Cody Rhodes on the ‘irony’ of him being the face of WWE
Cody Rhodes says he is the face of WWE, though he sees some irony in that being the case.
Rhodes was a guest on The Ariel Helwani Show on Wednesday and was asked who the face of the company currently is. Rhodes first responded that the face of WWE is whoever each individual fan decides it is.
Rhodes said:
“Whoever you deem the face of WWE is the face of WWE, and the beautiful thing now is the candidates are more than two, maybe even more than five.”
Helwani then specifically asked Rhodes who he considers the face of WWE to be. Rhodes responded that he is.
“I’m gonna go ahead and say it on your show, as somebody who’s played darts with you before, I am the face of WWE.”
Rhodes also reflected on the irony of being in that position, considering his family history and his decision to leave WWE in 2016.
“I know that there are times when it’s so ironic to me, particularly my family having fought against WWE with Jim Crockett Promotions, my own personal journey about leaving and coming back. There’s such an irony in even being WWE Champion for the better part of the last two years.”
Returning to his thoughts on who the face of WWE is currently, Rhodes said there are numerous options, including Roman Reigns, Rhea Ripley, CM Punk, and Liv Morgan.
“I think you’re safe if you say Roman Reigns is. You’re safe if you say Rhea Ripley is. If you say CM Punk is, Liv Morgan, if you say those names, those seem to be safe names. WWE is in really great hands right now because the roster is so experienced and so connected with our audience.”
A clip of this part of Rhodes’ discussion with Helwani is below:
Rhodes’ full discussion with Helwani is available below.
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