Summary

A new report said WWE’s YouTube video of Cody Rhodes winning the WWE title from Drew McIntyre on SmackDown had 54k dislikes and 17k likes as of Saturday morning.

The same report said negative reactions also appeared on Twitter/X after WWE posted the title-win clip.

Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre finish continues to divide fan response

The reported dislike-to-like ratio indicates a visible split in fan reaction to Cody Rhodes taking the title from Drew McIntyre, because the post-match response was framed as heavily negative across major platforms.

That reaction also lands at a key moment in WWE’s title direction after SmackDown, with the championship scene already moving toward Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton as the reported next focus.