During the latest edition of his “Hall of Fame” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Booker T commented on Cody Rhodes’ return to WWE at WrestleMania 38 (Night One), his special entrance for his match with Seth Rollins, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Cody Rhodes’ return creating buzz: “I just hope it is something we can sustain going forward. I really think that somebody we are going to be talking about later on in the show is going to spark that change. That person is Cody Rhodes. I just believe the company may be going in a different direction, just because of the format that I saw on this show.”
On Cody’s entrance at the show: “I liked the intro too, the slow rise, that was really, really cool. The cinematic production, it felt big, it felt like a superstar was walking out of the curtain. I think that’s the difference with Cody Rhodes now, being back in the WWE. Walking out of that curtain, and making that walk down that aisle, I am sure he felt like a superstar. I am sure he felt like this was something very, very special, something he hadn’t been a part of in quite some time.”
On Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins: “It reminded me of what wrestling is, it really did. I am trying not to take anything away from anybody out there. I am just going to say AEW, I am not saying anything negative about AEW. Because I feel talent like The Young Bucks, Hangman Page, guys like that have brought a different style to wrestling, the Kenny Omegas. It’s different, it’s a different style of wrestling that they are trying to get people to buy into. I get it, I understand that. But when I saw Cody and Seth go out and do it, it was nothing but two guys going out there simulating life. But still not forgetting that it’s professional wrestling, such as the seriousness of the match, everything going back and forth.”
On Cody using the Bionic Elbow: “Then the flip-flop, and fly, the elbow. Which was literally nothing, but it brought the nostalgia of Dusty Rhodes into the arena. And the arena felt it immediately. Those liddle biddy things right there, along with everything else that those guys did, it meant everything. I went, ‘wow,’ I swear, I went, ‘wow.’ It was truly what wrestling has always been to me, two guys going out there and giving fans that ultimate thrill ride.”
