Cody Rhodes Discusses Lingering Tension With The Rock After WWE WrestleMania 40

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Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes has discussing having lingering tension with The Rock after WWE WrestleMania 40.

The road to WrestleMania 40 has to be regarded as one of the wildest in the event’s history. After winning the 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble, Cody Rhodes seemingly stepped aside for The Rock to face Roman Reigns on the following episode of SmackDown.

This led to fans starting the “We Want Cody” movement and plans changing for the Showcase of the Immortals.

Rhodes then declared he would challenge Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the WrestleMania XL Kickoff.

Speaking on The Flagrant podcast, Cody Rhodes discussed the twists and turns of the WrestleMania 40 build and his tension with The Rock. He said:

“In his defense, I think Rock has become so busy, his output is incredible. I don’t think he knew so much about the current landscape.

“He knows the company backward and forwards; the show is called SmackDown because he said that word.

“He set the table for everybody, but I don’t think he was always keeping an eye on the table. I think over the course of that week, and I could be wrong, I’m so glad that he did see ‘Okay, it’s bigger.'”

When asked if he has “beef” with The Rock, Rhodes answered:

“No, just when a situation like that happens and it’s very real, the fans have made a choice. It’s very real. I think there is a lingering tension, perhaps.

“I universally love him. I grew up a Rock fan. We have yet to debrief on WrestleMania and what happened. I bet his story is a little different.

“Maybe some bad advice came or maybe he didn’t get good knowledge of, ‘Here is the current layout and who is sitting at that table.’

“I’d love that, if one day we could have this debrief. I never want to do anything in secret or behind the scenes.

“Truth is, when that happened, you start thinking, ‘What if I told such and such this story.’ No, you can’t. I got very defensive.”

At the Bad Blood premium live event, The Rock made his return to WWE for the first time since the Raw After WrestleMania 40, and had a staredown with both Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns.

Rhodes last wrestled in a win over GUNTHER to become the first-ever Men’s Crown Jewel Champion at WWE Crown Jewel.

Transcription via Fightful

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