John Cena's Immediate Reaction to SummerSlam Loss vs. Cody Rhodes Is Going Viral

After SummerSlam loss, John Cena Appeared to Pass the Torch to Cody Rhodes as the New Face of the WWE

With Cena eventually heading into retirement, the star appeared to pass the torch to Rhodes as the new face of the WWE. After the title match, Rhodes emphasized that the embrace with Cena was "as real as you will eve get."

"With WWE doing 'WWE:Unreal' on Netflix, for example, there's so much of what we're seeing we've never seen before, but sometimes it's just really easy for me to tell you like it is," Rhodes said during the WWE post-match show on Sunday. "And I think you know this. I know you know this. I know you know this. I think we know this.

"A moment like that is as real as you will ever get in our industry. And before I can say, 'Hey, I did it. Hey, I worked so hard.' We have to give it up for the GOAT John Cena."

John Cena's Reaction to SummerSlam Loss Overshadowed by Brock Lesnar's Return

It did not take long for Cena's cordial moment with Rhodes to get overshadowed. Brock Lesnar surprisingly returned and attacked Cena after the title match.

Now, the attention turns to how Cena will respond to Lesnar. It appears Cena's focus will quickly shift to Lesnar and away from Rhodes in the coming weeks.