns – Undisputed WWE Universal Championship

After losing to Roman the previous year, the story for Cody for the rest of the year was to build himself back up to challenge for the World title once again. He ended up winning the men’s Royal Rumble 2024 also and became the first wrestler in 21st century to win back to back Royal Rumble matches. He immediately pointed towards Roman Reigns, indicating that he would challenge Roman once again. However, on SmackDown February 2 episode, he said that he wanted to take everything from Roman, but not at WrestleMania. This was followed by the Rock coming out and teasing a match against Roman. The fan rallied behind Cody online with “We Want Cody” trend. WWE hosted a kick-off event on February 8 in Las Vegas, where Roman said he had chosen to face The Rock. Cody then came out and told Roman that it was not his choice to decide and that he had chosen to challenge Roman and not World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins at WrestleMania XL.

Since Cody & Seth lost the tag team match on the previous night to The Rock and Roman, this match was turned into a Bloodline Rules(No Disqualification) match. After the first 20 minutes of back and forth action, it turned into a spotfest with The Bloodline getting involved, and the likes of Rollins, John Cena, Jey Uso, and The Undertaker countering them. At the end, Cody hit a trio of Crossrhodes to get the pinfall on Roman, and completed his story to become the Undisputed WWE Champion.

11. WrestleMania 41 – vs John Cena – Undisputed WWE Championship

As Cody was gearing up to complete one year as the Undisputed WWE Champion, The Rock returned to offer him to become his champion and sell him “Soul” to him in order to get bigger things. At Elimination Chamber, John Cena won the #1 contender Elimination Chamber match to get a shot against Cody for the title. Minutes later, Cody refused Rock’s offer, saying that he has already given his soul to the fans. Cena, who was still in the ring during this, hugged Cody only to turn on him and hit him with a low blow.