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As the winner of the Royal Rumble Match, Cody Rhodes has been getting ready for his epic showdown against the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. To prepare himself, he has been accepting matches against various Superstars. ##
With only a few days left before his highly anticipated contest on The Grandest Stage of Them All, The American Nightmare faced off against Solo Sikoa. ##
Check Out The Full Match Recap Below: ##
Green and Deville were granted the opportunity to qualify for the WrestleMania match after voicing their grievances to Pearce in a backstage segment. For Green, this will mark her debut in a WWE premium live event, while Deville will be making her first appearance at WrestleMania. In recent weeks, Green has also teamed up with Piper Niven. ##
The duo will join the other competing teams of Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler, Shotzi and Natalya, as well as Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, in the four-way match at WWE WrestleMania 39. ##
They initiate a lock-up, and Cody applies a side headlock. He executes a shoulder tackle, but Solo remains on his feet, provoking Cody to try again. Cody counters with a drop-down uppercut, but Solo retaliates with a punch. Solo misses a splash, and Cody follows up with a dropkick. Solo answers with a Samoan drop, and Cody exits the ring. Solo throws Cody into the apron, and Cody strikes back by Irish whipping Solo into the ring steps. ##
Cody punches Solo and twists his leg around the ring post. Cody attempts Beautiful Disaster, but Solo catches him and delivers a belly-to-belly suplex. Cody falls to the floor, and Solo knocks him off the apron and into the announce table. Cody counters by slamming Solo's head onto the announce table and throwing punches. Cody breaks the count and launches a suicide dive, but Solo catches him and hits an uranage onto the announce table, followed by another uranage. ##
Solo is applying a nerve hold on Cody. However, Cody manages to land on his feet when Solo attempts a belly-to-back suplex. Cody tries to execute a gourdbuster, but Solo is able to block it. Cody responds with a forearm strike, and Solo retaliates with one of his own. Solo then delivers a splash in the corner, followed by running his forearm across the bridge of Cody's nose. He continues his attack with headbutts and kicks. ##
Cody initiated the match by stomping on Solo's foot and executing a gourdbuster. Solo retaliated with a headbutt, but Cody countered with a running forearm and a powerful slam. Cody attempted his signature move, Beautiful Disaster, but Solo stayed on his knees, unfazed. Cody then followed up with a Cody Cutter. ##
Cody prepared for his finishing move, CrossRhodes, and successfully hit it. He went for the cover, but Solo managed to break the count by placing his foot on the ropes. Cody continued to attack with kicks and climbed up to the top rope, but he hesitated for too long and missed his moonsault when Solo evaded the move. ##
Solo responded with a series of headbutts and attempted the Samoan Spike, but Cody managed to dodge the move. Cody followed up with a Cody Cutter, leaving both competitors down on the mat. ##
As the match continued, the entrance music of Jimmy and Jey Uso played, and they made their way to the ring. Solo seized the opportunity to launch a superkick and execute an uranage, but only managed a near fall. Suddenly, the match was interrupted by Sami Zayn's entrance music. Sami and Kevin Owens stormed the ring and attacked Jimmy and Jey Uso, leading to a chaotic brawl that spilled out to the backstage area. ##
Returning to the ring, Solo managed to halt Cody's attempt at Beautiful Disaster, but Cody quickly countered Solo's Samoan Spike with a CrossRhodes finisher, successfully pinning him for the three count. ##
WINNER: Cody Rhodes via pinfall ##
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