Cody Rhodes ADDRESSES WWE's Creative Direction!
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Cody Rhodes discusses WWE's creative direction for him, including the transition from Vince McMahon to Triple H. Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews, and don't forget to like and comment too!
It’s so good to see this version of Cody Rhodes. It’s such a glow up. He actually looks and acts like a top guy these days. Even since leaving AEW. He’s got a lot of class.
Even watching him give the video package team credit was a truest class act. Not many wrestlers would do that.
What a perfect baby face! He legit embodies what a baby face character in the modern day should be. He talks so highly of his peers and puts everyone over around him by also putting over the overall storyline. Such a brilliant wrestling mind.
Out of everyone currently in the business of pro-wrestling, Cody is the most honest, upfront interviewee. Emotion is what drives wrestling - and Cody is always genuine with his answers, and you get the impression he means every word he says. Because of Cody and his openess to talk about AEW etc, it will hopefully lead to more honesty and transparency in WWE where they allow their talent to be more candid and not treat fans like everything else and other promotions don't exist. Ironically, the more wrestlers in WWE are permitted to talk more freely, the more I want to watch the product! No point in pretending the rest of the wrestling world doesn't matter or exist. Great interview again!
This is perhaps one of the most naive things I've ever read on the internet ever. That's actually kind of impressive. I love Cody and can't wait to see him take the title off of Roman at WrestleMania, but let's not BS here. He is a consummate politician who carefully constructs every word he says in order not to burn any bridges. He is the exact opposite of being honest or genuine. To his credit, that's why he's in the position he's in. So I'm not trying to dunk on him, but I want to make sure people don't mistakenly get the wrong impression by ignoring the reality of what happened when he wasn't in WWE.
So he’s not honest or genuine because he’s a PROfessional wrestler who doesn’t purposely burn bridges and does what he thinks is best for the industry and himself? The dude had to leave WWE in order to achieve what he wanted to achieve and prove to himself what he’s worth, and he’s still on that journey now. When he left, there was some animosity, when he achieved what he achieved, he was welcomed back and had honest conversations with people like Triple H and buried hatchets. He’s done something that very few people have been able to do and that’s cause he’s a pro. If people want to burn bridges, or not burn bridges ir whatever you’re going on about, Cody earned his spot. He took himself out if the AEW title picture and those fans still turned on him. First you say, he’s careful not to burn bridges, then you say he’s not genuine or honest like you know him or as if he’s done something to you, just say what you really want to say. Wrestling is a business and sometimes you gotta go into business for yourself while wanting to entertain the fans and uplift other wrestlers around you. The majority of those in the indies and AEW say Cody helped them. How many have left WWE and come back more popular than before based on their own hard work?
@@brock1216 No, he’s not genuine or honest because he’s a kissass who has gone on back on things he’s said in the past, made false promises, can’t ever admit when he’s done something wrong and never owns up to mistakes. Anyone who has followed Rhodes over his career knows all of this and more. I didn’t say that makes him a bad person. I would do the same in his position. But putting him on a pedestal like he’s a bastion of virtue and not just another HHH? That’s BS and I will call it out.
I don’t know why I even have to point this out to anyone. Just listen to the way he speaks in generalities and with vague wording. Listen to him and go listen to any do-nothing senator and representative. All of his language is so wishy-washy that I don’t know how anyone can take him seriously. Even John Cena is willing to be more blunt and cut the bullcrap, which really says something seeing as how that’s the guy who apologized for calling Taiwan a country.
@@getreal2592 good job 👍 The voice of the voiceless has spoken...🙄
I don’t Watch wrestling anymore. Since the late 90s but I’ve always kept up with the news and I love the history. And I love this guy. I honestly think he could be as big as any main event draw. He seems to have it all. Always loved to see him speak and what I see of his highlights I’m routing for him
I quit watching most TV wrestling in the late 90s-early 2000s. Midaround 2005 I discovered indy wrestling when I lived in the city. Soon found a company called c4, went to those shows almost monthly for close to 5 years.
U really should watch some of the indies. So many good matches n Great performances
Why do y'all always say you stopped watching, it's cap
@@reeseangle9621 huh. I like wrestling. I just don’t watch it. I fell away from it. Not sure what to tell u bro. Im sorry that offends you. I still enjoy it but I just don’t have the channels and im sure here in the uk u need to pay for sports channels to watch it.
@@gump5ter01 thank you sir, your story is like many others. I agree 100%. Rhodes (like many others) never got the push he deserved, despite this he was clearly a repetitively hard worker who appeared on a regular basis, and was always a joy to watch, despite having been given some very questionable gimmicks. His fans, like you and I, should matter more to WWE, than the ones that buy 'a fruity pebble t shirt'. Bring back the attitude era I say.
Can't wait to see Cody and Roman actually interacting with each on TV. So far, all we got was Paul and Cody.
And it was brilliant, now just imagine when he and Roman actually come face to face
We've got the best part of two months. We can give it a minute
If i ay ask, who is the godess in your fyp?
@@chibiromano5631 that's a bloke... or was born one atleast.
Which is smart, play this out nice and slowly.
This man was the HHH of AEW so definitely he knows the business.
One thing he does so brilliantly and has been doing in interviews for some time now, he finds the perfect balance between kayfabe and reality.
Sami and Cody deserve to be in WM
The thumbnail made me say, outloud, "Goddamn, Cody's really starting to look like his dad." but then again, look at Dustin, he's the spitting image of Dusty.
I’m legit gassed for Cody,really want him to win the big one
He's going to.
I hope he does he deserves it
He’s going to lose
I love sami and what they are doing with him and it will be amazing when he and owens take the tag titles from the Usos innthe biggest tag team match at wm since tlc, that's the biggest tag match in 21 years. But I havent been more invested in the story of someone winning the title like this since danielson at wm 30. Cody winning at mania is gonna be magic. Its gonna be a top 5 wm moment ever and because of the two guys who will be involved I have zero doubt the match will deliver.
For wwe to have two mains story's going into mania that both feel organic and special is almost unheard of and hhh and his team deserve a huge amount of credit. They also have rhea and Charlotte that's gonna be great. I just think this is gonna be the best mania ever.
I can’t wait for him and Paul heyman to do a promo against each other
Well didn't take long since your comment for it to happen 😂
Hope you liked it xD
Cody did what everyone taught CM Punk would do when he left WWE
Idk why anyone ever thought cm punk could be respectful or professional lol this is why aew made such a mistake letting cody go..you could tell he was a leader in the locker room..the opposite of cmpunk
Y’all really have an obsession with cm punk 😂🤡
@@brisky__ i like CMPunk, cant wait for his aew return
Cm punk was amazing to watch back I. 2011-2013 but his own ego and personal issues outside of the business got to him and it wasn’t even funny to listen to it’s just plain ego and disrespects and moans about how wwe runs things Well who is laughing now Punk
This is going to be a good one, excited to hear from Cody Rhodes 👏👏👏👏
I love how real and detailed of answers Cody provides on these interviews...he's just a great communicator.
So many wonderful words already said here in comments about the incredible talent Cody is, so I’ll not re-hash those sentiments. What I wanted to highlight that I really enjoyed from this was the time he took to shout out some of the production team responsible for the video packages done for him. As someone who works in that field of video production, who was inspired from the video packages I watched growing up on WWE, I cannot express enough how much I appreciate him doing that. What a class act. What a baby face. My deepest respects to Cody and his journey (that’s been a pure pleasure to watch). 🙏🙌
Wonderful video.
Wonderful interview.
Cheers to all involved. 🍻
The intro said everything I was thinking about The Rock coming back lol
Really wonder about the Sami factor between Cody and Roman. It will be interesting to see how they book it.
I think they'll keep Jey off of TV until EC and then Jey will come out during the main event. People will think he's about to help Sami but instead he costs Sami the title match. Setting up Sami/KO vs Uso's at WM.
@@joemckim1183 So what will they do about the upcoming title match against Ricochet and Strowman this friday? They'll have Jimmy defend them alone? Lol
@@OEM1Freebird rules, dude. Sami already had a successful tag team title defense as a substitute for Jimmy against the Judgement Day. Solo can be Jey's replacement.
Samuel might be in Cody's corner to even the odds if Roman has Solo. He might interfere, although that would take away from Cody's dub.
@@joemckim1183 I don’t think the Uso’s are allowed in Canada so gonna have to take a rain check on that one
Cody is such a just versatile personality,indeed!Have a lot of Respect for him!
There is no such thing has too much of a good thing!
Sami + Cody
Embrace the moment that we have a good show!
Cody Rhodes got a good eye for talent for example Wardlow, MJF, Ricky Starks, Power House Hobbs & Anthony Agogo .
Thats cause he listened to his Dad and his Dad's friends and studied what they did. He's perfect for the modern era, he smoothly moves from being real to kayfabing.
@@bipolarminddroppings 💯
Who?
This feels like its gonna be kind of messed up they already havent even had cody and roman in the same ring it feels like they rushed it the storyline with sami zayn isnt even finished yet and the bloodline is losing a member it feels like cody is kind of the after thought at this point but the wwe is still pushing him which kind of loses the story and tbh thats all that really matters to fans is the storyline making sense the “draw” doesnt really matter as much as the story and the wrestling business has been forgetting that a lot cody is trying really hard to sell his storied come back because i feel like he knows its been rushed and it seems like cody is saying hes gonna best roman so its starting to feel like people won’t end up being behind him like what had happened with daniel bryan sami zayn is having a movement
That intro line is FIRE.
Cody is what WWE needed.
Cody should become a catalyst for Roman Reigns to get defeated by Sami Zayn at Elimination Chamber.
Explanation: Cody comes face-to-face with Roman on Raw. Cody talks about how he was Stardust and his family was falling apart. He then explains that when a family member goes, the whole family falls apart. Then Cody leaves, and Roman is now attacked by Sami and Jey attacks Jimmy & Solo while Heyman looks on.
lot of respect for Cody...not only is he almost as big of a Zelda fan as i am, but for things like this very interview-- its a hilarious juxtaposition, seeing the Interviewer wearing a T-Shirt, filming from a webcam in his bedroom; vs Cody, in that sharp-ass suit, with a backdrop that looks like he's about to read tonight's top headlines...something about the "be Professional, even in a Casual situation" feeling i get...
Still crazy to me to think of Cody in WWE
Why?
@@MrSquigeon Cuz he was one of the founders of AEW, that's why it was almost impossible for Cody to return back to WWE
@@lohitsai12 he was never a founder in aew 🙄
@@chrisambriz8875 the entrepreneurs, Shahid khan and Tony khan started the company but Kenny Omega, the Young bucks and Cody rhodes are all responsible for the foundation of AEW.
Founders doesn't mean owners. Founders are those who collectively use an idea to bring the foundation of a company.
The elite (Kenny, young bucks, Cody) and Shahid n Tony together founded/established the company and the title All Elite Wrestling.
The elite promoted an independent wrestling event which was known as only 'ALL IN' with Tony n Shahid. And they worked together after the success of that small event to establish AEW.
Chris Jericho on the other hand was one of the first to enter the roster.
Cody is such a star. He Carrie’s himself like a champion and he’s not even the champ yet!
Cody is great at walking the line between reality and kayfabe. Some of the guys over at "the other company" could learn a thing or two from him.
No. He is trying to steal from MJF but Cody is and always will be a bum.
Mid card in AEW and wwe thinks they have something in Cody lisp Rhodes.
@@rawbarber9012 yes, hes trying to steal from the 24 year old he trained. Not draw upon the decades of knowledge he has from being raised by Dusty Fucking Rhodes.
@@rawbarber9012 mad?
@@rawbarber9012 cry about it
it is understandable the ricky starks thing, but let's not forget he was already on wwe tv in the ryback promo, ricky may also have some friends in the wwe locker room and wanted to visit, but then again I get his point of view he does not want ricky to have problems in his locker room nor cody in the wwe.
If rock couldve returned to face roman at mania by causing him the title at elimination chamber and we sami vs cody for the title would be crazy
Rock is never going to return. He is much bigger than WWE.
They need him and can't afford him.
Sami's story is not about the titles jeez smh
Last nights promo with Paul solidified that Sami definitely won't be beating Roman at EC
I just need to see WWE do the right thing and let Cody win and start the next chapter
I just started watching wrestling week in week out again when I heard Cody was coming back to wwe . deserves this wrestlemania moment .. let’s go!
He's definately got Dusty's eyes now.......
Cody is one of the best heels of the last decade. He shined as a heel in Roh, NJPW and even BTE. It is too bad he won't embrace it.
I agree but the babyface level is incomparable for today
He's an even better face. Dude is on top of his game.
Cody looks more and more like Dusty.
It can be both for sure, Cody is exceptional and Sammy is also doing well. Give them both a moment? Does not necessarily have to be main event or a belt at Wrestlemania. Nonetheless, I still wanna see Cody win against Roman at Mania.
I'll always said from day one when he was in the stable with Randy Orton that he was so underrated that even then if they would just let him shine he could have showed them a totally different side to ask me I think he's the goat what more could you ask for his dad was a Legend and so was his brother they come from royal blood true American blood long live the king of wrestling
I love this story. Skeptical on how it will go. Cody is a very "emotional" but for sure political guy.
Him and Zamy are on the same political page. If you know what I mean. But I do want to see both reach the top of their goals. Sucks they both are on their prime but I am interested on how to see this goes.
Cody has aged so much in 5 years
Seriously and honestly I love this new and refreshed Cody Rhodes he's much more mindful and actually alert with his awareness of what's going on. I obviously think that this will be the year where Cody's career comes full circle and go one better as champion that Dusty should've envisioned a long time ago but through Cody's eyes.
Cody Rhodes journey feels real and it’s not some goofy comedy that nobody cares about, I hope Wrestlemania delivers because we only got the Bloodline and Cody at this point. The rest is just super phony and not enjoyable.
I was thinking about that. Like this bloodline story is what’s keeping people tuning in. There’s no other consistent storylines that are keeping fans engaged
Great answer when asked about dustin
Beat Roman Reings? Drew smashed him, you out smart the Bloodline and have backup. Sami is probably gonna help Cody win.
I'm not sure if aew would allow it but I'd love to see Cody & Dustin lift the wwe title together at the end of mania if Cody wins. 40+ years later an a rhodes is WWE champion
Tony has to let him go to mania..
Him coming back to wwe made me like cody again..I fell in line with other aew fans and booed him but I truly believe that was aews biggest mistake..letting cody go..the best story teller in the business
He got into a difficult position in AEW. He could never win the title due to that rule he made, the fans turned on him big style but he refused to turn heel. I can’t really see what he would have done if he stayed.
Kinda makes me wonder if they will split up the titles again and if so, how they go about it and giving fans what they want, one on Cody, and one on sami
Wasn't John Cone the red whose kid won the tag team championship with Braun? I'm glad to know he still has a job. He's one of those guys that was there for a long time then just vanished.
He keeps quoting Anakin. “This is where the fun begins”
Cody will be the face of WWE very soon. I'm down for this change ever since that Promo with Paul Heyman where Cody put Paul in a spot at a loss for words
Give them everything
They're making Cody the Top Guy is to prove that his move from AEW was legit, and all the things he's saying are true will happen, so this makes AEW talent think he's not jobbin' and there is an alternative to AEW and VKM.
WWE are definitely after MJF also.
An MJF debut could be the most killer moment since Punks return
@Jason O'Daniel Calm down sweetheart. 😂
WWE doesn't give a damn about AEW... why Cody is being put at the top is simply because he ticks off all boxes WWE envisions in their superstars and he's paid his dues and earned that spot.
@Jason O'Daniel 😢 😂
I would split the belts again. Triple Threat at ‘Mania - Sami, Cody and Roman. First fall gets one belt, second fall gets the other belt. Have Sami and Cody do their finishers on Roman back to back and have him covered twice in 6 seconds so they each win a respective belt. That would be massive.
Cody Rhodes never answers a question with a simple answer. He gives you a life story with the answer.
Very true that's why his gimmick is already getting very old fast
I see nothing wrong with it.
Let's be honest. Had AEW never happened, WWE would still never have looked at Rhodes the way they do now. I'm glad for him. But It's sickening watch the WWE fawn over a guy they crapped on for years in his previous stint. And now they get to reap the rewards of his work in other companies.
The thumbnail completely sums up. Sentiment. We don’t even need to listen to the interview,Of course I’m going to because I love Cody’s insight
My point is, Sami is way more over than if the rock returned. listen to the people going insane. Rock would draw hype for about four days and ruin everything Sami accomplished.
If people haven’t noticed every time the rock returns he gets less and less of a pop.. every time Austin returns he gets the 98 ovation. Why? Austin returns when it’s right for the fans
And his last return even though it was in a losing fashion he made KO look great. I mean really it was the other way around. But giving KO that opportunity, people saw how well he treated Steve and because of that he’s catapulted forever
Rock never really came back and helped anybody. He came back and beat Cena. He came back and beat punk. He stole the Cena versus Miz spotlight.
Now I’m not saying these were his decisions but he took the money to do it. Say what you will about Brock. Since returning multiple times for a lot of money he was the guy that really put a Roman
He then went on to put over Drew. Put Over Lashley. He will probably return a heel and put over Steveson next.
But yeah my whole point is Cody understands we as fans have the attention span of gnats.That is why Elias is so infuriating. He has it all and they keep pulling the rug on him.
Hopefully he will work with Cody one day and maybe he starts getting into actual stories
Reigns will give Cody the beating of his life at WM, and the lights will go out.....he'll reappear as Stardust and win!
Yeah you right you can't take away from what Roman has accomplished an the match at wrestlemania the rumors of the rock Sammy all the is huge wonderful an its the right way to build new mega stars and bringing ppl back to wrestling. The Velveteen Dream can single-handedly save professional wrestling
Cody, Sami and the new creative direction are the only reasons I've returned to WWE TV.
Cody should have Ricky jump to WWE as soon as he can
Reminds me of surfer sting 👌
Cody to win at WM with Sami interference. Cody unveils new title on RAW. Smackdown comes round, a new championship and tournament announced, with Jey and Sami in the final at the next premium live event. Who wins...don't care it will just be a great match
My boy!!!!
Holy shit. Cody looks like he aged 10 years since he left aew.
I thought it was just CZcams auto selecting 480p but then I set it to 1080 and he was still looking ragged lol
@@mcq2879 dude looks like he needs some sleep. Either that or he's physically trying to become dusty. From 1998.
Yeah it's all in his face
@@TeamKaos1998 aew schedule different than wwe. Him going to wwe shows he's not lazy. Dude is ready to put that work in.
No joke. National shows plus house shows all in one week. Plus it’s just a blurry video. The one’s commenting don't watch him in WWE. Cause he looks the same.
Night one Cody vs reigns
Night 2 should be Sammi vs reigns vs jey vs ko
"Sorry. I always have long answers."
Ricky Stark is his on huge Star he knows it an they know it if they smart. It needs to be more open
Your the man Cody!
Your'ear'e*
Bruh 💀
I do not want the Rock back, what would he do? Have one match against Roman and that's it?
Cody is amazing
BETTER MEN!!!!
I really hope WWE let's Cody winter title off of Roman Reigns at Wrestlemania 39. Also hope WWE makes a title shirt with Cody on it. Cause I would definitely buy it. Cody fan 4 life.
Indeed, despite Cody having to win at Mani against Roman which will be awesome Seth Rollins is super deserving to have another title run. Seth definately needs a good program soon, he could even be a baby face again and team with Cody. Cody will nonetheless, be red hot just as much as Sammy and Seth given a few months. His amazing! Great storytelling as well how it will all converge.
As much as I would like to see Cody with a title but it happening at the same time as Sammy hitting peak and worth at least 85-95% of the wrestling world knowing Sammy deserves a title ( not a title shot but a title) One story is going to override the other unless WWE splits the title up and Cody takes the Smackdown title and Sammy takes the Raw title but as of right now I personally think splitting the titles up will demote both story lines... I think WWE wrote themselves between a rock and a hard place...
I agree within roster is definitely better than having Dwayne Fortnite
Cody Addressssesssssessss
Cody Rhodes should be a different character, he said American nightmare well become that
Sami should not be put in the picture of a Cody vs Roman feud, Sami is so hot, he will steal the spotlight and do Cody dirty
I hope Sami does steal the spotlight. He earned it. They have to push Cody because they paid him and brought him over.
HHH hates him. I can't wait to see HHH bury him strategically.
Damn... Cody looks tired AF or... somethin idfk 😂
Man is thinking about wrestlemania
Always on the move
It looks like some kind of iron deficiency or something. Dusty had the same look around the eyes
He's so right
That's the difference. Sami is Red Hot...Cody is WHITE HOT...
It does hurt to say but WWE should move on from the past and focus on present
It would be the greatest "work" in wrestling history if Cody wins at Mania and then takes the belts to AEW. Great way to cement his legacy and to screw over the company that screwed him and countless others.
Sorry but i can’t see Cody Rhodes as the man or a Main Eventer at Wrestlemania..not a special look,not special in the ring,not a great promo..just a opinion..but wwe is gonna go with him it seems...
I think the WWE is going to screw Cody again just like they did before Cody should have stayed in Aew
That'll backfire more on wwe than cody tbh.
@@JoseGonzalez-il8zh I think the WWE just wanted to get Cody out of Aew but I think they will screw Cody over
@@beep6437 if cody gets screwed, many will feel a certain type of way. Wwe can't get mjf like that. If they screw over cody, legitimately and not story driven, man... I don't see cody losing. He's in a win win situation.
You know this man really went into boss mode when seeing this article we almost wonder if he is part of the creative team lol
Anybody that does not know wrestling would immediately see this and perceive Cody as the CEO or something
Cody looking like a more respectable, more manly MGK
He look just like his father in the thumbnail i thought it was a deep fake at first 🤧🤧🤣
🇺🇸🤘🤘
stardust!!!
Imagine kick starting your own company, being an EVP of that company, then walking out, and joining the company that run your family's name in the mud, and just being a glorified jobber.
And now Cody is going to be public enemy after saying this because fans aren't getting their way.... even tho they wanted Cody to dethrone Roman anyways
Cody looks tired lol
We already know Cody will win at wmania Sad that’s is so predictable
Middle carder
Vince is going to destroy his own legacy
Will Cody be a Needle Mover?
He is the #1 merch seller rn does alot of press i think so man.
Yeah I recon your right - from looks of it , he’s the top baby face
We're still pretending to not know that it's scripted?
UNCLE. VINNY. WRESTLE. MANIA HOLLYWOOD. IS. COMING. UP
THE. BIGGEST. STAGE. IN. THE
WORLD. CAN. YOU. SHOCK. THE
WORLD. ONE. MORE. TIME. MAKE
THE. GODS. TAKE. NOTICE. AND
SAY. OUR. WE. HAVING. FUN. OR. WHAT
CM. PUNK. WEAR. A. REY. MISTERIO
MASK. THEN. UNMASK. HIM
I. DARE. YOU. UNCLE. VINNY.