Ex-World Champion Sides With Cody Rhodes Before WWE Survivor Series
Cody Rhodes was brutally attacked before WWE Survivor Series.
On the November 21 episode of Friday Night SmackDown, Rhodes was assaulted backstage by Drew McIntyre, who ambushed him outside his tour bus. The attack left him bleeding and battered.
But the American Nightmare wasn’t down for long. He made a comeback later in the show and helped Carmelo Hayes defeat Bronson Reed in the “Last Time Is Now” tournament by attacking The Auszilla and costing him the match.
After the chaotic interference, he delivered a passionate promo. He declared he’s not done fighting Drew McIntyre and vowed to retaliate.
He then targeted Lesnar and reminded everyone that he was the last person to slay The Beast in WWE. He also took a shot at Bron Breakker, claiming that a Rhodes will always be better than a Steiner.
Cody Rhodes had been facing fan backlash ever since he was announced for the WarGames match. People complained that he stole LA Knight or Jacob Fatu’s spot, claiming that he’s not fit for the WarGames storyline.
The WWE Undisputed Champion shut down the criticism when he claimed during his promo that WarGames was his “birthright.” His words carried impact because the WarGames match was his late father, Dusty Rhodes’, brainchild.
Cody Rhodes Rightfully Deserves A Spot In The War Games Match: Says Mark Henry
Speaking on the Busted Open podcast, former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry commented on Cody Rhodes’ SmackDown promo and agreed with every word he had to say.
He claimed that nobody deserves a place in the WarGames match more than Rhodes.
“Cody talked about him going into WarGames. That’s the thing that stood out to me the most out of everything that happened on this show.
It’s the fact that he told Paul Heyman, ‘You help create them, and I just keep knocking them down.
And it’s not something that I just want to do.’ He said, ‘Hell, it’s my birthright.’ That hit me hard.
For those of you that don’t know, the American Dream Dusty Rhodes was the guy that’s responsible for WarGames.
That is Cody’s birthright. What his father created before him, he should have a leg up on everybody.”