Cody Rhodes has called his return to WWE a bigger gamble than ‘All In,’ and gets a similar feeling to the independent supershow when he thinks of WrestleMania.
Rhodes returned to WWE at WrestleMania 38 last April, less than two months after he and his wife Brandi left AEW.
Speaking to the Associated Press, Rhodes said that had ‘All In’ failed, he would have been the laughingstock of the industry.
Despite this risk, Rhodes insisted that choosing to return to WWE was a bigger gamble. He said,
“When I left my former gig to come back to WWE, it was a far bigger gamble than ‘All In’ ever was. That’s why I get these ‘All In’ vibes when I think about WrestleMania because I certainly could have been the laughingstock of the industry. And going into the biggest event ever involved in the wrestling ring from any measurable standpoint is one part of life being great, blessed, and lucky.
“The other part is I have my family in terms of Brandi and Liberty (his daughter,) for them to come to this and experience this knowing that it wasn’t a life wasted. Every sacrifice I’ve made, early morning gym trip, times I wasn’t able to be home or won’t be able to be home, it’s not a life wasted in what we do and that makes this run just all the sweetest.”
Rhodes will challenge Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns this weekend at WWE WrestleMania 39.
