During a recent appearance on the “Good Karma Wrestling” podcast, Cody Rhodes reflected on why his story stands out with the fans for being “real.” He said,
“You see a lot of rehashes that are tributes and sometimes you can take something that is old and it be new again and you can do it all over. For me, I feel my story is unique because it’s rooted in full reality and it existed prior to. It’s a very long form going from 1977-78 with Dusty and Superstar (Billy Graham), and the WWWF Championship. It’s a very long tale that is incredibly real in a world where we suspended disbelief.”
He continued, “If anything, it feels almost like Game of Thrones in wrestling. The bit at the top of my song, ‘Wrestling has more than one royal family.’ I don’t think it was ever intended to be as real as it is. I mean that in a positive for me, but also the crosshair I have on my back from The Bloodline. Any of these families. I’m not QB 1, I’m enemy one. It feels very much that it’s become as real as it ever could. I can’t think of anything that compares. My buddy Stephen Amell told me this the other day: that element of authenticity. I’ll know the moment I’m disingenuous. There have been plenty of times when I’ve said something that was off the path. That’s the number one thing: staying on brand for me is staying authentic.”
Jade Cargill recently spoke with Sports Business Journal for a new interview to discuss her time in WWE so far, the importance of cultural representation in WWE, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On the importance of cultural representation in WWE: “Looking at someone that looks like you in a place of leadership is important. We’re out here breaking glass ceilings. We have a huge Hispanic culture in our business. We have a huge Asian culture in our company as well. It’s important to turn on the TV and to see people and to know that I can do that and to feel accepted and to feel that you belong.”
On her first year in the company: “This year went by so quick. The WWE fan base surprised me in all kinds of ways. I didn’t think that I was going to be accepted the way I was accepted. They came in with open arms. I did the Royal Rumble. The crowd was electrifying. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
On what she’s most proud of in her first year: “My mother passed away this year. I’m sorry, and it’s OK. And it was a hard moment for me, but I pushed through it, and I talked to my mother. I used to talk to my mother every morning about my family, my daughter, what to do if she got sick. If she got a cold, you talk to your mother, and she wasn’t there for me this year. So, I would say the thing I’m most proud of is that I was able to push through that, to just strive through parts. I’m proud that I kept it together and that I’m continuing to push and I’m an example for my daughter to go out there and do major things.”
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