Cody Rhodes has been making headlines for the past couple of years in one way or another. His incredible talent, propelling his career resurgence, certainly plays into it, but so does his knack for giving candid answers to interview questions.
After shaking up the WWE community earlier this month by saying the WWE doesn't really need The Rock, he clarified his comments. His initial statement didn't sound malicious or anything, he was just trying to support the current WWE roster of which he is a part of, but people still took his words and ran with it.
With all the respect in the world to one of the GOATs The Rock, it looks like the options we have here within the roster are even better because of the stories that are happening."
Yesterday he sat down with Sports Illustrated to talk about the upcoming WrestleMania 39 after winning the 2023 Royal Rumble, and this is what he had to say about the catchy headlines he created:
I said the other day, and I said it in a pretty nice way, 'all respect to the Rock, I like what we have.' I'm going to walk that one back. WrestleMania is amazing. If Rock decides to come to WrestleMania, please. Simply because, we're able to have WrestleMania because of someone like The Rock, and Rock was able to have WrestleMania because of somebody like (Hulk) Hogan, and because of the Dustys [Dusty Rhodes], the Flairs [Ric Flair], the Pipers [Roddy Piper]. Our industry doesn't just exist, the content is so important in keeping it healthy and keeping it going and respecting these long-time fans. I hope I didn't talk out of turn because I absolutely adore The Rock and would love it if he was present in any setting. His family is massively important to what we do and if Rock decides to show up to WrestleMania, Hollywood would love that. I will say, if Rock doesn't come to WrestleMania, we have an unbelievable card, if not the best ever, at the biggest ever in terms of the financials, the gates, two days in Hollywood. It's a win-win.