When WWE Decided on WrestleMania WWE Title Shakeup Revealed

TLDR

According to a report from Bodyslam, WWE began internal discussions around early February about pivoting to a Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes match for WrestleMania 42, with the goal of shaking up expectations and delivering a payoff to years of storyline teases between the two stars. The report states that Rhodes and Drew McIntyre weren't informed about this creative shift until last week, despite the discussions having taken place for weeks. Rhodes is set to challenge McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE Championship on this week's SmackDown, which could set up the rumored WrestleMania direction if Rhodes wins the title.