Ilja Dragunov reflects on sharing a ring with Cody Rhodes.
On the October 10 episode of WWE NXT, Ilja Dragunov shared a ring with Cody Rhodes for the first time in his career, as Rhodes was the guest general manager for the NXT brand that night.
After seeing the two stand inside of the squared circle together, many fans have began to wonder about the possibility of the two having a match one day, as they share many similarities as wrestlers.
In a new interview with Nick Hausman of the Haus Of Wrestling podcast, Dragunov said that the moment was a special one for him, as he relates with Rhodes when it comes to passion.
“It was very interesting and absolutely a very special moment not only for me, but also for the audience in the arena and probably for the people watching on TV because it is as I said in the promo — meeting a person in the ring who stands, in a different way, for the exact same things that you stand for, that is something that very rarely happens. Look at Cody Rhodes, he brings an energy, a fire, a passion to the ring in front of those arenas, in front of those people that not a lot of other people can do. I do that too for NXT. People feel what I do, the passion, the fire I bring. This is something very similar and I mean, this moment standing me and Cody Rhodes together in one ring, I was scared that there was going to be an energy overload.”
Dragunov recently stated that Halloween Havoc will be a nightmare for Carmelo Hayes. Fans can learn more by clicking here.
Fans can see Fightful's report on NXT Halloween Havoc Night One by clicking here.
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