The March 6th episode of WWE SmackDown in Phoenix, Arizona is currently scheduled to feature an Undisputed WWE Championship match between Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre. WWE officials are currently rumored to be planning for Rhodes to win the title and would then be facing Randy Orton for the Undisputed WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 42.
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select is reporting that both Rhodes and Orton were aware of the creative plans for their WrestleMania 42 match as early as this past January. Rhodes and Orton reportedly have been working with this specific destination in mind following the considerable shift in the title landscape over the last two months.
Regarding the decision to have Rhodes drop the Undisputed WWE Championship to McIntyre this past January, Sources indicate that the title change was not meant to be a reflection of Rhodes’ standing as champion bit instead was a strategic move to allow him to participate in the Men’s Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber matches. By having Rhodes complete in these matches, WWE officials looked to add significant drawing power to those events.
while Orton vs. Rhodes remained the plan as of last month, WWE creative still remains in a state of flux and caution that the planned directions for the show could still shift with several weeks remaining until WrestleMania 42.
