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WWE CHAMP CODY RHODES SAYS STREET FIGHTER ROLE IMPROVED HIM AS A WRESTLER NOW

Cody Rhodes reveals how his role as Guile in the 2026 'Street Fighter' movie improved his WWE performances. The Undisputed WWE Champion did his own stunts and learned from the film's actors.

WWE Champ Cody Rhodes Says Street Fighter Role Improved Him As A Wrestler Now
Rhodes Explains Street Fighter Guile Role

Cody Rhodes is usually in the wrestling ring, but next year, The American Nightmare is heading to the big screen in a Street Fighter live-action movie as Guile. On Bertcast, Rhodes chatted about being on set, saying it helped him get better in the ring, too.

The 'Street Fighter' cast—Andrew Koji, who plays Ryu; Noah Centineo as Ken; and Callina Liang as Chun-Li, the main characters—were there early. They were checking everything out, breaking down the scenes. It's a fun action comedy, but they took it seriously, Rhodes said. When the rest of us got there, 50 Cent was Balrog, and Andrew Schulz was amazing as Dan Hibiki, who is the joke character in Street Fighter.

All of us show up—me and Roman Reigns, all coming from other places, big shots in our own fields. But the director had us sit down and watch some of the movie they had already put together. I felt like I was on a Little League team. Kitao [Sakurai], the director, felt like my coach. They were like, 'Hey, check out what we've got after three weeks. Step it up.' And I felt ready to go. Rhodes said seeing the other Street Fighter actors made him better as a wrestler when he got back to WWE. He says it was because they were great at telling stories.

When he came back on the September 12 WWE SmackDown, Rhodes asked Drew McIntyre to fight him at Wrestlepalooza. He beat The Scottish Warrior there and at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event. Both times, they were fighting for the Undisputed WWE Championship.

Rhodes Talks About Intense Fight Scenes

Like someone said before, Rhodes did most of his own stunts as Guile in Street Fighter, but they had stunt people there to film extra shots, just in case. For the fights, Rhodes was on wires, but he said they were still wild.

The fights—JV was the stunt coordinator—started feeling real. "It was intense," Rhodes said. Up, then again, and again. It was crazy.

... I had never been on wires. Wrestlers are going to think, 'Oh, he can do all this.' Then you're like, 'Maybe not.' But I wanted to try Guile's flash kick if it was in the movie. I watched [Jean-Claude] Van Damme do it in the old 'Street Fighter.' Van Damme didn't use wires because he was so good. I wanted to do the flash kick—full rotation—but I had never done wires before. The whole thing was unique.

On his days off, Rhodes went sightseeing, including a big scene with a bunch of Street Fighter characters in the middle of the movie. Even though he knew it was fake, Rhodes said it felt real.

Street Fighter is hitting theatres on October 16, 2026. Rhodes is joined by Roman Reigns as Akuma and Hirooki Goto as E. Honda.

PENTA’S SURPRISE RETURN SAVES REY MYSTERIO! LUCHA BROTHERS REUNION COMING SOON

Penta is back! After aiding Rey Mysterio on Raw, the stage is set for a massive Lucha Brothers reunion to tackle The Vision.

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Penta returns from injury

Why Penta’s WWE Return Should Lead to a Lucha Brothers Reunion

Penta and Rey Fenix, known for years as the Lucha Brothers, have wrestled all over, winning a bunch of tag team titles and becoming a legendary team. But in WWE, they've been doing their own thing.

They were supposed to get back together at AAA’s Guerra de Titanes on December 20, 2025, but Penta got hurt, so it didn't happen.

He came back on the December 29 episode of Monday Night Raw, helping Rey Mysterio when The Vision attacked him. The plan could be a match between them against Austin Theory and Logan Paul. But if Bron Breakker might become WWE Champion, Bronson Reed will not have an opponent. A three-on-three fight would be a cool way for the Lucha Brothers to team up again.

Rey Fenix Would Help Even the Odds for Penta and Mysterio

Penta and Mysterio are amazing luchadors. They’re respected everywhere for a reason. But when the other team has more people, things get tough.

The Vision has four members, and Penta only has Mysterio. If Breakker takes the WWE Championship from CM Punk, he’ll be dealing with lots of contenders, leaving it three-on-two. This would be a great time for Fenix to jump into the fight. He's Penta's real-life brother and respects Mysterio.

He’d want to protect them, just like they'd do for him. Plus, he knows fans were bummed when Penta couldn’t make it to Guerra de Titanes. Making it up to the fans while standing up for his brother and friend would be awesome for everybody.

It Would Beef Up the Tag Team Division

When WWE signed Penta and Fenix, fans were stoked to see them as a tag team. But the company split them up. It might have seemed weird then, but it makes sense now.

Putting them together as the Lucha Brothers right away would have been cool. But having them wrestle alone and then reunite would get a huge pop from the crowd. When they were named as the opponents of Dominik Mysterio and El Grande Americano, people went nuts because they knew how good they were together.

Unfortunately, Penta’s injury meant the reunion was delayed. Getting the Lucha Brothers back together would give the men’s tag team division more star power. With the Usos winning the World Tag Team Championships again, they need challengers. The Lucha Brothers vs. the Usos, which many fans have wanted to see for years, could finally happen.

Penta and Fenix Would Become Bigger Stars

Penta and Fenix have both shown how awesome they are in the ring. But, just like the Usos, they’re even better as a team. WWE is waiting for the right time to bring them back together.

The injury messed up their reunion last month, but Penta’s current fight is perfect timing for him to team up with his brother again. He and Mysterio are outnumbered in their fight with the Vision. If they want a chance to win, someone needs to help them out. Fenix is the obvious choice for a bunch of reasons.

Helping them would also add another great team to the tag team division. The Usos will need people to fight, and fans have talked about this match for years. Fenix helping Penta and Mysterio is the best thing for their fight with the Vision.

SHAYNA BASZLER EXPLAINS WHY BROCK LESNAR COMPARISONS ARE "LAZY" THINKING

Shayna Baszler calls Brock Lesnar comparisons "lazy." She reveals how Triple H fought to make her #30 in the 2020 Royal Rumble.

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Shayna Baszler slams "lazy" Brock Lesnar labels

So, this former WWE Superstar has something to say about people comparing how she was booked to Brock Lesnar.

Shayna Baszler was a force to be reckoned with back in 2019. She held the NXT Women’s Title for over 500 days, beating wrestlers like Kairi Sane and Ember Moon (also known as Athena).

Baszler showed pure dominance in the 2020 Women’s Royal Rumble, where she took out eight other wrestlers. At the time, that tied Bianca Belair's record. Later, Nia Jax broke that record at the 2025 Royal Rumble when she got rid of nine wrestlers.

Shayna Baszler was recently on Chris Van Vliet's INSIGHT show, and the host brought up how she was booked similarly to Brock Lesnar.

She replied, “Yeah, I had a problem with that because I don’t think even back in NXT, I was ever like a female Brock Lesnar. I think it’s a lazy thought, because, oh, she’s a badass, and she does MMA.

Shayna Baszler says Triple H fought for her to be in the 2020 Royal Rumble at No. 30. Earlier in the interview, Shayna Baszler talked about how well she did in the 2020 Women’s Royal Rumble. She said that WWE kept swapping around what number she’d come out as until Triple H pushed for her to be the last one.

“I think there was some talk because Santino was going to be in the women’s Rumble, and I think at first he was supposed to be number 30, but I guess people thought that was a bad idea. It’s funny, but as number 30, it was getting late, and the fans were going to hate it.

“So then they switched me to number 30, and I think Hunter helped me out there. I think he was like, if Shayna isn’t in the Rumble and we put Santino at number 30, everyone’s going to expect the NXT champ to show up, and if it’s Santino, it’s going to be awful. So I think he went to bat for me to get me back in the Rumble.”

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