Movies Like American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes (2023)

American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes is a 2023 documentary film from Matt Braine with a MovieMagicScore of 7.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with WrestleMania 41: Saturday and Nature Boy.

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WrestleMania 41: Saturday

2025

WrestleMania 41 lights up Las Vegas as CM Punk, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins collide in a highly anticipated Triple Threat Match.

7.3

MagicScore

Nature Boy

2017

Documentary following the life & career of 16 time world champion Ric "The Nature Boy" Flair.

7.2

MagicScore

WrestleMania XL Sunday

2024

The Undisputed WWE Universal Championship will be on the line when Roman Reigns defends his title against the winner of the 2024 Royal Rumble, Cody Rhodes. The Scottish Warrior Drew McIntyre will finally get his chance to win a world title in front of the masses as he faces World Heavyweight Champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins at The Showcase of the Immortals. Plus a big tag team match on night 1 where Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins will go head to head with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns in a match with huge WrestleMania implications. Bayley is hellbent on seizing the WWE Women's Champion when she goes to war against her former ally IYO SKY at WrestleMania. 'Mami' Rhea Ripley defends her Women's World Title against 'The Man' Becky Lynch in what should be a legendary championship fight and many more.

8.4

MagicScore

WrestleMania 41: Sunday

2025

John Cena vies for his record 17th World Title when he challenges Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

6.3

MagicScore

WWE Backlash: France

2024

Backlash France is the upcoming 19th Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by the American company WWE. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the LDLC Arena in the Lyon commune of Décines-Charpieu, France, marking WWE's first PPV and livestreaming event held in France. The concept of the event will be based around the backlash from WrestleMania XL.

8.7

MagicScore

WWE Royal Rumble 2013

2013

Finally...The Rock has come back to the Royal Rumble! In his first title match in over 10 years, The Great One goes one-on-one with the longest reigning WWE Champion of the last quarter century, CM Punk. Plus Big Show looks to regain the World Heavyweight Championship from Alberto Del Rio in a ruthless Last Man Standing Match. And it's every man for himself when 30 Superstars collide for the opportunity to headline WrestleMania XXIX in the iconic Royal Rumble match. The Road to WrestleMania begins here, from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona....it's the 2013 WWE Royal Rumble!

7.5

MagicScore

WWE Royal Rumble 2025

2025

Royal Rumble (2025) was the 38th annual Royal Rumble presented by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The event took place on February 1, 2025 at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

6.9

MagicScore

The Resurrection of Jake The Snake

2015

A fallen professional wrestling superstar battles his past demons in a struggle to reclaim his life and the family that has given up on him.

7.5

MagicScore

Andre the Giant

2018

An ambitious and wide-ranging documentary exploring Andre’s upbringing in France, his celebrated career in WWE, and his forays in the entertainment world.

7.3

MagicScore

#10

NXT TakeOver XXV

2019

NXT TakeOver: XXV was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE for its NXT brand on June 1, 2019, at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut, headlined by Johnny Gargano (c) vs. Adam Cole for the NXT Championship.

8.4

MagicScore

#11

WWE WrestleMania 22

2006

WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania PPV. It was presented by Snickers and took place on April 2, 2006 at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. The main match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Triple H for the WWE Championship. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, and Randy Orton. Featured matches on the undercard included a No Holds Barred match between Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon, a Casket match between The Undertaker and Mark Henry, a WWE Women's Championship match between Mickie James and Trish Stratus and an interpromotional Money in the Bank ladder match featuring six participants. Tickets sold out in under two minutes, grossing US$2.5 million for the event, making it the highest grossing one-day event at the Allstate Arena. More than 17,155 people attended, with millions more watching in more than 90 countries.

8.3

MagicScore

#12

AEW Double or Nothing

2019

Double or Nothing was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). This was the inaugural event under the AEW banner and took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada on May 25, 2019.

8.2

MagicScore

#13

WWE Royal Rumble 2007

2007

Royal Rumble (2007) was the twentieth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 28, 2007 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown! and ECW brands. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from all three brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship between John Cena and Umaga. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was Batista versus Mr. Kennedy for the World Heavyweight Championship. The featured match on the ECW brand was between Bobby Lashley and Test for the ECW World Championship.

8.1

MagicScore

#14

WWE WrestleMania X

1994

WrestleMania returns to the World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden! The WWE Championship is up for grabs as Yokozuna defends against Lex Luger and Bret Hart. Razor Ramon defends the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Shawn Michaels in an epic Ladder Match. "Macho Man" Randy Savage battles Crush in a Falls Count Anywhere Match.

8.1

MagicScore

#15

AEW All Out

2021

All Elite Wrestling is going to where champions are made as this year's event emanates from the NOW Arena in Chicago, Illinois as AEW World Champion Kenny Omega defends his title against IMPACT World Champion Christian Cage, Andrade El Ídolo goes one-on-one with "The Bastard" PAC, the Young Bucks defend their AEW Tag Team Championship inside a steel cage, and, for the first time in over seven years, CM Punk will once again step inside the squared circle as he faces off against Darby Allin.

8.0

MagicScore

#16

WWE WrestleMania 31

2015

WrestleMania 31 was the thirty-first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on March 29, 2015, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

8.0

MagicScore

#17

WWE WrestleMania XXVIII

2012

The Rock and John Cena collide in the most anticipated WrestleMania face-off in history, an epic match that will forever define the legacies of these icons. The Deadman stakes his entire legacy on one battle with Triple H inside the nightmarish prison they immortalized, Hell In A Cell, with The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels as special guest referee. WWE Champion CM Punk faces off against Chris Jericho in the explosive clash of revolutionaries that will determine which man truly is “The Best In The World.” Daniel Bryan defends his title against a riled-up and ruthless Sheamus, who will have to fight through The Submission Specialist’s tactics to claim his first World Heavyweight Championship. Team Teddy takes on Team Johnny to determine which man will win total control of Raw and SmackDown. This was the twenty-eighth annual WrestleMania. It took place on April 1, 2012 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It is the highest grossing PPV event in professional wrestling history.

7.9

MagicScore

#18

WrestleMania 39: Saturday

2023

WrestleMania goes Hollywood as WWE Superstars compete on The Grandest Stage of Them All in Los Angeles. John Cena challenges Austin Theory for the WWE United States Championship. Charlotte Flair defends the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship against Rhea Ripley.

7.9

MagicScore

#19

WWE WrestleMania XXV

2009

WrestleMania XXV was the twenty-fifth annual WrestleMania PPV. It was presented by the National Guard and took place on April 5, 2009 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The first main event was a singles match for the WWE Championship that featured the champion, Triple H, defending against Randy Orton. The second was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship, between defedning champion Edge against John Cena & Big Show. The third main event was The Undertaker versus Shawn Michaels. Featured matches on the undercard included, Jeff Hardy versus Matt Hardy in an Extreme Rules match, Chris Jericho versus the team of Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat and Jimmy Snuka, and the annual Money in the Bank ladder match featuring Kane, MVP, Mark Henry, Shelton Benjamin, Kofi Kingston, CM Punk, Christian, & Finlay. With an attendance of 72,744, it is the 6th largest attendance in WrestleMania history.

7.8

MagicScore

#20

WWE WrestleMania XXX

2014

WrestleMania XXX was the 30th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling PPV event produced by WWE to be held, on April 6, 2014, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event was the first WrestleMania to be held in the state of Louisiana. This was also the first WWE pay-per-view to broadcast live on the WWE Network service.

7.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes?

The top films similar to American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes by MovieMagicScore are WrestleMania 41: Saturday (7.3), Nature Boy (7.2), WrestleMania XL Sunday (8.4). Each shares documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes worth watching?

American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.8/10 from 30 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes?

American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes (2023) is a documentary film directed by Matt Braine, starring Cody Rhodes, Mark Calaway, Paul Levesque.

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