Cody Rhodes has admitted that he is not entirely proud of one of his promos that he cut in the lead-up to WrestleMania.
Although Rhodes’ story culminated with a match against Roman Reigns, The American Nightmare would also anger The Rock in the process, who felt that he was more deserving of the match with Reigns at WrestleMania 40. With the Hollywood star now a part of the story, Rock and Rhodes took part in a series of promo exchanges that were a stark contrast to what many fans were used to.
Despite WWE being a PG product since 2008, the guidelines were seemingly shattered when The Rock started cutting promos on the live crowd and onto Rhodes himself. Issuing a non-PG response of his own, Rhodes said the following on the March 18th episode of Raw:
What happens, Rock, when the bell rings? Are you going to bring The Great One? Are you going to be the hero I had growing up? Are you going to have all that Big Dwayne Energy? Or is it just going to be LDS, little dick syndrome?!
Although many were entertained by the line, Rhodes has revealed that it was a promo that could have led to some awkward moments with families. Speaking on the SI Media Podcast with Jimmy Traina, Rhodes stated that he wants to appeal to a family audience and hopes that they were not too offended by the line:
Fans in the arena loved it. There was a huge joy to this interview I did. However, for me, I felt a little guilty because I have a lot of young, young, young fans and I would never want them to ask their mom about ‘LDS’ or this or that.
My run with WWE has been really for the family audience, and really for the little nightmares, these little kiddos. I just wouldn’t want to lead them astray in any way and hopefully, that interview didn’t turn them off to me, if I am their guy, as their guy. Everyone after was so pumped about it, my wife was digging it, and I remember thinking I felt a little guilty.
In recent news it has been revealed why Cody Rhodes didn’t win at WrestleMania 39.
Cody Rhodes Reveals Moment Where Things Changed
With The Rock being one of the biggest stars in Hollywood and the most famous wrestler on the planet, The Great One is a bigger name in the wider entertainment world than The American Nightmare. However, if The Rock thought that Cody Rhodes was not a massive star, there was a segment where his perspective was changed.
During the same interview, Cody Rhodes assessed how successful he would be as a “Paul Heyman Guy.”
H/t to F4WOnline.