Cody Rhodes Fought To Bring His “Kingdom” Entrance Theme To WWE

WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes joins Chris to discuss how important he believed it was to return to WWE with his theme song "Kingdom" by Downstait.
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[@CVVCLIPS]

Full interview: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eme2cqGEls2ce5I

[@TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA]

Love It CVVCLIPS Bro

[@soulslayergamer2318]

Now im interested to See that other Version of the Song.

[@ridingnerdy6406]

As someone who was skeptical of Cody's return to WWE, the fact that they kept everything the way it was really sold it for me.

[@moreblack]

People don't give Vince, HHH and Kevin Dunn enough credit for recognizing what really really works.

[@LonerWithBoner03]

Imagine if he was back to Stardust 💀

[@-R-e-y]

​@@LonerWithBoner03💀💀🤦‍♀️

[@Blaze0071]

I was literally seeing comments before his return that, "imagine if Cody returns and comes out to "Kingdom," or "If Cody comes back, they better play Kingdom in that stadium!"

[@TheTriangle444]

That was the most shocking of all. People predicted Cody would return, but returning with everything in his indies/AEW package looking like a big star? Nah. WWE has never done that ever.

[@unleashed2724]

Smartest decision a wrestler could make. A theme could make or break a wrestler. And Kingdom was synonymous with this iteration of Cody Rhodes, if he returned with one of his old WWE themes, that would just undermine everything he went through. Or they would've given him a def rebel song, and we know that would've been terrible.

[@sagnikbhattacharya9191]

But I like his "Smoke & Mirrors" theme

[@Alphine172]

@@sagnikbhattacharya9191 It's amazing but doesn't work with a Cody that's not dashing

[@sagnikbhattacharya9191]

@@Alphine172 I know..I'm just saying that I miss that theme

[@lautheimpaler4686]

WALTER should have fought to keep the New World symphony as his theme.

[@stevenwoods5787]

@@lautheimpaler4686 i use to think that, and hated his new stuff at first, but its really grown on me. feels like boss music. and that entrance they have, the white screen with their silhouettes, fucking perfect

[@1nvyncibleone647]

People are 100% memorizing the song in addition to hitting the WO~AH! It's absolutely electric and creates a unifying experience.

[@anasshahid224]

Yep!

[@InvincibleYoungEmpire]

Always loved Kingdom by Downstait. Another amazing track from theme. We never will forget seeing Cody live for ROH in 2018 when he took on Dalton Castle for the world title. Hearing that track live was epic. So happy to see the response it’s getting week after week.

[@RomnysGonzalez]

It's such a damn good song man. I'm so glad he kept it because it really add so much to his presentation. WWE forgot how important is to have a theme song and how much it does to the character they are presenting on TV

[@DashingDraxRhodes]

How cody fought to get his own theme he used for 6 years on the indies really is surprising and sad at the same time

[@hyperchord]

In the thousand years Vince owned WWE, when has he ever let anything from outside WWE into WWE. Not saying its right, but that's how he runs things

[@quas3728]

@@hyperchord let's go folks. It's another episode of let's villanize vince mcmahon.

[@hyperchord]

@@quas3728 Is he not worth villainizing?

[@connoro9945]

​@@hyperchordhe is probably one of my favorite human beings of all time. Downright hilarious with an incredible work ethic.

[@elmulato7038]

@@quas3728Vince is the biggest heel of all time, with and without kayfabe.

[@clockehvac1240]

The crowd is here about to blow

[@starfox386]

🎶 wating for me to start to show 🎶

[@blakerichardson1465]

One thing I think WWE has improved about their presentation of Cody's music is anytime Cody has a hot entrance to make a save or some super charged entrance to confront someone, they have cut the "intro beat" and the "Wrestling has more than one royal family." and instead go straight to the guitar rift. That hits much harder in those hot entrance moments, while the full intro for planned entrances before a scheduled match or promo still fits extremely well.

[@ssj2camaro21]

He's lame, he's making wwe super predictable with his stupid finish the story crap. Once he loses its all over and we need to move on to better things

[@ABCDyeahyeahyeah]

They used to do that with the Rock back in the day. After his matches he’d win or after he comes on top for a face off they would cut the “if ya smell” part and go straight to the music

[@blakerichardson1465]

@@ABCDyeahyeahyeah I think they still do that actually. If you go back and look at the end of his "joining the Bloodline" promo from a week or so ago, they cut straight to the music after he drops the "If ya smell what the Bloodline is cooking!" line. Makes a ton of sense.

[@blakerichardson1465]

@@ssj2camaro21 Yup, it's so predictable, everyone thought he was going to win at Mania last year. And when he didn't, most people complained it was a poor decision. Now, here we are a year later, and the overwhelming majority of the crowd is so bought into this two-year story that they revolted against WWE's plans for a Rock v Roman main event and it forced WWE to change their plans altogether. No one says you have to like the story, but it's by far the most compelling, long-range booking WWE has done in years and it has clearly gotten over with the lion's share of the fan base. I'm sure post-Mania we'll get some new, fresh story lines with the belt on Cody.

[@austinm8823]

@@ssj2camaro21 You're lame. I bet you're a fan of the Young Bucks lol.

[@MiguelBD]

A good decision made my Kevin Dunn is something I expected less than Cody or CM Punk back in WWE

[@raveoreynolds6049]

Now I want a version where Vince recorded himself saying "sports entertainment", slapped over Cody saying 'wrestling'.

[@LGTGHOSTHUNTING]

Only if he adds "pal" at the end.

[@lautheimpaler4686]

"Sports Entertainment is one family PAL."

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

Lmao

[@kl2389]

​@lautheimpaler4686 😂😂

[@gqn2]

Good song, great story and it fits Cody well.

[@ssj2camaro21]

It fit dusty even better. Or did you forget that cody took it from his older brother? Nothing about cody is original.

[@UndyingHatred_]

@@ssj2camaro21 What the fuck are you smoking? This song didn't even exist when Dusty was still around you dumb fuck.

[@RiceCooker-ge2te]

I wonder what Cody thinks of the 2012 Smoke and Mirrors

[@owensstopmotions1612]

Great Interview and video Chris!

[@CVVCLIPS]

Much appreciated!

[@soulslayergamer2318]

Now im interested to See that other Version of the Song.

[@vanx.xl0l]

FUN FACT- i am from the city where downstait comes from!! forr wayne indiana!! my dad is friends with everyone in the band:3

[@lostworldofjj]

iam SO SO glad that he fought for kingdom because the song just fits SO SO well to him OMG i couldnt imagine his entrance without it anymore its just become such a legendary entrance of todays wrestling

[@debrajsamanta8316]

Finally he upgraded a lot especially his gimmick as well

[@ssj2camaro21]

Upgraded? You mean copied?

[@brandondetroitfanmichaels4325]

That's Jim cornett's favorite "whoa" theme lol

[@stevenharris4281]

He could be a perfect captain planet. If he has social media everyone tell him this so it could go viral and make this happen. Lol

[@SuperSaiyanBroku]

Adrenaline in my soul something something Cody Rhodes

[@LiftandCoa]

this this this i love this quote since ive heard it for the first time

[@anasshahid224]

So happy Cody Rhodes brought Kingdom to WWE, the theme is synonymous with Cody Rhodes. Cody have felt incomplete without using the theme song.

[@RicheyYT]

“We just gonna make it a little better” Nah Mr. Dunn, def rebel can't make anything better💀

[@martychambers8927]

He was talking about the woah part in his entrance not changing the song saving the coming from the bottom of stage for ppv

[@Kris2fst4u]

@richeyt The beaver actually got this one right… a dead clock is right twice a day.

[@SaulAguilar.]

He’s talking about Cody’s entrance and pyro timing. It wasn’t until March 2023 where they perfected the entrance. Look at his early entrances in 2022

[@Bonzobeanss]

Do you have a link to the other version of "Kingdom" that Cody mentioned?

[@roms3]

I would like to see that too.

[@king_smitty860]

I have it

[@enigmatix6224]

​@@king_smitty860?

[@Vesperitis]

ADRENALINE IN HIS SOUL HE WANTS KINGDOM CODY RHODES

[@kirank287]

I love that song so much

[@Failure...]

Wrestlemania 40 better play the symphony version during his entrance PLEAASSSEEE

[@jhimaque5500]

We all know hes winning the match if that version plays, its gonna be so dope if they let it happen

[@jeremyhegg9367]

Only lyric in Kingdom that doesn't make sense to me is "you took my dreams, but not my name!", shouldn't it be the exact opposite? WWE literally wouldn't let Cody use the Rhodes last name for years, but still couldn't take away his dreams.

[@Madeoftea]

So while I do agree with you, he left WWE dejected, they took his dream of being a wrestler in WWE away. But they didn’t take his name, his namesake or his legacy. Also, it’s a play on life. Life took The American Dream, his father away, but not his father’s name. Now he gets to live up to his father’s name and be the dream he never had. Or the nightmare in Cody’s case. 😉

[@JayLamrod]

GOAT theme candidate? 👀

[@SuperSaiyanBroku]

Yes but still can't beat Voices

[@JayLamrod]

@@SuperSaiyanBroku oh yeah?

[@JACQUEZJOHNSON23]

Edge them goes hard

[@lautheimpaler4686]

not even close. Four Horsemen, Booker T, Kurt Angle, Beverly Brothers, Jeff hardy and even Brock Lesner has a more iconic theme.

[@JayLamrod]

@@lautheimpaler4686 Some classics right there, which one takes first place though?

[@joshuaalba1984]

that’s right he says wrestling before theme hits . i didn’t catch that.

[@user-vo1ir7gc5m]

thats was dustin rhodes first theme in wcw in 1996

[@dissobiscuit]

bro dodged a bullet from deaf rebel

[@maisuzurenai]

Wait wait when was this "kingdom" entrance made exactly, cause i've seen that dustin rhodes which is his father ever did made his entrance with his son's entrance in wcw??? Can someone explain?

[@DaFro3713]

That’s an edit. Someone just put the song into the 1990 WCW show. Kingdom’s only been around for like 8 years.

[@UltraEagle707]

I simply can’t fathom Kevin Dunn doing anything positive

[@SteRDLK]

Why?

[@de_mapmapper]

That suit on the right is mega! 🪡

[@Bears86SB]

Kingdom is the best. Wrestling has more than one royal family.

[@ssj2camaro21]

No it doesn't. What 3 members compared to 30? Lol

[@ssj2camaro21]

Hell even Rick and Charlotte flair are more royal than cody will ever be.

[@scaryvalidation]

He has the coolest theme song in wwe now

[@miggyalejandro]

Edge has the best entrance song ever. Idk where Cody's song is right now but it's definitely climbing up the rankings.

[@anthonylucero6650]

What about CM Punk ya mook😒

[@xx1j]

"Sports entertainment...has more than one, royal family"

[@Spenerico]

I wish they'd realise how important everybody else music should be too

[@zsht]

His theme at Money In The Bank 2023 is a GOATed entrance

[@char6364]

Should've debuted to the Dark Order version.

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

No lol

[@nizambao4653]

The best WWE Theme song in WWE history ever.

[@ssj2camaro21]

Lol not even close. Hhh the game has a better theme song. Cody is weak

[@chickenuzumaki1771]

@@ssj2camaro21hhh theme not even better than Sasha banks💀

[@mrsoisauce9017]

That's a bold statement. Especially given that Roman Reigns' theme song slaps 1000 times harder than this

[@TheJosephoenix]

Should've fought yourself against the neck tattoo...

[@qdis662]

The sad thing about this is what if they didn't give him Kingdom, they would have given him some awful genetic track which would have affected any push of happening...

[@clm3888]

Anthem music for sure.

[@jackwilliamtaylor5656]

Turns out hard times truly do breed better men…

[@VintageRKO]

Imagine if he returned with generic rock #5?

[@BelovedMusikTV]

No no no… the woah been there’s since the beginning the thing is that WWE crowds are way bigger so it sounds better and way cooler, I’ve been on AEW shows and trusts me the Woah been always there

[@GretchenV95]

It would’ve 1000% crapped all over everything he had achieved and built himself up to be outside WWE.

[@Keefermans]

I really thought he was gonna come out as stardust 💀

[@majiek1304]

Legend

[@sergiogama4376]

The first ex AEW is now owning wwe

[@user-ku9bm1yt3b]

Imagine the pop “ WOAHHHHH YOURE ONLY SMOKING MIRRORS “ would’ve been 10x the pop compared to kingdom

[@UndyingHatred_]

Yeah not even fucking close lmao.

[@user-ku9bm1yt3b]

@@UndyingHatred_ erm yes it would

[@UndyingHatred_]

@@user-ku9bm1yt3b No it honestly wouldn’t.

[@stephanelesieur6322]

C 4 Ottawa Ontario did security for it

[@TomGorian]

What was codys other theme thst he was talking about?

[@BarryAllenBG]

Smokeee na mirrorsssw

[@SupremacyGamesYT]

Smoke & Mirrors fans unite

[@yusufgazi7]

WOAH OH

[@zerotymn]

Great Choice, if he had return with any of def rebel songs, his momentum would be said dead on arrival. This is my reaction to the 2024 Royal Rumble main roasters bad themes. Def Rebel just sucks and generic.

[@qw-qp4rw]

He's old wwe theme is way better but kingdom is also good

[@bbb4228]

Sellout Rhodes. Sold out for a little bit of extra cash.

[@cattameme]

I hate his entrance. It's so slow because he moves like a toy doll.

[@ssj2camaro21]

Yeah because he's fake. He pretend too much instead of being Natural like LA knight

[@tylerrose5232]

Yapper

[@electricintakeify]

Couldn’t fight for his spot in wrestlemania. 😢

[@BarryAllenBG]

Dont worey😊

[@bodyslamchannel]

CVV talk as much as Cody. So annoying

[@johnverley]

I like Cody Rhodes, but I can't stand the entrance theme it depresses me it's not catchy. The same with Seth Rollins.

[@ssj2camaro21]

I dont see all the hype about cody. He's a fake, a copycat. His hair he took from dusty, his finishers he took from 2 other wrestlers, he dresses like he's an official which is dumb. He fake talks and his matches are lame. Everyone stronger had to hold back against him. The brock matches were a joke. Seriously, brock goes toe to toe against the almighty bobby Lashley and yet loses to cody who bobby can destroy? Please. Cody is making wwe weaker

[@UndyingHatred_]

You literally named yourself after a vehicle, what a fucking loser lmao.

[@loitersquadX]

Tbh he should have brought stardust or smoke and mirrors. It would have been way better. You need a character and Cody doesn’t have that much . Imagine really he would be a cocky face or a superhero type character.

[@DAM02K12]

Nah Kingdom all the way.

[@thecoasterfollower3564]

Absolutely not. He is a great character. He is todays John Cena.

[@loitersquadX]

@@thecoasterfollower3564 bye

[@thomaswatt99]

Lol no 😂

[@seevideonow]

Bait