Cody Rhodes is moving on to Randy Orton now

Cody Rhodes lost his WWE championship match against CM Punk at SummerSlam this past weekend thanks to Randy Orton making his returning, running into the match, and hitting his old friend with an RKO. It was no surprise, then, that Rhodes showed up to Philadelphia for Friday Night SmackDown this week full of piss and vinegar and looking for The Viper so he could square up and figure things out. Why wait?! @CodyRhodes wants a fight with @RandyOrton right now! 👊 pic.twitter.com/7hhw809nXN — WWE (@WWE) August 8, 2026 Before Orton could get involved again, though, Rhodes ended up confronted by the current WWE Champion, and he had a question for him — “did you know?” Punk claimed he didn’t know Orton was there, didn’t know he hit the drive by RKO, and he’s actually pissed about it too! So why don’t they team up and beat the hell out of Randy together?!? Rhodes did not accept the invitation. Instead, he welcomed Punk to deal with his own business and went back to find Orton himself. Bef