Cody Rhodes says Arn Anderson means a lot to him.
Ahead of his title match against Solo Sikoa at WWE SummerSlam, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes reunited with Hall of Famer Arn Anderson backstage. The appearance marked Anderson''s return to WWE. He had been with AEW since 2019, but he left the company when his contract expired in May.
At the WWE SummerSlam Post-Show, Cody Rhodes was asked about his on-screen reunion with Arn Anderson.
"For people who follow just the general story and the road I've been on, Arn is a huge part of it; I had made that decision. When I was with AEW, I'd made the decision that, 'Hey, I can't have my dad for this stuff. He's not here physically. I want someone who was with him.' They didn't have to be an ally, they could have been an adversary. He came in and he was such a piece of sanity for me during a really chaotic time. Arn is one of the smartest people you'll meet in pro wrestling/sports entertainment. But he's also so ahead of the curve in the sense like, 'Hey, I see where this is going.' Arn has always been able to be there. For me, it was just special to have a moment with him. Particularly one where he wasn't threatening to shoot me or something of that nature. It was nice because he means he means a great deal to me. I hope we see more of Double-A," Rhodes said.
Rhodes went on to reveal that all of the WWE wrestlers got a text about the legends who would be in attendance at the show, and they were encouraged to greet them and thank them. He highlighted how he thought that this was a brilliant idea.
"This is an internal thing. It's inside baseball. If I get in trouble for sharing this, I apologize. But some of the WWE did today that I thought was incredible. I've never seen this before. Was all the wrestlers got a text about the legends that we're going to be here tonight, and not just, 'Hey, the legends are going to be here tonight. Go say hello, go say thank you.' There was a one-sheeter with each of their pictures and a biography. Because, you know, we got a lot of young guns. Tiffany Stratton, for example, may not know everybody probably does, but just the idea that the legends are going to be treated that way here as WWE has entered its greatest era ever; hats off to Chris Legentil, Matt Altman, Nick Khan, Triple H, Bruce, whoever came up with it. I thought it was a really brilliant thing. Back to Arn, I hope we see more of him and I hope he's next to me," Rhodes said.
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