Seth Rollins’ World Heavyweight Championship is of great importance, but it wouldn’t be ‘finishing the story’ to Cody Rhodes.
Since returning to WWE at WrestleMania 38, Rhodes has made it clear he needs to hold the WWE Championship, which is now part of the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
Speaking to Fightful, Rhodes was asked if he has ever considered that WWE would put the World Heavyweight Championship on him to finish his story of chasing gold. He said,
“I don’t think that was ever something in terms of on the table because it was very clear to every body, new people, young infrastructure people, all the way up to the top brass, what my story and goal when returning was. I’m talking about the physical hardware of the belt. Anytime a belt is new and shows up, every superstar, we all want it. Just now, I signed a replica one at an appearance. ‘Man, it’s very nice.’ We all have gold fever for these titles. The way it came out of that press conference made it sound non-important. That’s as important of a title as it can possibly be, it’s just not related to the ‘finish the story’ theme.”
Rhodes added that winning the World Heavyweight Championship would put a damper on the story that has motivated him since returning to WWE. He said,
“No, what happens is what happens. This is a very unpredictable world. It gets more unpredictable by the day. Every day there is some level of news, scandal, excitement, something. I believe, sincerely, this run that I have been lucky to get, and also have earned, I want to let it ride and see where it goes. I don’t look at it as diminishing anything. It’s a massive title that represent Raw, which is the show I’m on.”
Rhodes unsuccessfully challenged for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 39, though many suspect he will hold the title eventually.
