Randy Orton calls Cody Rhodes ‘The American Daydream’

Here’s a new name that might actually stick. Cody Rhodes has been teetering on the brink of a heel turn for some time now, including outright saying he can be more of a bad guy in his pursuit of vanquishing Randy Orton. The two have been at each other’s throats, doing a lot more fighting than they have talking. Well, that changed on Friday Night SmackDown in Toronto this week when SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis told them both if they touch each other before their match at Sunday Night’s Main Event they’ll never get to challenge for the WWE championship ever again. That title means everything to the both of them, so they immediately agreed to the ceasefire. That’s when they started dropping verbal bombs. .@CodyRhodes is NOT holding back 😳 pic.twitter.com/4RNqaPeThq — WWE (@WWE) August 22, 2026 Notably, Orton told Rhodes he’s not a bad guy at all — he’s the ultimate good guy. He is not “The American Nightmare” as he likes to call himself but rather “The American Daydream.” He’