Cody Rhodes Recalls Advice Given To Him By Stone Cold Steve Austin

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Cody Rhodes made his WWE return on the same night Stone Cold Steve Austin made his, but it’s not the first time they crossed paths.

During WWE’s post-WrestleMania 38 media scrum, Rhodes recalled meeting WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin during a NJPW show in Long Beach, California and what he told him.

Cody said:

“I have a cool Stone Cold story. The New Japan Long Beach show, I wrestled [Kazuchika] Okada. It was really fun and he’s a tremendous storyteller,” remembered Rhodes. “I was excited and I always try to get some space afterwards. I went out to the parking lot and [Steve Austin] had come to watch the show and sit on the truck with one of his friends who was producing the show. I didn’t know that. There were whispers that Steve Austin was there. He started walking with us to the parking lot, it’s Steve Austin, not like ‘Steve Austin,’ it’s the same guy walking to the ring at [WrestleMania 38]. He came up to me in the parking lot and he was telling me about some holds I could do differently and he was giving me some really sincere, genuine advice for wrestling’s most prolific money maker. You had to stop being a fan and listen to what he’s saying. So, I’m listening, and all this press and media slowly coming. Right as they got closer, he patted me on the shoulder, turned around, and walked off into the darkness. There was no car, no hotel. It was like Batman. It was legit like Batman. There were people like, ‘Where did he go?’ He was gone. I don’t know if he turned the corner and sprinted. It was a really special thing. We got to have that moment again [at Mania]. He said, ‘that was the match you needed to have. Hearing that from the guy going on last, yup, thank you.”

Cody Rhodes left All Elite Wrestling in February this year after serving as an in-ring competitor and executive vice president before making his return to WWE at WrestleMania 38.

Rhodes was revealed as the opponent chosen by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to face Seth Rollins on WrestleMania Saturday.

For the full report for the event, click here.

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