Cody Rhodes to go to war against Randy Orton at Sunday Night's Main Event

After the wild ending to last night's SmackDown, General Manager Nick Aldis made an official match between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton for Sunday Night's Main Event in The American Nightmare's hometown.

The history between Rhodes and Orton spans 20 years. Perhaps the most explosive chapter yet, however, began when The Viper made a shocking return at SummerSlam and hit QB1 with the RKO that helped prevent him from overcoming Undisputed WWE Championship CM Punk.

When Rhodes returned to SmackDown, demanding answers from WWE's Apex Predator, Orton shot back that he didn't owe Rhodes a damn thing. Instead, he said he would make it his mission to ensure The American Nightmare never capture World Title No. 15. In response, Rhodes made it clear that he will kill the Legend Killer by any means necessary.

On the Aug. 14 edition of SmackDown, Orton executed a pre-match attack on Rhodes moments before The American Nightmare was set to face Sami Zayn. A chaotic brawl ensued through Boston's TD Garden, with both Superstars becoming completely unglued as they attempted to destroy each other.

Don't miss all the action of Sunday Night's Main Event streaming LIVE on Sept. 6 at 8 ET/5 PT on Peacock in the United States and YouTube internationally.

Oba Femi will collide with Bron Breakker in a powerhouse showdown at Sunday Night’s Main Event.

Although the two titans have never faced each other one-on-one, Femi and Breakker have come face-to-face several times since The Ruler emphatically defeated Brock Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell Match at SummerSlam. 

When it looked like a brawl was imminent on the Aug. 17 edition of Raw, Paul Hayman suddenly interrupted. Understanding the magnitude of the moment, The Wiseman collaborated with Raw General Manager Adam Pearce to orchestrate their highly-anticipated matchup at Sunday Night’s Main Event.

Femi has been anointed the future of WWE by many, including Lesnar. Breakker, however, has taken offense to such claims.

Don't miss all the action of Sunday Night's Main Event, streaming LIVE on Sept. 6 at 8 ET/5 PT on Peacock in the United States and YouTube internationally.

As announced during Monday Night Raw, WWE will return to Atlanta during Labor Day weekend for the first-ever Sunday Night’s Main Event on Sunday, Sept. 6, live from State Farm Arena. 

Atlanta hosted Saturday Night’s Main Event in July 2025, headlined by a World Heavyweight Championship match between Gunther and WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg in the final bout of Goldberg’s WWE career.

Sunday Night’s Main Event will air live in the U.S. exclusively on Peacock.

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