# Cody Rhodes to face Randy Orton at Saturday Night’s Main Event 2026-08-16T04:57:13+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet WWE has confirmed the first match for the September 6th Saturday Night's Main Event, with Cody Rhodes scheduled to face his former teammate Randy Orton in a one-on-one bout. Timesnownews.com reports the rivalry between the former Legacy members began after Orton won the Elimination Chamber match and originally targeted Drew McIntyre, but Cody defeated McIntyre to claim the WWE Championship. Orton turned heel before Wrestlemania 42, where Cody retained the title in the main event of night one, though Orton ended the show with the belt in his hand after punt-kicking the champion. Orton took a break after Wrestlemania and returned at SummerSlam, attacking Cody during his match against CM Punk and costing him the title. Cody is no longer champion: he lost the championship to Sami Zayn at Night of Champions, though Sami held it for only nine days. Cody was slated to challenge Zayn but was replaced by CM Punk, who won the title in July and has retained it since. The outlet notes their feud is not expected to end at the Saturday Night's Main Event. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, Saturday Night's Main Event, WWE Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cody-rhodes-to-face-randy-orton-at-saturday-nights-main-event/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cody-rhodes-to-face-randy-orton-at-saturday-nights-main-event/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/