The WWE Universe were able to see through Cody Rhodes since his return to World Wrestling Entertainment in 2022. He wanted the top prize of the company, and to represent it as the ultimate babyface. With the right intentions and his heart at the right place, Rhodes has managed to get there. But there will never be a day when there are no other competitors for that spot.
Cody Rhodes shared his true feelings about how fellow babyface WWE Superstar, CM Punk, wins over the crowd. These two are also former employees of All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Much like The American Nightmare, Punk is also someone who fans have organically gravitated towards.
While speaking on The Pat McAfee Show today, Rhodes brought up the Chicago native's name into the conversation. He praised the latter for buying every fan a pizza during the recent WWE NXT show. According to the champion, CM Punk is a natural, because he makes the fans "extremely happy":
"Prime example, CM Punk, really outdid me in the gifts department. He bought pizza for all of Allstate Arena last night. All of Allstate Arena. I can't imagine the pizza bill," Cody Rhodes noted. "That's a babyface! And it should challenge everybody else, myself included."
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CM Punk is all set to face Drew McIntyre, seemingly for one final showdown, inside Hell in a Cell. The bout will take place at WWE Bad Blood this Saturday at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
Cody Rhodes makes bold statement ahead of WWE Bad Blood
Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns will face Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu at Bad Blood. According to The American Nightmare, he and Reigns have agreed to co-exist for the sake of taking down a common enemy. He calls himself the "quarterback" while The Tribal Chief is the "cornerstone" of WWE.
Speaking to Sports Illustrated's Justin Barrasso ahead of Bad Blood, Cody Rhodes went on record to claim that the upcoming show will be the best PLE the company has produced thus far:
"Anything is really possible now," said Rhodes. "The quarterback and the cornerstone. It’ll be the best WWE PLE to date."
Whether Reigns and Rhodes can actually co-exist bears watching. In what looks to be a tease for an impending title defense, The American Nightmare also gave a spoiler for Crown Jewel, scheduled to emanate from Saudi Arabia on November 2.
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