Cody Rhodes Has Perfect Reaction to Tom Brady's WWE Entrance

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Rex Villas | Last updated Jun 21, 2025 7:40 AM ET

Tom Brady won seven Super Bowl titles during his legendary NFL career, and while all that success paved him a road to Canton, he surely made a lot of haters along the way. On Friday, Brady embraced his villainous persona again, but on a different stage— all in good fun, as he played to the crowd.

During the Fanatics Fest in New York City, the former New England Patriots quarterback made his way into the event with a championship belt and with WWE superstar Cody Rhodes' theme song blaring in the background.

The three-time NFL Most Valuable Player tried to further entertain the crowd by spitting on a Sauce Gardner-New York Jets jersey and ripping New York Giants' Eli Manning uniform in half. That prompted Manning to make a surprise appearance, jumping onto Brady’s back and piggyback-riding him up the entrance ramp for a very WWE-like exit.

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Manning, of course, is also famous for leading the Giants to two Super Bowl victories over Brady and the Pats, including one in the 42nd edition of the "Big Game" in 2008, when New York ruined New England's chances for an immaculate season.

WWE shared the video of Brady's entrance via its social media platforms, which caught Cody Rhodes' attention. Rhodes, who lost his undisputed WWE Championship belt to John Cena at WrestleMania 41 last April, appeared to acknowledge Brady as the greatest of all time by leaving three goat emojis () as a comment to the post.

Whether Brady is indeed the greatest to ever play football or not, it's clear that he still attracts quite the mainstream attention long after he retired from the sport.

Now 47 years old, Brady threw for 89,214 passing yards and 649 touchdowns with 212 interceptions in 335 NFL regular season games, split between the Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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