Cody Rhodes made his grand WWE return on Saturday night by winning the very thing that eluded his late father Dusty Rhodes. The American Nightmare officially punched his ticket to the main event of WrestleMania 39 by emerging victorious in the 2023 Men’s WWE Royal Rumble match.
During the Royal Rumble post-show press conference, Rhodes reflected on pointing at the WrestleMania sign while celebrating his landmark victory at the Alamodome and discussed his upcoming merchandise on The Road To WrestleMania.
You can check out some highlights from the media scrum below:
On new merchandise that’s on the way: “I went out and I was in there with an unbelievable wrestler in Seth Rollins, an unbelievable Superstar. I’m glad people like it [the match with Rollins]. Please don’t get irritated with the amount of merchandise that’s going to come out around that pec, ’cause by God, y’all … if you thought my AEW figures were bad, whew, we’re buckling up. It’s really cool, but I hope people don’t get too annoyed with it. I’ve never watched it back [his match with Rollins], I never will watch it back.”
On pointing at the Wrestlemania sign: “It’s not just pointing at a sign when you win the Royal Rumble, it’s pointing at a sign and saying in 60-something days, at the biggest WrestleMania ever, you have the potential chance to go on last under the brightest lights, on the grandest stage. A ticket that no one in my family has punched, and I got to punch it.”
