Cody Rhodes Received Incredible Gesture From WWE Rival
Cody Rhodes shared a story that reveals one of his biggest WWE rivals isn’t such a bad guy after all.
One of the most significant moments on WWE television this year was when John Cena hugged the former WWE Champion Cody Rhodes in the ring, stared at The Rock, and then Cena turned heel by kicking Cody in the groin.
That moment at WWE Elimination Chamber led to Cena, Rock and rapper Travis Scott beating up and bloodying Cody.
In the storyline at the time, The Rock wanted Cody to turn heel by selling his soul to The Final Boss (aka The Rock), but Cody refused because his soul belonged to the WWE fans.
Since then, The Rock hasn’t appeared on WWE television, while Cena beat Rhodes to win the WWE Title for a record 17th time at WrestleMania 41… thanks to Scott.
Away from the ring, Cody Rhodes and The Rock get along just fine. Cody revealed on his What Do You Wanna Talk About? podcast with his wife, Brandi Rhodes, that Rock invited the Rhodes Family to the premiere of the “Moana 2” movie, which stars Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock. Since Cody and Brandi have a young daughter named Liberty, it was something they were interested in seeing.
Cody Rhodes went on to reveal that The Rock’s kind gesture included flying the Rhodes family out to Hawaii for the Moana 2 movie premiere.
“So, The Rock, tells us, ‘Hey, I want you guys to come to the Moana 2 premiere.’ I jumped to the [opportunity], ‘Yep!’… [He] put us on a Gulfstream [jet], and really, kinda put his ‘wang’ on the table.
Let us know, [Brandi laughs] he’s The Final Boss. [This] amazing Gulfstream is fully catered, with Moana-themed desserts. So, he brings us out to Hawaii for the premiere, and the premiere is done. It’s the best premiere that I’ve ever been to in terms of… it wasn’t the traditional ‘Here’s the carpet-press element,’ then you move on, maybe you watch the movie, maybe not.
This was for families. The red carpet isn’t even really a red carpet, we were one of three people who walked it, which Libby said right away, ‘No photos!’ So, OK… we did it, but Rock goes on stage to present the movie.”
Cody Rhodes’ Daughter Was Happy To Meet The Rock
As he continued, Cody Rhodes talked about a personal moment between The Rock and Cody’s daughter.
“She’s sitting there, and I said, ‘Hey, do you wanna say hi to Maui? You know, talk to Maui? I know Maui.’ This is a pretty big get, [Rock] is also sitting right behind me, which guaranteed I couldn’t leave early if I didn’t like the movie, which I wasn’t planning on…but it’s a great movie anyway.”
At that point, Cody said that Liberty waved at The Rock and got a big hug from him, which made her very happy.
“But yeah, that was a real big moment with The Final Boss.”
Cody Rhodes will be back on WWE SmackDown on May 30th, along with the WWE Champion John Cena. At Money in the Bank on June 7th, Cody will team up with the World Heavyweight Champion Jey Uso against Cena and Logan Paul.