WWE legend Stephanie McMahon slaps Cody Rhodes in return to 'Monday Night Raw'

WWE fable Stephanie McMahon made a return to "Monday Night Raw" astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City to reside undisputed champion Cody Rhodes.

Rhodes has been engulfed successful a feud pinch Randy Orton since nan "Legend Killer" won nan men’s Royal Rumble. Orton gets a changeable astatine nan Undisputed WWE Championship astatine WrestleMania 42, which Rhodes won backmost from Drew McIntyre a fewer weeks ago.

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Stephanie McMahon slaps Cody Rhodes during "Monday Night RAW" astatine Madison Square Garden connected March 30, 2026 successful New York, New York. (Craig Melvin/WWE via Getty Images)

Orton has been connected a rampage connected "Friday Night SmackDown" – leaving Rhodes a bloodied messiness during 1 section and hitting an RKO connected state euphony vocalist Jelly Roll past week. McMahon came retired connected Monday to springiness Rhodes a spot of advice. She said that Rhodes will person to pat into thing sinister if he wants to travel retired connected apical astatine WrestleMania.

McMahon appeared to get nether Rhodes’ tegument erstwhile she told him that he isn’t going to beryllium capable to bring retired nan champion from Orton because "this type of Randy Orton is diabolical."

"You don’t person to beryllium diabolical, but you’re going to person to beryllium capable to deliberation for illustration that. You’re gonna person to beryllium capable to deliberation for illustration Randy. Your begetter understood that amended than anybody. Dusty Rhodes could rotation pinch nan champion of them," she said. "He tin get down and soiled pinch nan champion of them, but from what I’ve seen truthful far, you are not your father."

The statement sewage a immense guidance from nan crowd successful New York.

Cody Rhodes stands complete John Cena During Friday nighttime Smackdown astatine T-Mobile Arena connected April 18, 2025 successful Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Mike Owens /WWE via Getty Images)

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Rhodes explained he knows "everything" astir Orton, including his convulsive streak during nan highest of his profession which saw him punt McMahon.

"You want to bring up fathers, I’m not mine. You’re right," Rhodes fired back. "Stephanie McMahon, pinch each owed respect, you’re not yours either."

McMahon past proceeded to slap Rhodes crossed nan face.

Randy Orton celebrates his triumph during WWE Elimination Chamber astatine nan United Center connected Feb. 28, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images)

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At nan extremity of nan segment, Rhodes thanked McMahon for seemingly giving him nan wake-up telephone he whitethorn request to get locked successful for his WrestleMania match.

WrestleMania 42 is group to return spot connected April 18 and 19 successful Las Vegas astatine Allegiant Stadium.