Roman Reigns says Cody Rhodes is the only WWE star that has “been able to carry that banner”
During an interview with Complex, WWE world heavyweight champion Roman Reigns commented on using his star power to elevate other wrestlers such as Cody Rhodes. Here is what Reigns had to say…
“It’s one thing to have a match with me. It’s another to be the guy that we’re working towards to transition from me, or to use my equity to then put a rocket on that guy’s back.
If you’re in the ring with me, your value’s going up. It sounds arrogant, but I don’t mean it that way. I just mean that if you get in the ring with me, you’re gonna get the very best Roman Reigns.
You put them with someone like me, and I’ll be able to exploit it and then try to magnify and make it even greater. But they got to have that thing going for themselves already.
Dwayne [Johnson] is the anomaly. He is the outlier. Nobody’s ever gonna do it like The Rock.
As it’s been shown with John [Cena] and then also with me, it takes a decade or so.
Can you perform every single time and then deliver when you’re asked? Can you do it when you’re tired? Can you do it when you’re sick? Can you do it when you’re hungover after WrestleMania?
Can you carry the banner for this company? This is a billion-dollar machine. It’s not easy.
There’s only been one who’s been able to carry that banner. And that’s been Cody.”