{"id":36043,"date":"2026-03-13T23:54:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=36043"},"modified":"2026-03-13T23:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:54:35","slug":"they-thought-we-were-going-to-fight-wwe-star-cody-rhodes-reveals-he-was-kept-apart-from-roman-reigns-on-the-set-of-the-street-fighter-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=36043","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They Thought We Were Going to Fight\u2019 \u2014 WWE Star Cody Rhodes Reveals He Was Kept Apart From Roman Reigns on the Set of the Street Fighter Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The cast of the upcoming Street Fighter movie is stacked with familiar faces, among them being WWE superstars Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns as Guile and Akuma, respectively. But, it sounds like we won\u2019t be seeing much of them sharing the same screen, if the former\u2019s story from the set is anything to go by.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Rhodes recently appeared on podcaster Chris Van Vliet\u2019s show and was asked by the host if he shares any scenes with Reigns, whose real name is Leati Joseph Anoa\u02bbi.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cWe had one day on set, and the way the set was, and he could probably reiterate this,\u201d Rhodes said. \u201cI think they thought we were going to fight or have issues for real because they were very cognisant on the radios of us [and saying], &#8216;Stepping out with Guile, Akuma will be coming on.\u2019 They were very cognisant that we would not cross paths. And we did, because I had to tell him the direction of one of the trailers, and that was our only moment, and it was very awkward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Street Fighter Movie Character Posters<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This perceived animosity between the two likely stems from an extended storyline in the WWE that culminated at Wrestlemania 40 in 2024. During the main event, Cody Rhodes finally became the Undisputed WWE Champion by defeating Roman Reigns with the help of John Cena, Seth Rollins, and The Undertaker in a historic match that ended Reigns\u2019 long-unbeaten run.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cThat&#8217;s a crazy relationship,\u201d Rhodes said. \u201cI have nothing but admiration for what he&#8217;s done and accomplished, but I don&#8217;t know what it is. I don&#8217;t even like talking about it because I don&#8217;t know what it is. It&#8217;s just a very strange relationship. I can tell you from what I saw of his fight, if he has a fight, I can tell you what I saw was really special. And I think fans of Street Fighter, Kitao Sakurai (the film\u2019s director) has put something really special together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cKitao was all about trying things,\u201d Rhodes continued. \u201cThey had a full cabinet on set with every Street Fighter on it, which was custom-made, it&#8217;s all different, so we had every one on one cabinet. The director of the game came down, the modern shepherd of the franchise. I think people who grew up loving the game, which I grew up loving the game, and I loved the original movie, not ironically, I actually loved it, I think they&#8217;re going to be very pleased with the fan service the movie does and how it honors the characters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Of course, Rhodes and Reigns are far from the first wrestlers to make the transition to Hollywood acting. They follow a long line that has come before them, with Dave Bautista, Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson, and John Cena being most notable among them. It\u2019s something Rhodes is well aware of; he cited Cena in particular for setting the standard for what movie sets expect from WWE stars.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cIf you look at what Batista (Bautista) did with Guardians, and you look at obviously what The Final Boss (Johnson) has done. I came on that set, and I think probably any other wrestler has to come on set ready to go and come correct now because John [Cena] has set a bar where he&#8217;s early for everything, he&#8217;s last to leave. His wit and his improv are phenomenal. He remembers everyone who interviews him. All the things John would teach us growing up in the business, you have to apply them now because they&#8217;ve had him. So, you can&#8217;t be slacking off when you&#8217;re the wrestler on set.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">And, of course, we can\u2019t talk about Guile without mentioning that haircut of his, which, Rhodes also revealed, is a wig made from yak hair. So now you know that, just in case you were wondering.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Street Fighter isn\u2019t the only fighting video game movie coming out in 2026, with Mortal Kombat 2 also set to hit the big screen. Both films have been in the news recently, as stars of each have been exchanging barbs online, with <u>MK2\u2019s Lewis Tan claiming \u201cnumbers don\u2019t lie\u201d<\/u> in response to SF\u2019s Andrew Schultz. It comes after both movies were teased at the 2025 Game Awards as <u>Mortal Kombat\u2019s producer claimed \u201cI don\u2019t climb over others to get ahead\u201d<\/u> after the Street Fighter cast threw jabs MK\u2019s way.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Simon Cardy is a Senior Editor at IGN who can mainly be found skulking around open world games, indulging in Korean cinema, or despairing at the state of Tottenham Hotspur and the New York Jets. Follow him on Bluesky at <\/em>@cardy.bsky.social<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/they-thought-we-were-going-to-fight-wwe-star-cody-rhodes-reveals-he-was-kept-apart-from-roman-reigns-on-the-set-of-the-street-fighter-movie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cast of the upcoming Street Fighter movie is stacked with familiar faces, among them being WWE superstars Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns as Guile&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[18015,1441,3444,1543,18017,535,17019,18016,1814,297,310,1846,8643],"class_list":["post-36043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-cody","tag-fight","tag-fighter","tag-movie","tag-reigns","tag-reveals","tag-rhodes","tag-roman","tag-set","tag-star","tag-street","tag-thought","tag-wwe","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/36044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}