Cody Rhodes: I Don’t Want Any More Retirements, We’re Saying Goodbye Way Too Much
Cody Rhodes has had enough of the retirements.
On the February 23 episode of WWE Raw, AJ Styles officially said goodbye to the world of wrestling after having his final match at the WWE Royal Rumble event in January. This emotional moment came just weeks after John Cena wrapped up his in-ring career.
Speaking with ESPN’s First Take for a new interview, Rhodes noted that wrestling is saying goodbye to way too many people right now.
“I don’t want any more retirements. We’re saying goodbye way too much to too many people. AJ is incredible, he’s one of the few people who wrestled not just me but me, my brother, and my dad. He’s really a game changing type performer. I love how WWE did it and the inclusion of The Undertaker, which was a complete surprise to everyone to then say, ‘You’re going to the Hall Of Fame.’ It was a really beautiful way to go out. I mean, it’s never easy. To see John tap out, to see AJ go down like that, Gunther is really turning into the career killer. It’s more than just a moniker. Hopefully someone can put an end to that. I don’t want any retirements for a while, let’s do debuts. New blood, new beginnings.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Rhodes noted that he wants to ‘close the loop’ with Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 42. Fans can check out his full comments by clicking here.
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