WWE Raw star and a former two times WWE Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes who is also the winner of the men’s Royal Rumble match of 2023 recently talked about his desire to go out and deliver at WrestleMania 39. He said he had a point to prove on the grandest stage of them all.
Cody Rhodes made his return to WWE during WrestleMania 38 last year. He was presented as the surprise opponent for the former four times WWE World Championship Seth Rollins. This was the first time in his whole professional wrestling career that he was treated as a main event star.
Cody Rhodes Wants To “Go Out And Deliver” At WrestleMania 39
He had a series of matches with Seth Rollins, and in all occasions he won. But just before Hell in a Cell pay per view event, he picked up a massive injury which sidelined him from action for over eight months. He finally made his return at the Royal Rumble pay per view event and went on to win the men’s Royal Rumble match.
He challenged WWE Undisputed Universal Heavyweight champion Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39 from the main event of the show. It was not only his first WrestleMania main event but it was also the first time he was treated as a true main event star in his career.
Cody Rhodes who is also the winner of the men’s Royal Rumble match of 2023 recently spoke to WrestleBinge where he talked about his desire to go out and deliver at WrestleMania 39. He said he had a point to prove on the grandest stage of them all. He said;
“I will say that it’s been very — the graphic, the poster came out WrestleMania the other day, and the amount of text I got from people in the industry that I worked with a ton of times, but also the people I worked with just maybe one time, the amount of love that was given was really — obviously, I’m a sentimental guy, is very touching, but also really put a level of responsibility on me.
“It’s great to hear someone say, ‘He’s the right guy to face the guy,’ but, for me personally, I have to go out and execute. I have to go out and deliver. It can’t just be a pipe dream. It can’t just be hope. It has to be hope and execution, and that’s where I’m at.
“So I’ve tried not to get too high on the love that I’m getting from my peers in the business or get too down on any criticism that I might be getting as well just because none of it matters unless you go out there and execute and give them something to really just love and cherish. WrestleMania being the biggest thing we do, that’s what I aim to do.”
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