Cody Rhodes reveals why Roman Reigns has his "utmost respect"

Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes is gearing up for a massive tag team match at Bad Blood 2024. The American Nightmare will team up with Roman Reigns to take on their common foes, Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu. Recently, Rhodes opened up about The OTC and revealed why Reigns has his utmost respect.

Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes main-evented WrestleMania two years in a row, with both superstars having one victory each. This year at WrestleMania 40, we saw the peak of their rivalry, where The American Nightmare ended the iconic four-year title reign of The Original Tribal Chief.

In an interview with Billboard, Cody Rhodes broke character and opened up on why Roman Reigns has his utmost respect. He expressed that The Original Tribal Chief has pulled something out of him that he never knew he had.

“When pro-wrestling is at its best, it’s very real. That situation that we find ourselves in at WWE now, with the individual who carried it through the pandemic and who held it for all those days as the perennial main-eventer, now not being the quarterback of that company, that’s a very real thing. Roman has my utmost respect. If anything, he pulled something out of me that I didn’t know I had. I hope I did the same for him,” said Cody Rhodes. [H/T: Billboard].

On the latest episode of SmackDown, while Cody Rhodes was not featured on Friday Night Show, The American Nightmare competed in a dark match against Austin Theory. After defeating him once again, the Undisputed WWE Champion issued a final warning to Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu ahead of their bout.

Cody Rhodes opens up about the cinematic segment featuring him and Roman Reigns on SmackDown

During the same interview, Cody Rhodes expressed his thoughts on the cinematic segment between him and Roman Reigns and shared how he feels about the promo. The American Nightmare stated that if fans had been there in the stadium to watch the segment, it would have been rewarding for them. According to him, the promo was not rehearsed and it felt real and unscripted, and Rhodes labeled it “special.”

Two superstars met at Georgia Tech’s football field, where they settled their differences and promised to have each other’s back as a tag team at Bad Blood. The segment was highly praised by fans and critics, with many calling it a new-era pro wrestling promo. The Georgia Tech field holds a special place in the hearts of both The OTC and Cody Rhodes.

Roman Reigns used to play college football on the same ground. However, the field holds a special place in Cody Rhodes’s heart as well because of his family's deep connection to the state.