Cody Rhodes is not flinching.
WrestleMania season is quickly approaching, and many fans believe Cody Rhodes could once again find himself in the main event against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40.
One man who could throw a wrench into those plans is The Rock, who said plans were in place for him to be at WrestleMania 39, and then returned on the September 15 episode of WWE SmackDown.
If The Rock is at WrestleMania 40, Cody Rhodes is not worried about his spot.
"Nobody has asked me about The Rock. I think they're scared to ask me or they don't want to be rude. I'll say this about The Rock. Coming on Pat's show [The Pat McAfee Show], which I was watching live because I love Pat and then SmackDown. The Rock did for sports entertainment so much, and continues to do so much by being the biggest star in Hollywood, that I'm able to be at the level that I'm at because I can stand on shoulders like those of The Rock's. He could have come on there and run me down and I would still have the highest respect for The Great One. He's honestly a model superstar for anyone who wants to supersede expectations. With that said, no matter what he said, anyone who asked me or confronted me on it. I'm not flinching. I'm not flinching. I feel if The Rock and I were in the same room, he would expect nothing less from me. If you think it's somebody else, I'm going to do everything I can to make sure you know it's me. That's the same attitude The Rock had when he was climbing the ladder. I don't care who it is. If that happens to be The Rock. If it happens to be anybody. A wonderful superstar like LA Knight, a stellar performer like Sami Zayn. Line them up and I'm going to do everything I can to outrun them. I mean that with the utmost respect. I wasn't shook at all by Rock's big day out. What I would say is: not flinching. If Rock is part of WrestleMania 40, that would be outstanding, it's The Rock, but I don't think he'll be in my spot," Cody said on Busted Open Radio.
It is unknown if or when The Rock will return to WWE TV.
Cody will be part of Monday's WWE Raw as he teams with Jey Uso to challenge The Judgment Day (Damian Priest & Finn Balor) for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles.
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