April was a big month for the sport of wrestling.

That was when WrestleMania XL – the 40th anniversary of the world’s most successful and longest-running wrestling event – concluded in high drama.

‘The American Nightmare’ Cody Rhodes finally won the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, defeating Roman Reigns at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, putting an end to Reigns’ 1,361-day run as champ.

The event also saw appearances from superstars The Undertaker, John Cena and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, the latter of whom entered the ring as the ‘Final Boss’.

It was the highest-selling single night in wrestling history, racking up 600 million views on social media and 67 million more on WWE’s YouTube channel – the most successful 24-hours in that channel’s history.

More pertinently, Cody Rhodes’ victory “finished the story” as he became the first member of his wrestling family, one that includes his late father, 1970s legend ‘The American Dream’ Dusty Rhodes, to win a top WWE championship.

The shadow of Rhodes Senior looms large – and not just because he weighed in at almost 20 stone.

Despite the big man’s fame, his family was frequently broke. One story Cody Rhodes enjoys telling is how his father presented he and his sister with a stack of money – it put Cody through acting school in LA for a year – after pawning his prized watch.