Cody Rhodes finished his story at WrestleMania XL when he defeated Roman Reigns to become the Undisputed WWE Champion.
Rhodes has lived up to his promise as Undisputed WWE Champion, making every TV show and working the live event schedule while fulfilling media obligations and meet and greet appearances.
Speaking at the WWE Bash in Berlin post-show press conference, Cody was asked by Denise Salcedo of Instinct Culture if being champion is what he envisioned.
"I dreamed...this was a big thing I wanted, to win the WWE Title and be the first Rhodes with the biggest prize in our game. I can’t say it’s not been what I envisioned as much as, I could have never guessed, even with a lifetime of building up to it, I could have never guessed the amount of responsibility that is handed to you in terms of how you go about doing the live events, how you go about doing your press. Every piece of that, I thought I would have a lifetime to prepare for it. I remember Roman Reigns actually said something to me in an interview, face-to-face, he was talking about the idea of ‘if.’ ‘If’ I was to get to the edge of the mountain and actually do this, that I’d be really tired. I don’t like the T word, at all. I don’t believe in it in our industry. I think the grind is a good thing. I can say there was definitely some truth to what he was saying. It’s a different type of responsibility. I’m still having the most fun I’ve ever had in my life. I really am. With every step you make, it affects the WWE. That’s just a lot of responsibility. If anything, I hope it’s made me better as, of course, a pro wrestler, but I hope it’s made me better as someone in the company of WWE and my business savvy, as Mr. Heyman always calls it in terms of navigating the future in pro wrestling once I officially hang up the boots, if that makes any sense," he said.
Rhodes successfully defended his Undisputed WWE Title against Kevin Owens at WWE Bash In Berlin.
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