WWE's Cody Rhodes 'Safe and Okay' After Tour Bus Caught Fire Ahead of WrestleMania 40
April 5, 2024
Cody Rhodes' Road to WrestleMania hit one final roadblock Thursday night.
The American Nightmare released a statement Friday on X saying there were no injuries after his tour bus caught fire the previous night:
Cody Rhodes @CodyRhodesBefore you hear it elsewhere - my tour bus caught fire last night 🔥 <br><br>Everybody is safe and okay <br><br>The 2 items I grabbed before I got off will probably pop wrestling fans <br><br>Again, thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/PhillyFireDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PhillyFireDept</a>
"I think the universe was saying, 'Hey, we're going to set your bus on fire and you're still going to go in and wipe the floor with The Bloodline on Saturday. You're still going to do it,'" Rhodes said on the Pat McAfee Show.
Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow"I'm coming in a little bit hot and here's why..<br><br>Last night at 1AM my bus driver yelled we gotta get off this bus it's on fire..<br><br>There ain't NOBODY here who is more ready for WrestleMania than me" ~ <a href="https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CodyRhodes</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PMSLive?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PMSLive</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WrestleMania?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WrestleMania</a> <a href="https://t.co/yO7EWO7OGJ">pic.twitter.com/yO7EWO7OGJ</a>
Rhodes said he grabbed a picture of his daughter, a picture of his wife and his WrestleMania boots as he was exiting his bus in the middle of the night.
Cody is set for the main event on both nights of WrestleMania 40 this weekend. He'll team with Seth Rollins on Saturday to take on Roman Reigns and The Rock before going one-on-one against Reigns for the undisputed Universal championship on Sunday night.
The weekend is expected to result in the culmination of Rhodes story to become WWE champion, achieving a dream his father, the late Dusty Rhodes, never pulled off.
If Rhodes winds up victorious Sunday night, we'll look back at this as one final obstacle along the way. If he loses, however, it could wind up as an omen.
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