Cody Rhodes has revealed the lavish gift he gave to his WrestleMania 40 opponents – only to receive the same one himself.
The American Nightmare surprised The Rock, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins with an expensive item following Saturday’s main event.
The Rock was among the people Rhodes gifted custom watches toCredit: WWE
The quartet headlined night one of ‘Mania XL, which saw the Bloodline prevail after the returning ‘Final Boss’ pinned Rhodes.
The build-up to the rivalry was brutal and bloody on screen, with Rhodes and the Rock in particular relishing sneaking expletives past WWE’s usually strict censors.
However, behind the scenes, Rhodes has since shared the classy gesture he organised for those involved in his WrestleMania match.
The 38-year-old revealed he splashed out on custom-made, matching Rolex watches that had the number ’40’ engraved on them.
Rhodes discussed the bling he gave Rollins on Ariel Helwani’s MMA hour, with Rock, Reigns and Paul Heyman all later spotted with them.
Discussing his and Rollins’ history together, he said: “You’re bonded over people you have these significant memories with, so we’re going to WrestleMania 40 to main event, his first main event, together.
“Main event with the guy I returned against, the guy who won the first NXT Title with my dad [Dusty Rhodes] handing him the belt.”
Rhodes added: “We’re bonded by our wristwear, our timepieces.
Rhodes had a nod to WrestleMania XL engraved on the silver RolexesCredit: MMA Hour
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“There’s more than two [in the world], I can’t say who all has them but there’s more than two.
“I will say I was really excited to give it to him because we will forever be competitive against one another, but we don’t have to not be respectful and even friends, we can be that.
“My dad and Ric Flair were at each other’s throats for years, two decades. They were at their best when they were at each other’s throats competitively, but they remained loving and respectful.”
Watches are particularly significant for Rhodes, who found himself gifted a gold Rolex by Triple H, Nick Khan, and Bruce Prichard.
Rhodes presented the title to his mother, MichelleCredit: WWE
He was later gifted a gold Rolex in tribute to his late fatherCredit: WWE on X
The Georgia-born grappler previously revealed his father, the late icon Dusty Rhodes, had promised him his Rolex should he ever win the WWE World Title.
Upon Dusty’s 2015 passing, Rhodes discovered the watch had been pawned to pay for him and his sister Teil to go to acting school.
Years later on night two of WrestleMania, Rhodes finally completed his story by capturing the Undisputed WWE Universal title.
Having come back through the curtain with the belt, the former AEW star was gifted with the same model Rolex his father had.
Triple H explained: “We wanted to do something special for him, it’s a special night for him.
“Bruce was very close with Dusty, I was very close with Dusty, so I know what this means to Cody, I know what this business means to him…It was Nick’s idea. Nick had this amazing idea, and I’m just along for the ride a little bit. Nick’s idea, I thought it was great.
“Bruce went and super sleuthed down this watch that was the exact same watch that Dusty had to present to Cody, and we wanted to give him something that in some way commemorated his dad being here when this happened, because he was.”
