Cody Rhodes Brings Street Fighter II Entrance to WWE SummerSlam
The entrance directly promoted the live-action Street Fighter: The Movie, which is scheduled for worldwide simultaneous release on October 16, 2026.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
At WWE SummerSlam 2026, Cody Rhodes, who plays Guile in the live-action Street Fighter: The Movie, performed an entrance styled after Street Fighter II. The video shown during his entrance began with content resembling the game's title screen, moved to the character select screen, and included a scene of Guile. His mask even featured Guile hair.
WWE SummerSlam 2026 opened with a crossover that leaned fully into video game iconography. Cody Rhodes, cast as Guile in the live-action Street Fighter: The Movie, walked out to an entrance video built around Street Fighter II. The clip opened with a recreation of the game's title screen, then cut to the character select screen, where a Guile scene from the film played as a direct plug.
Rhodes' mask carried the visual joke further, molded with Guile's signature flat-top haircut. His theme song, Kingdom by Downstait, closed the entrance as the crowd reacted. The same event saw the heel unit The Bloodline run a separate entrance themed on Gears of War: E-Day.
The live-action Street Fighter: The Movie is set for worldwide simultaneous release on October 16, 2026.
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