WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes got a surprise helping hand on Friday Night SmackDown from none other than boxing superstar Terence Crawford.
This past week, SmackDown emanated from Omaha, Nebraska, and cameras spotted Crawford in the front row. Rhodes fist-bumped the 36-year-old before he himself decided to enter the ring to address the actions of Solo Sikoa and The Bloodline.
However, just as Rhodes was about to speak, the tension in the arena escalated as Austin Theory and Grayson Waller dramatically interrupted. The trash-talking duo didn’t hold back, provoking and challenging The American Nightmare. However, Rhodes was not one to back down, and he promptly challenged Theory and Waller. But the odds were against him, and he sprawled outside the ring. Luckily, Crawford came prepared and promptly handed Rhodes a steel chair, allowing the WWE Champion to even the odds a little.
The fans in the arena cheered their fellow Nebraskan when he helped Rhodes, and his help sent Theory and Waller back to the locker room, but that was not the end of Crawford’s night, in fact, it was only the beginning.
The 36-year-old would then find himself in the crosshairs of Theory and Waller later on in the night. The trio stood in the ring, and Waller barked at Crawford: “Look at me when I’m talking to you. If you take one more step, my boy Austin Theory will knock you out.”
Backed by Waller, Theory closed in on the professional boxer, only to be met by a huge right hand. Theory hit the canvas while Waller jumped out of the ring. Crawford then took the acclaim of his hometown crowd.
