Drew McIntyre Reposts Old Cody Rhodes Jibe Without Context, Sparks Fire Online
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Undisputed WWE Champion and notorious social media provocateur Drew McIntyre kept the online heat rising ahead of SmackDown. On X, he reposted a fan’s 2020 exchange with Cody Rhodes in response to a prompt asking for “the greatest tweet in wrestling history.” The fan, Wilson, wrote: “Truly spoken like someone who’s midcard for life, because that’s what he is, @CodyRhodes is midcard for life.”
Rhodes questioned whether Wilson followed him, and Wilson replied, “Because you’re my favourite midcarder.” McIntyre’s post, on its own, was a classic heel move; sharing it without the surrounding context sharpens the barb even more.
Wilson’s tweet was in response to a Rhodes-related story about midcard titles (https://x.com/WrestlingInc/status/1294772994485579777?s=20). On the anniversary of that tweet, Wilson added, “Thank you everyone that has engaged with this tweet, I love every single one of you. And thanks Cody Rhodes, for setting yourself up for it.”
After Rhodes captured the Undisputed WWE Championship for the first time in 2024, Wilson celebrated, calling him “my favourite World Champion,” and later praised him as “the guy who can draw the big money… deserving to be called the top guy in the wrestling business.”
As the reigning champion, McIntyre is unlikely to highlight those positive posts. Rhodes, meanwhile, later qualified for the Elimination Chamber, where he’ll vie for a title shot against McIntyre at WrestleMania 42.
For now, McIntyre maintains the online persona he built in 2024 while continuing his feud with CM Punk, further cementing his status as one of wrestling’s premier antagonists.
