Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes gives his reaction to Ariel Helwani | "I was only cleared TODAY!"

Cody Rhodes spoke to Ariel Helwani immediately after the #RoyalRumble as he sets up a match with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania.
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[@Akinsa2023]

It’s so nice that Cody is allowed to talk about his career outside of wwe. Being able to connect to him more as a wrestler. Acknowledging the fact that he never stopped wrestling and how his career path has been going. Can’t wait for his wrestlemania moment

[@suryawanshiRaj]

I was surprised when he took aew's name in press conference 😂

[@anasshahid224]

So true man,

[@s1lic0necutie]

it has a lot to do with the fact that hunter has taken over creative, and that this was posted by bt sports which have been known to mention other companies and wrestlers in their posts about wwe. like last year, they were the ones that got the whole jay white being a surprise entrant in the rumble going.

[@foodreacts837]

Hes a goat and deserves everything

[@anasshahid224]

@@s1lic0necutie they teased Jay White in this years Rumble too!

[@MavethTheReaper]

I love Cody so much man, I am so happy he's back

[@d2.050]

Me too same 🙌🏻

[@kanalitheko]

From All In to WrestleMania. From Undesirable to undeniable. One more step to immortality, and achieving The American Dream just by fully embracing the nightmare. What a beautiful journey this has been❤️

[@andrewbarbarash3116]

Should have been Sami

[@FettsFrequency420]

@@andrewbarbarash3116 dont start bro wasnt even in the rumble go back to 2014 if yall wanna revolt

[@hzskillz1721]

@@FettsFrequency420 These same fans caused batista to never wanna return to wwe and batista is a legend and they will do the same with Cody Rhodes lol. How in God's green earth is Sami zayn gonna beat roman reigns lol.

[@imsayyam]

@@hzskillz1721 well they were not wrong at that time it gave us one of thebest stories ever what would have been good in a randy batista main event?

[@hzskillz1721]

@@imsayyam Difference is Daniel Bryan was booked strong against authority, randy orton and John Cena before he main evented wrestlemania 30,he had alot of momentum. Sami Zayn has zero momentum he never won a big fued in years except cutting good promos on the mic. Sami zayn never stepped a day in the gym in all of 2022 and I'm supposed to believe this guy will beat roman reigns lmfao.

[@deathmetalmadness4642]

Cody is always a great interview for old stories n funny stuff n emotions

[@ricardobjj24]

I've been on this journey with Cody since he started in the WWE. I'm happy he got to win the Royal Rumble

[@Ape-in]

He didn't win, it was scripted

[@foodreacts837]

Im so glad hes back

[@d2.050]

Yeah I liked him since Aew he got much better like a homegrown Aew talent & now this is the perfect time for him to take roof of in wwe & get wwe championship

[@YeTism]

Cody seems like a genuinely good guy to me. Deserves to be where he is

[@hermankasekakalula4888]

I fully agree, he has a genuine passion for what he does.

[@nikhiluuu8116]

Lol

[@dwaynejones7266]

How does he deserve getting the mania spot. Been out injured all year and just come from AEW. So many others ahead of him that deserves it. Being a good guy don't mean he deserves it

[@mysteriousguy666]

Nope

[@frieza2235]

But I grew up seeing him as a heel so he’s hardly a good guy in my eyes 😂

[@nishantsharma669]

A company guy but in the best possible way, his love of pro wrestling (regardless of company) is so evident. Everyone wins when we don’t pretend that no other company exists, so glad Vince isn’t forcing talent to pretend otherwise. Think Cody could have a really memorable title run

[@NicholasThorntonOfficial]

vince left

[@NicholasThorntonOfficial]

triple h is the boss now

[@Kylerulez666]

It's crazy to me that his favorite moment wasn't his match with Dustin... That match (chef's kiss) perfect!

[@dionysis84]

The AEW match against his brother was my favorite Cody moment. That was absolutely epic and one of the best matches I’ve ever seen.

[@WrestlingIsReal649]

Cody vs Roman about to slap 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@10acious32]

HELL YES IT WILL

[@HouseOfElKhoury]

Low-key want it to be Cody vs Sami ... Think about the pop he'll get winning in Montreal. I doubt it but let's see. Either way, WrestleMania is gonna be a banger 💯

[@coreyboachie]

@@HouseOfElKhoury we are probably gonna get Cody vs Roman for the wwe title and Sami vs Roman for the universal title unless the rock returns

[@ajp5616]

What is this comment like come on

[@TheOnlyDTM]

@@coreyboachie rock isnt coming back

[@funkitpod]

Those interviews that look slightly behind the scenes are awesome. I do miss the full kayfabe ones though 😂

[@TheTrueSpadeSupreme]

Full kayfabe doesn't connect anymore in today's world.

[@lynackhilou4865]

@@TheTrueSpadeSupreme well i think only guys like mjf who keep kayfabe outside the ring can pull off those kayfabe interviews , for others it just feels weird

[@matthewprice2626]

Fair play to him. I've never been his biggest fan but he's made himself look like a star.

[@robertcarrillo9365]

I became a cody fan when he appeared in Wrestlekingdom 11 and faced Juice Robinson, I knew he was destined for greatness.

[@LionheartMindExplosion]

i enjoy how calm, down to earth and real Cody so i am rooting for him

[@alistairhenshall9204]

What a tremendous story. Cody winning tonight brought tears to my eyes. He deserves everything that’s coming his way!

[@Ape-in]

Sorry to bust your bubble, it was scripted for him to win. He knew months back that he was going to win.

[@shannonbayley3684]

@@Ape-in It was scripted for Paddy to win, along with others in the UFC.

[@Ape-in]

@@shannonbayley3684 100%

[@Jake-up3wh]

@@shannonbayley3684 at lest they took some proper licks

[@geminijd1845]

he really doesn't.

[@BabysitterSky]

Cody answered more questions in 10 minutes than Tony Kahn did in an hour.

[@satyakibhattacharya4339]

Look at the questions dude Tony Khan was asked such questions which he couldn't answer

[@franklingoodwin]

@@satyakibhattacharya4339 Nah, he could've answered them but chose not to. He then went on to act like Ariel was the bad guy for asking questions anyone would and which we all wanted answers to

[@JOSETV1]

@Satyaki Bhattacharya like what? Because I listened to that interview and even simple questions he refused to answer.

[@user-he8qx5nv7y]

'Quit trying to get yourself over Tony and do your job.' - Eric Bischoff.

[@Bulletno]

booker of the year (fantasy mark booking version)

[@SoItGoes5]

Okay this interview is nice and all but I really want to know if Cody hates Dana White as much as Ariel does.

[@jaimesandoval5774]

Cold comment but I love and he probably does

[@stewiegilligangriffin4904]

@@jaimesandoval5774 why

[@cameron03100]

He should hate Dana White, been terrible to Ariel

[@ivanvargas2425]

Why would Cody hate Dana?

[@SoItGoes5]

@@ivanvargas2425 r/woosh

[@frieza2235]

I grew up seeing Cody Rhodes as a heel for so long

[@spoogtastic]

He's really become my current favorite wrestler. I love everything going on with Cody.

[@ericw7519]

Real humble and gain a lot of respect for betting on yourself and growing as a man and wrestler. Salate

[@knt2660]

I love his appearance he just looks evil and cool in a good way. P.s I haven’t watched him in like 10 years

[@llydrsn]

Joe Gacy and Carmelo Hayes just got themselves a strong supporter among the prominent guys in the WWE. If they do their parts, I'm sure Cody would be there to back them up once they get the call to the Main Roster.

[@redcomet0079]

*I like this guy because wants to bring back the old WWF Championship: The Wing Eagled Belt* 👌

[@jakubsokol7301]

That would be sick! 👌 Cody Rhodes needs to beat Roman Reigns for the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship at WrestleMania 39!!!

[@valofalconery]

I think Cody paid tribute to the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega after he won as he did the Too Sweet hand gesture followed by gun fingers.

[@MrJaybeezy123]

He did. He said in the presser afterwards he was paying homage to who helped get him where he's at now.

[@IrishSam123]

Excellent interview. Well spoken. Class act. Has really really matured. Just concerned If the peck injury will be an issue going forward being out. Could see it colouring during the match.

[@schneideriwnl]

The colouring happened cause of the slaps from Gunther. If that peck injury would've been an issue in the future they wouldn't even cleared him for tonight. colouring and bruised chest are nothing special anymore in Wrestling. For an example just watch the Gunther vs Sheamus Match at the Clash of the Castle in Cardiff.

[@ericw7519]

@@schneideriwnl If they were getting at it for sure (Gunther v Sheamus)

[@coleymissions]

man Cody makes wrestling feel like the most important thing in the world. he good.

[@psementalist]

Cody is so humble for winning the rumble not letting this get his head so big . I know he's making his dad R.I.P happy Dusty is so proud of him looking down on him

[@THEREELTJP]

After Cody is done being WWE & Universal Champion, I would love to see him capture the Intercontinental Championship again or capture the US Championship for the first time. (Especially as the American Nightmare) 🇺🇸

[@itscarlyj]

Cody is almost the only reason I continue to watch wrestling. Really he's the only one I care about anymore.

[@djwhitesox]

This was a great interview. It was a work but felt real.

[@anish3183]

Cody is awesome.

[@jimwest7107]

Thought Gunther deserved it but difficult to storyline him with Reigns.

[@jordancrawford6707]

Imperium vs the Bloodline would be great

[@peterbrix1155]

This set up Gunther for huge things to come

[@Rearnold1987]

Cody should of one MITB multipole times in his career, and if what I heard years ago, he was slated to win on a few different occasions before plans changed. So I am genuinely happy for him finally getting a big accolade in WWE. Congrats Cody!

[@brownmut5518]

Congratulations to both rumble winners. All the best to both of them in 2023

[@antoniojuarez6949]

Cody points to the WrestleMania sign. Just beautiful

[@themixchannel2341]

He said he regret doing a list over there about the Best professional wrestlers in the world and Roman reigns isn't in it 😂

[@joerosadini951]

Huge fan of his dad obviously, his brother both as Dustin and Goldust and huge fan of Cody he's gonna have a great baby face run as world champion

[@anasshahid224]

So happy Cody Rhodes won the Royal Rumble! The WM main event where he belongs 🙌

[@geminijd1845]

LOL..no

[@GRINGOf10]

gotta love this guy

[@johnny8416]

as a something to wrestle with fan hearing him mention bruce is so cool

[@leebentz6358]

Scranton PA here. Wilkes Barre is 20 min away. lol

[@MegaAwesome1121]

So Happy for Cody!

[@deangeloharrington9259]

Look at Cody man 👏🤘

[@MrMoy535]

The handsome Cody, OMG His voice ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@oyekaleoluwatoyin]

I love Cody so much

[@foodreacts837]

HHH is doing amazing making these interviews happen, Mr McMahon Wouldn't let this happen

[@PaulSmith-pz9eq]

Such a good guy

[@foodreacts837]

God I love this man, WMA 39 is gonna be sick

[@MrXuanzong]

Finally getting the push he deserved

[@Rey-fm6pi]

The prodigal son has returned. Welcome back bro

[@chaneyj24]

One of THE best wrestling interviews of all-time by two top-tier professionals.

[@ramzulhallmi2898]

Cody Rhodes is one of my favourites wrestle

[@Akinsa2023]

Same.

[@DracRummins]

I always saw the potential

[@kingspin10]

Anyone who likes Cody likes the emotional interviews. It’s a trademark

[@akhilraj3495]

Cody❤️

[@Winston-ot1cp]

Cody is a gent!

[@kingtoca]

Look, Dream, your baby boy did it, and we all got his back 😢

[@24karrotsjay_n_kids_acct]

It was kinda obvious he was gonna win thr rumble match I don't think anyone didnt expect it. I was going for brock and lashley but I that a wrestlemania match itself. But Cody was my pick to win he just got that it factor and it been like that. What night at the rumble I must agree

[@twt_figgy]

The returning Cody Rhodes returning at a time when the majority doesn’t want him to dethrone Roman. It’s about Sami. Fans will turn in him if he is pushed over Sami.

[@TheTalk23]

Cody getting injured was blessing in disguise. He won't lost roman in at SummerSlam.

[@djaywala9595]

Cody congratz u deserve it iceing on the cake wen he wins roman

[@MagnumSkyWolf]

I really hope he wins a WWE title to honour his father

[@cmpunketo3365]

is a gentleman

[@Hanson511]

Camelo Hayes and Cody working out in the performance center. little Chaotic Wrestling callback

[@Funtimes874]

Ariel is doing good so far in the pro wrestling space. He better not start doing the goofy sh@t! That would kill his career!

[@BiggieMukaro]

This guy is everything! WWE AEW WWE Wow🔥

[@BiggieMukaro]

TNA I LOVE THIS GUY

[@boobrancher]

Surprised he did not start crying

[@njayy026]

People said it was a massive mistake Cody Rhodes walking out on WWE…Man what a decision that turned out to be in retrospect

[@johnnyfrancois9491]

Congratulations Cody Rhodes

[@bodycountplays2915]

Kinda wish he came out earlier in the rumble.

[@danielafranceschetti3804]

Me too honestly

[@ivan_7076]

Really wanted it to be Sami and I really like Cody but Sami been killing it

[@rawbarber9012]

Agreed. I said the same thing. Cody makes far less sense than Sammy.

[@tyleredwards2144]

Plus he wasn't in the match

[@bloonsfamguy]

@@rawbarber9012 cody makes most sense. Sami and Kevin winning tag titles and have a fued will be great especially with jey. Roman hasn't faced this cody. This cody is the most credible threat to Roman's titles

[@WillMayberry]

Good for Cody…I still have issues with him leaving AEW but he was the right call considering the Sami storyline later

[@lukecologne8804]

Cody is awesome he left WWE to find himself and now he is back and has manifested himself in the American Nightmare

[@pinkribbonskies5731]

Was a good plan. Cody can now do mostly mic work and some mixed up tag until he feels up for something more. Meanwhile we build to WM. Looks like we will have Roman vs Cody Lashley vs Lesnar Paul vs Seth Becky vs Bailey Sami vs KO. Here we go again, again. Not the best Royal Rumble. Gunther got some good rub but most of the match felt clunky and contrived. Women's match wasn't much to talk about either. I feel bad for LA Knight. That guy should have been one of the last few remaining in the Rumble, not doing whatever that was.

[@MrJaybeezy123]

Why would we have Sami VS KO? Makes no sense to the story line

[@ericw7519]

@@MrJaybeezy123 more like Sami&KO vs The USOs

[@Trunks7500]

Big win

[@Ozzable1]

Stretching the final 2 spot to a singles match length was the most Cody thing. Dude always over delivers. This time it was in a good way

[@JCR..]

Ohh Stardust.

[@homework9102]

🔥

[@adz1011]

How are they gonna shift Roman to Cody... The sami angle is so good and people are so invested that should be at wm....

[@alphahalo3471]

Sami is not a draw ppl will be invested in the first promo with Rhodes and Reigns

[@MrJaybeezy123]

The story isn't even about Roman and Sami, that's surface level. It's always been about Sami and Jey and their parallels. If last night didn't engrain that into people's heads, then there's no hope for those people and they're irrelevant noise makers.

[@kardave2848]

They shop at the same suit place!

[@DoubleRDubGaming]

"All in on Pitch Black." Lol. Love to see it. It really is quite tasty though.

[@lewisbgardner4449]

Cody deserves this! I know why he was 30, to not have him really get hurt, but they should have kept him a secret

[@minhalhaider2516]

If🙏❤️

[@mattgreeves1721]

Most predictable winner in years and yet still very welcome!

[@nobodyspecialfromkentucky]

Interviewing him like this is real 😆 😆

[@mspacely6521]

The joe gacy comment is interesting to me.

[@N.M.T.K]

Cody Rhodes, Bleeds Lives Wrestling with Grace. The Level of Professionalism. 🇺🇸

[@aromega10]

Triple H did the right thing by having men's Rumble opening the show. The only surprise was Cody's entry number. This would've been a letdown had it been the main event.

[@peterbrix1155]

Nothing would have followed the sami / Roman ending

[@Emmet_Bryan]

haters gonna hate

[@aromega10]

@@Emmet_Bryan lol. just compare crowd reaction to cody winning and to sami hitting roman.

[@tictattat3485]

Damn i want Samy vs Roman more then Cody vs Roman now after that royal Rumble ending

[@kcx1588x]

Nahhhh!!!

[@justinczech1489]

Cool Question: And KO does....?

[@sheriffdraws8789]

Sami vs Roman is for Elimination Chamber

[@markaitcheson3212]

I love all the people who act like winning stuff like this is down to skill and not a soap opera script ha ha

[@kanishkasupun6376]

WWE future mega start Cody congratulations royal rumble Winn 2023 wm39 Lest gooooooooo 🤩😍😍😍😍🤩😍🥰🥰😍

[@Evs78101]

“They don’t see Dusty when they talk to me, they see Me” damn.

[@Venom-lr3sq]

the lies are strong with this one.

[@TheBarber921]

The next wwe champ 💯💯

[@dumezweninduweni158]

Shout out to the good guys Nick Khan and Bruce Pritchard.

[@radicalstanza3614]

Lmao

[@bossman9873]

Can Cody and Orton form a new Horseman stable? Create a new chapter in Horseman legacy.

[@252LionTribe]

Rhodes to the top

[@joenelsaracho4836]

Ohhhhh ohhhhh but when my father said

[@whoopty54]

Cody vs sami vs reigns first ever 2 out 3 fall triple threat match each fall has a belt on the line. Book it

[@ahket]

just a year ago , everyone beg him to be a heel

[@Stevenknowsnews]

Belal Mohammed?!

[@cmoney1928]

Man, I like Cody Rhodes. I have no idea why the AEW fans boo's him. IDK because I don't watch much AEW.