When you’re preparing for the biggest weekend of your pro wrestling career, the last thing you need is unexpected misfortune. Life threw one at Cody Rhodes Thursday night, but fortunately it all turned out fine.
The American Nightmare took to social media today to reveal that his tour bus caught fire Thursday, but that everyone was OK. He thanked the Philadelphia Fire Department and joked that the things he grabbed off the bus before he evacuated “will probably pop wrestling fans,” though he didn’t say what those were.
Before you hear it elsewhere – my tour bus caught fire last night 🔥
Everybody is safe and okay
The 2 items I grabbed before I got off will probably pop wrestling fans
Again, thank you @PhillyFireDept
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) April 5, 2024
Appropriately, the comments section of his post is filled with fans and other accounts (like that of USA Network, which broadcasts Raw) expressing their relief that everyone on the bus is safe.
Rhodes has a busy schedule during WrestleMania week, one that comes with being the biggest fan favorite star in WWE. He’s been doing a ton of media and also made an appearance at the WWE World fan event yesterday.
He could probably do with less unscheduled distractions like this one, however, as he’s pulling double duty at Lincoln Financial Field this weekend. Rhodes will team with Seth Rollins to take on Roman Reigns and The Rock on Saturday night, then turn right around and face Reigns solo in the last match of the evening on Sunday.
In any case, we echo the sentiments of the wrestling community in saying we’re glad Cody and everyone with him is fine, and hope that nothing else of this nature pops up over the next 48 hours.
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