{"rewrite":{"id":"r_67bbe09b919ccfd61ef04bf5","clusterId":"c_3d9fbd19e9dd8a9ea3993f25","slug":"cody-rhodes-brings-street-fighter-ii-entrance-to-wwe-summerslam","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Cody Rhodes Brings Street Fighter II Entrance to WWE SummerSlam","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"The entrance directly promoted the live-action Street Fighter: The Movie, which is scheduled for worldwide simultaneous release on October 16, 2026.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eWWE 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\u0026#39;s title screen, then cut to the character select screen, where a Guile scene from the film played as a direct plug.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhodes\u0026#39; mask carried the visual joke further, molded with Guile\u0026#39;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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe live-action Street Fighter: The Movie is set for worldwide simultaneous release on October 16, 2026.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Cody Rhodes walked out at WWE SummerSlam with a Street Fighter II entrance video, a Guile-hair mask, and a plug for the live-action Street Fighter: The Movie, out October 16, 2026.","twitterPost":"Cody Rhodes brought a Street Fighter II entrance to WWE SummerSlam, complete with a Guile-hair mask. The live-action Street Fighter: The Movie hits theaters October 16, 2026.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Cody Rhodes turned his WWE SummerSlam entrance into a Street Fighter II tribute, complete with a recreation of the game's title screen and a mask styled after Guile's haircut. The entrance doubled as promotion for the live-action Street Fighter: The Movie, which opens worldwide on October 16, 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/03/170114.html\",\"title\":\"Street Fighter II-Style Entrance, Even a Guile Hair Mask! Cody Rhodes, Who Plays Guile in Live-Action Street Fighter, Delivers Special Performance at WWE\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4177,"outputTokens":600,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786299723,"createdAt":"2026-08-09T18:06:53.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-09T18:16:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-09T18:06:53.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3d9fbd19e9dd8a9ea3993f25","canonicalTitle":"『ストII』風入場にガイルヘアーマスクまで！実写版「ストリートファイター」ガイル役コーディ・ローデスがWWEで特別演出","representativeArticleId":"a_1e4f3e79559c3a37f385c17a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Street Fighter\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Cody Rhodes\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-03T03:34:55.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-03T03:34:55.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-09T18:16:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/03/170114.html","title":"『ストII』風入場にガイルヘアーマスクまで！実写版「ストリートファイター」ガイル役コーディ・ローデスがWWEで特別演出"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Street Fighter"],"studios":[],"people":["Cody Rhodes"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}