Cody Rhodes news: Cody confident in carrying family name

Cody Rhodes made his return in style at WrestleMania 38 in his match against Seth Rollins. The two men put on a show for the ages and truly had the crowd inside the AT&T Stadium on the edge of their seats.

After the match, Cody spoke to The Ringer and revealed why he finally feels confident enough to carry the Rhodes family name. He said, “Long story short, the reason I got into this whole thing was to be like my dad. That spectre is so heavy, that I veered away from it. To be able to do one jab, and they knew, I just felt such a rush.

“I hate when people say he (Dusty) must be proud of you. I know they mean well, but he’s not here, and I wish he was here to see it. I feel such a responsibility to carry the name, and the whole thing finally felt like, ‘you know what? I can do it.’ I am no longer going to be the Ugly Duckling of the family. I can do it, I can carry the Rhodes name, I can carry it in Texas, on a show featuring Charlotte, Steve Austin, freakin’ Undertaker, and I felt good about it.”

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Cody had no expectations

He then said that he did not have any expectations before the showpiece event. He said, “Everyone kept asking me all day, ‘what do you expect?’ And of course, I was hoping they’d be happy. I really didn’t want to put any expectations out there. I didn’t even look out there, didn’t walk up the ramp before the show. I didn’t see anything. Coming up on that lift was the first time I saw the grandeur, the Showcase of Immortals, all the things that WrestleMania is.

“And man, that’s just the feeling I’ll chase for the rest of my life. If we don’t get another one as a wrestler, we’re always chasing. When am I getting the next one? Gosh, if I don’t’ get another one, I feel so vindicated. So vindicated. To go from nowhere on the card, no desire to have me to not being prioritized, and that’s no knock on anybody. And to go out in the wilderness, and do everything I could to make noise, change our business of pro wrestling or sports entertainment. I felt like they appreciated it, and I appreciated them”, he concluded.