Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson & Nicholas Jackson) made history in September 2018 when they promoted All In as the largest independent show ever.
All In drew 11,263 fans at the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates, IL with Cody Rhodes vs. Nick Aldis for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title being one of the marquee matches.
According to Cody, it was "touch and go" that he'd be part of the event due to an incident that happened the night before.
"I got into a slight tussle the night before (All In) because I'm walking Pharaoh, my beloved husky who is always part of what I do. I had him off a leash. I was in the wrong. Pharaoh is chill. He's not ever going to be a problem, but this man got in my face over it. 'You shouldn't...that's dangerous.' Probably right. He's probably had a bad experience with a dog. You're probably right. Something about it, maybe I had some caffeine in my system. He got so close that I felt like he had encroached on my space. I did shove him. When I shoved him, he rolled back into the bushes. He took this enormous Homer Simpson, Peter Griffin-style fall. The next thing I knew, I was like, 'Oh no.' He had called the cops. I decided to stay in the lobby. I'm not going to try and run. Had he said, 'I'm pressing charges.' It's over. The next day was the first day in my career that I had a security detail. My wife [Brandi Rhodes], 'You do not leave this room without this man.' His name was Sam. 'Sam is going everywhere with you.' Like I was a problem child all along. It was one incident over our dog. They put me on a leash. I got to the building, but it was touch and go," recalled Cody on The Flagrant.
Cody would go on to win the NWA Worlds Title from Aldis at All In.
Elsewhere during the podcast, Cody commented on Finn Balor in Bullet Club. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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