Cody Rhodes & Joey Ryan Have Thumb War For IWGP US Championship

Although they are both sidelined with injuries, IWGP United States Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes & Joey Ryan were still committed to their appearances at this past weekend’s World Series Wrestling Events in Australia.
Scheduled to compete in a series of matches against one another, both wrestlers fulfilled their meet and greet requests while also “competing” for The IWGP United States Title. At first, it was a staring contest in which Cody won. The two decided to spice things up next by competing in a rock, paper, scissors showdown, in which Cody won as well. For their third and final match, the two had a thumb war.
In the below video, the two were in a fairly even battle before Ryan tried to distract Cody twice. The latter managed to hang on in order to win the “match” and retain the title once again.

My third and final attempt to win the IWGP US Title vs. @CodyRhodes during this @WSWWrestlingAUS tour. This time it was a thumb war in Sydney. pic.twitter.com/LWnQ1hwAq8
— Joey Ryan (@JoeyRyanOnline) November 26, 2018

Cody is currently rehabbing a large meniscus tear in his knee, while Ryan is dealing with a torn left pectoral muscle. While the latter is set to undergo surgery soon, Cody is planning to have his surgery sometime in January. Before then, he is scheduled to face Jay Lethal for The ROH World Title on December 14th at Final Battle and an unknown opponent at NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 13 on January 4th.