Reason Cody Rhodes Could Turn Heel In WWE

Two-time Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes has explained why he might turn heel some time in the future.

Rhodes has been a babyface ever since he returned to WWE at WrestleMania 38 in 2022, and has pretty much been the top babyface in the company from that point onwards.

However, especially more recently, there have been some question marks about a potential heel turn.

On the latest episode of Rhodes’ What Do You Wanna Talk About? podcast, Rey Mysterio was the guest and Mysterio asked Rhodes whether he prefers being a babyface or a heel.

Rhodes explained that he enjoys the challenge of being a babyface right now, but might want to turn heel at some point in the future because it can be more fun.

He said:

“I feel right now, I like the challenge of being a babyface, because it seems almost impossible some nights. Because it’s easier to be cooler.

“I really admire Logan Paul‘s situation. He could fall flat on his face and it’s no big deal, nothing lost. He can be mad at that crowd.

“I think sometimes there’s some elements of being a heel that are a lot of fun, whereas as a babyface, especially a white-meat style – or more how Cena would put it, ‘virtuous’ – where you’re really trying to make the right choices. That’s not always the most appealing thing by modern entertainment standards.

“But then when you look at our audience and our ticket-buying audience is young kids and families and such, there’s room for it, there’s a pocket for it. And there’s different types of babyfaces – an LA Knight, a Jey Uso. I like the challenge of it, but that’s because it’s hard.

“I think if we ever transition or if (being) a heel was to come back up, that might be something I could even need in my life and don’t realize it, just from the sheer, ‘Let’s go out there and have some fun.’

“I feel like there’s a lot of pressure and a challenge on the babyface spot. Whereas sometimes, in my experience at least, being a heel is a little bit, ‘Let’s just go have some fun. Nothing needs to happen until we’re ready for it to happen, we’ll get it when we get it.’ You can dictate that pace a little bit more too.

“Who knows though, it changes.”

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Cody Rhodes most recently qualified for the 2026 men’s WWE Elimination Chamber match where the winner will go on to challenge Drew McIntyre for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 42.