Since almost every current and former WWE star is talking about the JBL – Mauro Ranallo situation, former WWE star Cody Rhodes had a go on it too.
Former two-time WWE Intercontinental champion Stardust recently spoke to The Other Guys Podcast where he was asked to give his opinion on this situation. Here is what he had to say;
“I worked really closely with JBL on the JBL [and] Cole Show because he let me take it over for three months. And I’ve known JBL since I first got there in 2007.” Rhodes continued, “but the thing is, I never encountered that with John at all. Wrestling isn’t for everybody though. It’s not bullying sometimes when it’s just playful ribbing. But I thought Mauro was a cool guy. I thought John was a cool guy. I never personally saw any bullying the entire time, and I was there for 11 years, and in every locker room. Did I see some ribbing? Yes. Did I see some young guys bringing beer into the locker room on their very first tour, at the end of the tour out of respect? Yeah! I saw stuff like that, but I never saw any bullying.”
Cody did not take the matter seriously and he said that he never saw any such thing in JBL’s behaviour. Here is what else he had to say;
“Booker T brought up something the other day that I think people, fans, got really mad because they jumped to conclusions. Maybe they didn’t. He said, after a certain age, like high school, we should stop using the term ‘bullying’ and I wholeheartedly agree.” Rhodes reflected, “if someone was bullying me in my job, as a grown man, I’m not saying you have to stand up to everybody and kick everybody in the balls, and ask them to step outside, but you could also start a dialogue with them themselves because we’re grown-ups here.”