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The Rock believes that Cody Rhodes has an “unheard of run as a heel down the road”

Aaron Rift

While appearing on The Pat McAfee Show, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gave his thoughts on John Cena vs. Cody Rhodes from WWE WrestleMania 41…

“They had six weeks to plan for that. I loved the finish of the match. I would have finessed things a little differently on how they got there, but that’s just me creatively. Ultimately, the bottom line is, I love John getting 17. I never had a concern about John pulling this off. My thoughts were always to Cody and what we’ve established with him and his story, and the kind of babyface that he is. If done right, finessed right, and nuanced right, down the road, that guy not only has an incredible run, against, as babyface champion, but also an unheard of run as a heel down the road.”

Rock also said the following about the using the “sell your soul” angle with Cody Rhodes to see how fans would react to Cody potentially being a heel…

“Let’s get a temperature check on this. Establish it, anchor it in, and you come to find out that there were a lot of fans saying, ‘Sell your soul.’ I was an advocate of that. Not turning heel soon, but eventually, down the line, I like the idea of that because Cody is a smart and intelligent guy, a ring general, and this idea that you give him a reason to turn, way down the road, you give him a reason to turn not based on titles, but it’s his soul and what that means, that affects generations. It’s transcendent beyond pro wrestling. Fans were loving it.” (quotes courtesy of Jeremy Lambert)

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