Cody Rhodes says moving into Hollywood from WWE ‘is a definite natural extension’
Current Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes believes moving into Hollywood from WWE is a “definite natural extension.”
Recently appearing and speaking on The Rich Eisen Show, Rhodes was asked about his retirement plans and a potential jump to Hollywood. A part of a few films and television shows, Rhodes is also known for studying acting for a year at the Howard Fine Acting School.
With Street Fighter coming out later this year, Rhodes did not brush aside the chances of a Hollywood jump. “I definitely want to grow beyond telling stories in the ring. I got the opportunity to do Street Fighter, it comes out this October. Kitao Sakurai directed this movie. I saw bits of it the other day. I think it’s going to be a huge hit. I hope it is, because I had such a fun time making it.
“I want to do more of that. What we do in the ring is tell stories, I’d love to do it outside of falling down in the pro-wrestling ring, but that’ll come when this is done. Everyone who carried the actual main title in the industry has to carry it with the responsibility that comes with it, and the responsibility has a timeline on it. Keeping this as long as I can is the immediate goal,” he added.
Rhodes also opened up on how moving into Hollywood is the natural extension, as he shared examples of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Dave Bautista, and John Cena. “Moving into Hollywood is a definite natural extension of what we do next. Just being able to tell stories. Batista, Dwayne, Cena, Terry Funk even. There has been so many examples of guys who really did well with it, and brought their skillset over to it.“
However, despite his interests, Rhodes is not in a hurry to make the move.
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In the same interview, Rhodes also explained why he is taking his time before potentially switching gears to acting. The 40-year-old believes he still has a few matches to compete in WWE before making a move.
“Beyond that, there’s a few matches left on the board at WWE I haven’t had, and there will be new matches coming about each day, because we have so many guys getting locked and loaded down in NXT that I’ll probably want to touch before all is said and done.”
Rhodes is currently scheduled to defend his Undisputed title against Gunther at Clash in Italy on May 31, 2026.
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