On a recent edition of his “Tuesday with The Taskmaster” podcast, former WCW booker Kevin Sullivan discussed Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39.
Much to the surprise of fans, Rhodes failed to win the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship from Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania 39 (Night Two).
According to Sullivan, Rhodes would’ve suffered a backlash had he dethroned Reigns, and it was better for Cody to take the “L” at WrestleMania 39.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On how winning at WrestleMania would’ve hurt Cody Rhodes: “If Cody had won after Sami [Zayn] had lost [at Elimination Chamber], I think it would have hurt him. I think if Cody had won, he would have got a backlash [with] people saying, ‘Oh, he just comes in and wins the belt while these guys [Zayn and others] have been here for years busting their ass?’ He needs to win the belt, but he needs to do what his father did — his father put the heels over first, dumped all the heat and all the adversity [before his coronation].”
On WWE’s booking of Cody: “I think they’re doing it perfectly, and now, if they go to WrestleMania 40, it’s time [for Rhodes to win]. You can’t give the people what they want all the time, you’ve gotta make them salivate for it.”
