Non meme answer and shitposting aside that was the correct booking decision. Tribal Chief Roman "Yggdrasil" Reigns has been the greatest final boss in the history of wrestling universe. You don't just beat him on the first try. Cody now has to take the Goku path and spend the next few months training even harder, learn from his mistakes, dye his hair even blonder to go SSJ3 God Mode to go head to head with his God Mode opponent to finally dethrone him.