SmackDown Star Discusses Nixed Match With Cody Rhodes

SmackDown Star Discusses Nixed Match With Cody Rhodes WWE

With Cody Rhodes returning to WWE, an entire new group of potential opponents for him are now possible.

Cody has already faced off with many stars such as Seth Rollins, Finn Balor and Chad Gable since returning to the company, and is set to challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship in the main event of WrestleMania.

Current WWE SmackDown star Santos Escobar spoke to WWE Die Woche, where he spoke about potential opponents he could face at WrestleMania this year.

Escobar, alongside Rey Mysterio, named Rhodes has his chosen opponent, saying:

“We’re so close for it. I wish I had Rey [Mysterio] for the lucha libre empire. But at the moment, I think I should focus myself on getting him ready, on getting him at 100%. So that’s where my energy is right now.

“If I could choose an opponent for WrestleMania 39, I would want Cody.”

Santos went on, detailing a scrapped match between he and Cody at a AAA pay-per-view two years ago when Santos left the promotion to sign with WWE.

He said:

“Yes, I do. I [wanted] to beat him before. I just wanted to take what I thought he had and I wanted for me. Once we had the fatal four-way, I found I rekindled myself with this respect I have with him, that I haven’t forgotten about. The passion he’s got is obstructed right now because he’s distracted by his son. So we’re gonna try and fix that somehow so that we can get there.

“But Cody, I wanted to fight Cody in Mexico two years ago, and he were set to fight at AAA pay-per-view. Then I left the company and couldn’t do it, but I think that’s something that now is possible. So that’s why I would pick Cody for this Mania.”

transcription via Fightful

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2 years ago by Connel Rumsey

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