The winner of the 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble match, Cody Rhodes, does not have a preference between a singles match against Roman Reigns and a Triple Threat Match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WWE WrestleMania 39.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour podcast, Rhodes paid his respect to Sami Zayn, who recently challenged Reigns for the title and could potentially be added to the WrestleMania 39 main event in a triple threat match.
Zayn will battle Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship this Saturday at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On the possibility of the match becoming a triple threat bout with Sami Zayn: “No, I don’t really have a preference. Solely because I want to wrestle the best. People wanted a contender forever. So if two show up, don’t be mad. Don’t make it about A or B, or B or A, or one or two. Enjoy it all. That’s really been kind of the challenge. I can’t begrudge a dude for getting super hot. I have no preference in terms of the direction it goes. I really look forward to the moments when I’m in there if they happen, Sami, whether that’s just on the Road to WrestleMania, because I think it’s different than people think. I think he’s doing amazing. So yeah, bring it all together.”
On the various possibilities for the match: “Hey, who knows? Who knows what happens in Montreal? Who knows what happens at WrestleMania? One of the reasons I keep serene, peace, and calm is because I don’t know what’s gonna happen. I’m not the Executive Vice President label. I still think like some people think I’ve got that EVP stroke, I barely had it in the first place. Like I said, I want to play quarterback, I want to get in the game, and I’ll compete for that position.”
