Cody Rhodes reveals idea he had for 2025 storyline with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Simone Johnson aka Ava, who served as NXT General Manager from January 2024 through January 2026, appeared on Cody Rhodes’ podcast. During the discussion, Cody revealed an idea he had for the storyline in which Ava’s father, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, wanted his soul. Here was the exchange…
Cody: “When he asked me for my soul, I thought, you know, what would have been funny is to relent and give my soul, but not to him. And this is at the time when you were the NXT General Manager, too. And I thought, ‘That’s got legs.’ I’ll never say a word again. She’ll speak.”
Simone: “I think we would have crushed that. I would have loved to have done that.”
Cody: “How would he have felt?”
Simone: “I think he would have been all for it. Absolutely.”
Cody: “I can’t believe you never told him.”
Simone: “I don’t think it ever came up because I think he was, you know, beating you up, asking you for your soul. I don’t think I knew he was coming back that day. Like, I had no context of what the promo would be. And then I just saw it, and I was like, ‘Well, soul is crazy.’”
Cody: “I think we might have had something. Who knows? We might still have something. You never know. But I thought such a fun spin. My soul goes to you and we would’ve wreaked havoc. Sold out every night. That was our idea. It never happened.”