Cody Rhodes Says He’d Cut One Promo As A Heel, And Then Someone Else Would Speak For Him

The subject of Cody Rhodes turning heel has been at the forefront of discussion throughout the year as Cody has slowly descended into madness with claims that he “can’t pull the trigger.”

After kicking Randy Orton in the head at WWE Crown Jewel, and saying he loved it, fans continue to speculate about a Cody heel turn.

Speaking on the Ebro, Laura, and Rosenberg Show, Cody once again addressed a possible heel turn.

“I’m open to anything if it’s something that moves the ball forward for WWE. I really am open to it. It’s not a conversation of ‘I would not be willing to.’ So much has happened already. People already boo. There are some who have established, ‘He is (a heel).’ People are talking about (me) and how everything is fake, performative, pretentious. I can see why some people would think that, and maybe they already decided that that’s who I am. There is a lot out there that I’ve noticed: people like to fully describe me as if they know me 110% because I play me. It feels a certain way when you look at stuff written about you, and you have to remind yourself that that’s a person on television, a character, but it’s also rooted in who I really am and how I came up in the business. I’m very open to the idea of it happening. I think the longer we go without that definitive turn, the less likely it becomes,” he said.

Cody has been back in WWE since WrestleMania 38, and though fans have booed him at various points, he remains one of the most popular superstars on the roster.

He continued, “There is a difference between being booed and really disliked. I worry that people might think that change of paint would be new and fresh, and it wouldn’t be bad; it would be cool. If I were to make this definitive turn, I’m letting you know it wouldn’t be cool. ‘Now I’m into him more as a babyface.’ I would do my best to take it very far. We’re on ESPN, Netflix, and Disney. I would not want to be rooted for. I don’t know what a bad guy is supposed to be anymore. Modern fans like what they like. They may have a different definition of what a bad guy is, with my Eddie Graham, Dusty Rhodes outlook on it. I’m very open to it. The only insight I can give is, if it happened, I would tell the audience one time, and one time only, why it happened, and they’ll never hear from me again. There wouldn’t be a single promo ever cut from me. Somebody else would cut those promos. I’d give them one moment. If there was ever a case of, ‘Alright, guys, here is the problem.’ Wrestling fans like to hold me to the highest damn standard possible. I cannot complain about it, but if I do something nice for them…if I were to move a mountain for them, their response isn’t going to be, ‘Thank you.’ Their response is, ‘Well, you couldn’t move that other mountain.’ If they think about my history in totality, there might be a couple of things loaded up, down in the basement (of my stomach) that didn’t feel good that I had to eat and walk through. I would say it one time, and one time only. The reason that I don’t think that’s going to happen is, in addition to resentment, I’ve been given everything you can possibly be given. I’m living the golden life as far as what I got. I try not to focus on what I didn’t get or what went wrong, and (focus on) what I actually got.”

Cody previously revealed an idea he had where he would align with The Rock’s daughter Ava, who would cut promos for him.

He closed by saying, “Please take what I’m saying with full-blown caution. It’s not going to be fun like you think. I mean that with no threatening nature. As always in wrestling, be careful with what you wish for. “

Cody is not only set to lead Team USA at WWE Survivor Series against Team Mexico, he will also compete in the John Cena Classic in December.

Fans can learn more about his participation in the Cena Classic by clicking here.

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