Cody Rhodes Reveals Personal Reason He Wanted Seth Rollins At WWE WrestleMania
Cody Rhodes’ return to WWE at WrestleMania 38 was a groundbreaking moment for the company.
It is something that is talked about to this day, and ever since, neither WWE nor Rhodes have ever looked behind.
At the 2023 premium live event, Rollins was scheduled to face a mystery opponent, who was later revealed to be The American Nightmare.
The match itself was praised by the critics, praising both superstars for their athleticism. Cody Rhodes ultimately won the match.
The 40-year-old recently discussed The Visionary on his What Do You Wanna Talk About? podcast, where WWE Executive Director Bruce Prichard was the guest.
I knew what I should do the moment it was said Seth Rollins at WrestleMania for a couple reasons. Seth Rollins is amazing and part of the furniture at WWE, probably a large part of the future of WWE and has done everything. But on a personal level, I had had Seth Rollins’ first dark match in Dayton, Ohio, at the Nutter Center. I had done live events with him, and then I had seen him fly past me. Rockets the moon and well-deserved and could handle it.
So the idea, and I talked about this with wrestling Cena at WrestleMania 41. The idea of being in the room or in the ring with people who had one on me, now, no, now we’re sharing the same space. Now, we’ve caught up. [16:31 onwards]
Cody Rhodes’ In-Ring Absence Explained
Cody Rhodes has missed SmackDown taping since his last appearance on August 8, during which he was attacked and laid out by Drew McIntyre during the main event tag team match.
The incident saw McIntyre hit him with a Claymore Kick that sent him crashing through the foot of the announcers’ table.
Reportedly, it was WWE’s way of writing him off from the storyline, as he left for Australia to shoot scenes for his upcoming Street Fighters movie.
Cody Rhodes was spotted in Australia. Currently, the timeline about his return is unknown.
Rhodes also recalled making a bizarre pitch to bring back a long-forgotten WWE character.