Roman Reigns Acknowledges Cody Rhodes' Resilience And Admits Uncertainty In His Own Abilities

Roman Reigns has expressed his admiration for Cody Rhodes.

In 2016, Rhodes departed from WWE and began his journey in the independent wrestling scene, which ultimately resulted in the establishment of All Elite Wrestling. Despite holding the position of co-executive vice president at AEW, Rhodes left the promotion in 2022 to make a comeback to WWE.



In the lead-up to WrestleMania 39, Reigns conveyed to Cody that he had escaped the arduous work by leaving WWE, whereas Reigns himself had persevered and played a vital role in the promotion's growth. During an interview with Daniel Cormier of ESPN, Reigns revealed that he was uncertain if he would have been able to achieve what Cody did.

"It's going to sound a little weird because, in our heated exchanges, I said some things, and I stand by them. From my perspective, he ran. Plain and simple. On the other side, he did something very resilient. He did something that, and that's one of the things that maybe bothers me or concerns me the most about him...I don't know if I would be willing or if I could do what he did. As a man, I don't like that.

I want to feel like I can do anything, but he did something that, I don't know if I would have been willing to do what he did. I respect that. Me and Seth (Rollins), this is one of the only things we agree on, we don't want to be busting our ass this whole time, building this thing up for what it is, and just have some white knight coming sweeping in and take it from us. I've worked too hard, year after year, show after show, to put this place where it is. Then, here he comes. That's just not how it works for me," said Roman.

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