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This is the one regret that Cody Rhodes has from his time in AEW

Cody had some regrets from his time in AEW and opened up about it in an interview with Bleacher Report.

By Robin | Mar 31, 2023 | 3 Min Read

Cody Rhodes is riding a wave of success like no other right now and is scheduled to take on Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39 for the Undisputed WWE Universal title. He won the Royal Rumble in January 2023 and that’s how he earned the right to take on Roman at the grandest stage of them all.

As we all know, Cody left the WWE in 2016 and went on to form AEW with Tony Khan, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks. He was viewed as a locker room leader in AEW where he helped nurture young talents and helped them get over. He had memorable feuds with the likes of MJF that propelled him to another level.

Cody had some regrets from his time in AEW and opened up about it in an interview with Bleacher Report. He said, “I was letting some of them beat me long before they should ever beat me,” he said. “I wanted them to succeed, and I still do, but it wasn’t time for me to be a coach. It was time for me to be a player.”

With all those regrets on his mind, he will be motivated to take down Roman Reigns and The Bloodline once and for all and become the new Undisputed WWE Universal champion at WrestleMania 39.

Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins almost got into a backstage fight

Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins have been at it ever since the former made his way back to the WWE. They first fought against each other at WrestleMania 38 and stole the show with a five star match. It was Cody’s first big match after his return and he more than delivered and it was a grand spectacle.

Both men squared off against each other two more times and Cody came out victorious on those two occasions as well. In fact, in their last match of the trilogy, Rhodes fought with a torn pectoral muscle and soldiered on despite the agony and put on a five star showing.

It was clear that both Rollins and Rhodes had some kind of animosity towards each other and Cody seemingly confirmed it. He was speaking on the Dan LeBatard Show and said, “I almost would say that I like less people than I dislike in terms of the backstage setting. The competition that exists in wrestling, you see that suspension of disbelief on-screen, but backstage it is very real in terms of the competition, who is going to be on top.

“For example, who is going to headline WrestleMania. This year, being Roman Reigns and myself, it doesn’t garner a lot of friends. Seth Rollins is the closest I’ve ever had to backstage turning into a fist fight in front of all of our peers and upper management. It didn’t happen. Him and I absolutely can’t stand one another, I’d probably try and rip his eyes out,” Rhodes concluded.

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