During a recent interview with Complex, Cody Rhodes commented on chasing his father’s “Ghost” and capturing the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WWE WrestleMania 40.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On chasing his dad’s achievements: “In Return of the King, Théoden dies heroically in battle. I remember he says this spiel about how he can go to his father and his father’s father unashamed. For me, I have woke up every day chasing the Ghost. Chasing the Ghost as a performer and a competitor. I have never had a problem internally saying, I want to be better. The most important thing, though, that he did in terms of me trying to be better, and it is the most uphill battle for me, is he was a superb father. He basically didn’t work so that he could watch me amateur wrestle. I get up every morning when I say chasing the ghost, it’s not negative, it’s a positive. I know how far ahead he is, and I know there’s still things that I could do to say, ‘I got you.’”
On winning the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: “The best thing I can compare it to is if you win a major election. The next day you go to work. The next day, policy goes into effect. My mom will say this always, ‘You’re only as good as your last outing.’ So WrestleMania 40, that was my last outing until the next night.”
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