WWE’s Strategy Behind Kevin Owens’ Assault on Cody Rhodes After Bad Blood 2024

Kevin Owens has made a significant mark in WWE, facing off against some of the industry’s top stars during his impressive career, but there were rising tensions between him and Cody Rhodes over the past few weeks. It culminated in him attacking Rhodes after Bad Blood this week and WWE’s intentions behind the attack have now been revealed.

WWE Bad Blood 2024 had a lot of memorable moments throughout the night and it also included Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns triumphing over Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu, with some help from a returning Jimmy Uso and the night ended with The Rock making his shocking comeback as well.

However, following the conclusion of the Premium Live Event, fan footage revealed Kevin Owens and Cody Rhodes having a heated exchange in the parking lot What started as a tense verbal confrontation quickly turned physical when Owens punched Rhodes, sending him to the ground. The assault didn’t stop there; Owens kept attacking Cody while he was down, even trying to throw a garbage can at him.

According to PWInsider, WWE planned this angle between Kevin Owens and Cody Rhodes to take place in front of fans gathered outside Rhodes’ tour bus. The goal was to create a moment that would go viral on social media, as fans were likely to record and share the incident online, which is exactly what happened.

We will have to wait and see how Kevin Owens will address his shocking attack on The American Nightmare, as it is expected he will have a perfectly logical explanation for his actions.