Cody Rhodes is asked about Vince McMahon allegations.
On Thursday, Janel Grant filed a lawsuit against Vince McMahon, WWE and former executive John Laurinaitis. In the lawsuit, allegations of sex trafficking, emotional abuse, and sexual assault were brought against McMahon. McMahon has denied the allegations and said, through a spokesman, that he will vigorously defend himself.
McMahon would resign from his positions at TKO and WWE on Friday evening, but once again denied the allegations.
At the WWE Royal Rumble press conference, Nick Hausman of Haus of Wrestling brought up the allegations to Cody Rhodes, mentioning them as a dark cloud over the event, and asked Cody what steps could be taken moving forward.
"I know as far as the news is concerned, we were finding out and reading the same things you guys were reading. You said a dark cloud, certainly. As far TKO, Nick Khan, and the board, clearly took it very seriously, acted immediately, and looking at the future, I don't know the answer to that and I think somewhere is a really probably basic tenant of this crew, more than ever, from a roster standpoint, is very family. Never seen anything like this. Most of the time, wrestling locker rooms are fighting, talking trash about each other, making fun of each other, sandbagging each other in the ring and all that nonsense. This crew is very team-based. Perhaps that's the ingredient, everyone looking out for everyone, being accountable. For me as a performer, I've been through dark periods on our industry. It might sound cheesy, but it's very reinforcing if you're in my position, that it's a time when, 'Hey, we have 50,000 people out here, I want to give them something else from this weekend that isn't a terrible situation, terrible news.' I think we were able to do that. Obviously, as more news comes out, we'll be seeing it like you do," said Cody.
Readers can find comments from Grant's lawyer on the lawsuit by clicking here.
Cody Rhodes won the 2024 men's Royal Rumble for the second straight year.
Fans can find results from WWE Royal Rumble by clicking here. Check out the post-show podcast for a full review of the show by clicking here.
