On the December 1, 2021 episode of AEW Dynamite, Cody Rhodes battled Andrade El Idolo in a street fight that ended with both men crashing through a flaming table.
The spot was one of the more dangerous moments of Cody's career, which also includes wrestling with a torn pec inside Hell in a Cell against Seth Rollins.
Speaking to Robbie Fox on My Mom's Basement, Cody was asked which one he would rather go through again.
"The fire was bad. I flayed my back. If I'm re-doing one, I can't, I don't want to re-do either. There was a purpose. Hell in a Cell, the purpose was, 'Oh, that's why he's never made it. Finally in the main event, he got hurt, that's why he never made it.' I wanted them to know, 'No, we're going to do something different with this injury.' The other one was me defined as a person trying to get you to watch the alternative product. It wasn't about being cheered or being boo'd, it was 'please, when I'm on the channel, turn on the channel because every viewer counts for this company and I don't want to blow it.' I wanted to be a leader and help lead the team there. Was it a great decision? No. Did a lot of people try to help to make it better? Yes. In the end, the heat is on me, but I put the heat on Brandi [Brandi Rhodes] too. She loaded that table up. Loaded it. I think somebody said to her earlier, 'the more the merrier.' Andrade, not a mark on him," he said.
Cody was victorious in both bouts.
While speaking to Fightful, Cody explained how a decision made by Seth Rollins helped the Hell in a Cell match. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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