WWE Raw star and a former two times WWE Tag Team Champion Cody Rhodes who is also the winner of the men’s Royal Rumble match of 2023 recently talked about his desire to feud next after his feud against Roman Reigns. He named Johnny Gargano and Edge to be his potential opponents.
Cody Rhodes made his Grand return to WWE at WrestleMania 38 as the surprise opponent for former four times WWE World Champion Seth Rollins. He had a series of matches with Rollins and in all cases he defeated him. Unfortunately he picked up a big injury at The Hell in a Cell pay per view event which side lined him from action for eight months.
Cody Rhodes Discusses Whom He Would Like To Feud Next
He made his return at the Royal Rumble pay per view event and he went on to win the men’s Royal Rumble match. It was rumoured from a long time that he was going to challenge Roman Reigns for the WWE Undisputed Universal Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 39 after winning the men’s Royal Rumble match.
This was the first time in his professional wrestling career that he was treated as a main event star. He tried he is best to promote the main event of WrestleMania 39. But much like all other Roman Reigns matches, the champion himself did not care to promote the match. We hope Rhodes keeps his main event status alive. On the main event segment of RAW after WrestleMania 39, he got involved in a feud with Brock Lesnar.
Cody Rhodes who is also the winner of the men’s Royal Rumble match of 2023 recently spoke to The AJ Awesome Show where he talked about his desire to feud next after his feud against Roman Reigns. He named Johnny Gargano and Edge to be his potential opponents. He said;
“If I was to be so, A, on my game, in the right spot at the right time, lightning striking, legit lightning in a bottle to be able to be the one guy who has beat Roman (Reigns) because you gotta remember, Daniel Bryan and Edge couldn’t beat Roman at the same time, Kevin Owens unable to do it, Sami Zayn, so, so close. Drew (McIntyre). Drew was almost closer than Sami was. If I was to be so lucky as the one to beat him — I don’t wanna look past him but for the purpose of your question… There’s three (people I’d like to defend the Undisputed WWE Universal Title against).
“We talked about one guy already so we won’t even mention him but, two come to mind. One is (Johnny) Gargano and that is because when I was with my former company, I always remembered kind of going head-to-head with him on Wednesdays and when I say that, out of respect, you had to oppose him with something strong because he delivers and he’s a wrestler’s wrestler and I don’t even know what that means but he’s someone that we never had to have that single and I’d love to have that with him just to see where I’m at, see where he’s at, very curious, different styles.
“So that’s one, the other one is Edge, and I’ve told some people that before. I don’t think I’ve told Edge that because I don’t want it to seem adversarial or confrontational but, I don’t know how much time Edge has left. He could do this forever if he wanted to. He’s in better shape than, you know, every locker room combined for some reason but, when I was on SmackDown, I remember he was a really good locker room leader, a true locker room leader.” said Cody Rhodes.
“Led by example, would be able to pull you aside for a note here and there but wasn’t overbearing, but he looked at me as a child, a kid and those people that look at you as a kid, you wanna one day stand opposed and let them know you’re not a kid anymore and lately, we’ve been on the right side of things, you know, for example with The Judgment Day and stuff but he’s still one I’d just love to test it out, shake his hand and find out who’s better at the actual wrestling thing that we do.
“mean, Hall of Famer, Hall of Famer, Hall of Famer. He’s the real deal and he’s in that lofty air that very few are in and while he’s here, again, he could be here forever but while he’s here, I’d like to get that one.”
Quotes via POST Wrestling