The plight of Cody Rhodes helps demonstrate why stories are vital in professional wrestling, according to former WWE Champion Kofi Kingston.
On a recent edition of the “Battleground” podcast, Kingston spoke about WWE’s efforts when it comes to storytelling. He said,
“[Right now], there’s really a focus on the stories that are going on and we’ve always talked about how the most important element in wrestling is the stories. Going out there and doing cool moves is awesome but what really invests people is the ability to tell a good story.”
Kingston added that Rhodes’ story which saw him go from leaving 2016 as Stardust to becoming a WrestleMania main eventer, proves his point. He said,
“You think about Cody Rhodes. the guy who was really, I don’t want to say run out of this company but wasn’t looked at as a top guy, as a star. So he left on his on his own accord, bet on himself, he came back and now he’s on top of the world… That’s what gets people to invest in the product and keeps people coming back. Also, credit has to be given to the ability to keep that story going TV. Shows have seasons, they have episodes, there’s breaks. Sports there’s breaks you know, with WWE like the wheel keeps on turning.”
Rhodes finished the story of chasing a WWE World Championship at WrestleMania 40 where he ended the 1,316-day Undisputed WWE Title reign of Roman Reigns.
Cody’s next title defense will come next weekend when he defends against U.S. Champion Logan Paul at WWE King & Queen Of The Ring in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
