Cody Rhodes Admits It Sucked Losing At WWE WrestleMania 39, Reveals Why He Didn't Complain About The Finish

Cody Rhodes didn't 'finish the story' by defeating Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 39, a result that rankled 'The American Nightmare'.

Speaking with Ariel Helwani for BT Sport, Cody addressed how he felt in the immediate aftermath of the loss and explained why he didn't kick up a fuss about the finish after the fact.

"I had a really good conversation that night with Triple H where he was really just trying to press upon me how important it was that I just main evented WrestleMania. Even when someone who, is one of your favourites, and someone who [I've] tried to get their attention and had a unique relationship with. Even when you're hearing it from them, even from someone who would know - he would know - I still, in my gut, had to say, 'This sucks. This sucks. This walk is going to suck. My mom is waiting by the bus. Little Brodie is crying. This sucks'.

"One thing I didn't want to do was whine. My buddy, Sean Ross Sapp - half buddy, half not - he was saying, 'I wish Cody would talk about how he got screwed at WrestleMania'. I'm thinking, that's not the way to do it, I'd be kicking my own ass. No. The story is unfinished. It is. I wanted to move and try to get back to finishing it. That's where I was at. I quickly didn't get over it, it's not a pain you get over, but I quickly was able to 'chin up' and move on to the next thing. Coming to Raw was really tough for me, from a character standpoint and a human standpoint. Very tough," said Rhodes. 

Rhodes did managed to pick up a victory at this past weekend's Money in the Bank, where he defeated Dominik Mysterio.

Cody is expected to clash with Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam, with a Texas Bullrope match reportedly under consideration for their third meeting.

H/T Fightful