“The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes spoke with FanBuzz.com recently and went over his WWE departure, his stint with GFW and why his time there was misleading. The Ring Of Honor World Champion also revealed his plans for 2018.
Here are the highlights:
Joining Ring Of Honor:
“The moment I walked into Final Battle at Hammerstein Ballroom and ran into Gary Jester, who worked for WCW and who’s been a friend of my family’s. The moment I saw how professional and how organized they were, I thought, this is the place that can do it for me. I left WWE not because the money, but I wanted my soul to fill up with wrestling. Ring of Honor does both for me.”
Leaving WWE:
“He [Goldust] didn’t hear about it. I didn’t really share it with him, I don’t know why. He found out like everyone else did that day. That was a decision where I can’t stay with WWE because you guys are honoring my dad so much. I’m an individual myself, I love my dad, but if I stay here because you guys are honoring his legacy, yet you don’t honor me and honor my hard work, then I can tell you the number one person who would be pissed off would be my dad.”
His Stint In Impact Wrestling:
“Brandi was watching Maria and Mike on Pop and she wanted to go. I didn’t have any plans to go, but I thought I could absolutely try to help make that happen. I didn’t have a bad outing at all or a single complaint. I do think it was a bit misleading to fans whereas I had only signed on to do 3-4 dates and I didn’t re-sign. I would have made everyone aware if I had re-signed, so it was a little misleading because I think they made it seem like I was part of the roster and I really wasn’t. I was just dropping in and saying hello on occasion. They let me do that, so I respect Impact for letting me do that. I really liked Dixie, really liked Billy, really liked Jeff and Karen. No complaints.”
Cody’s Plans For 2018:
“If I could add anything to (my checklist), I would add a 10,000-seat arena. I’ve seen with what New Japan Pro Wrestling was able to do in Long Beach with the G1 specials, what Ring of Honor has been able to do with the VOD shows and with the PPVs, I know that both companies together or by themselves are capable of filling a 10,000-seat arena. I really want to explore that option in 2018. Not just for the novelty of it, not saying ‘hey they’re not WWE, but they did this.’ But that the product was as good if not better.”
