WWE recently held its latest PPV event, Crown Jewel 2023, which presented top-notch bouts and was absolutely enjoyed by the fans. Among all the matches that took place at the event, the match between Cody Rhodes and Damian Priest became a topic of discussion for many.
The match began with Cody Rhodes in charge, as he immediately attacked Damian Priest. However, the tides soon changed, and Damian took control. The Judgement Day member then came with a Flatliner. Moving ahead, Cody came with a cross, and Rhodes and Priest nailed the South of Heaven.
Both WWE superstars tried to take each other down, and finally, The American Nightmare came with a Cody Cutter followed by a Cross Rhodes for the win. Thus, Cody Rhodes defeated Damian Priest. Following the match, fans took to their social media handles to comment on the match. It seems they found the match to be “Boring“. One fan commented, “Horrible writing”.
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Horrible writing
The Damian Priest/Cody Rhodes match was terrible.
Can Roman beat anyone by himself?
Both the woman’s matches were boring
Seth/Drew was a good match…but I found it pointless. If they we’re going to turn Drew heel then WTF was the purpose of this
— Dreamer33 (@Pageturner20) November 4, 2023
A meh match but Finally a good result.
— K (@KennyMcCumbee) November 4, 2023
You watch one Cody Rhodes match you seem them all. Dude is boring as hell. #WWECrownJewel
— Ethan (@EClayds6) November 4, 2023
With that, several fans took their ‘X’ handle to comment on the match. Many fans stated that the match didn’t live up to their expectations. On the other hand, many fans went on to cheer for Cody. One fan wrote, “He’s back on track. The story is there to be finished”.
Thus, it seems as though top Superstars like Cody Rhodes and Damian Priest were a part of the match, but the singles bout between them failed to win the hearts of the fans. Meanwhile, Cody’s fans expressed genuine happiness for the superstar.
Jey Uso comes to the aid of Cody Rhodes during the match against Damian Priest at Crown Jewel
The match between Cody Rhodes and Damian Priest might not have lived up to the mark for the fans, but there was one aspect of the match that many loved. However, During the match, Jey Uso appeared as a friend of Rhodes.
The American Nightmare and Damian Priest were completely engaged in taking each other down. During that, fellow stablemate Finn Balor rushed out to help Priest. Along with Balor, JD McDonagh, and Dominik Mysterio also tried to come to the aid of Damian. However, as they were causing the distraction, Jey Uso came out of nowhere and took them down.
Jey nailed three superkicks to McDonagh, Balor, and Mysterio. With that, the three of them immediately rushed to the backstage area for their lives. Following this, Cody dominated Priest, who was left alone and picked up the win. Thus, Jey Uso came to the aid of Rhodes and also partially contributed to his victory.
You’ve got a friend in JEY!#WWECrownJewel pic.twitter.com/qVvI4wn4QA
— WWE (@WWE) November 4, 2023
It is to be noted that Jey Uso previously left WWE after his match with Roman Reigns at SummerSlam 2023. However, Cody is the one who brought him back. Thereafter, the two were also seen teaming together. Now it seems the two Superstars have bonded quite well since Jey had the back of Cody during his match.
With that, now it remains to be seen what lies ahead for Cody Rhodes, as he has won his much-anticipated match against Damian Priest. Also, fans will be interested to see what WWE has planned for Cody and Jey in the upcoming days.