John Cena loves that Cody Rhodes is back in WWE.
When John Cena was on top of the business, Cody Rhodes was still finding his way on the undercard before eventually leaving WWE in 2016. Cody returned to the company in 2022 as a new man, taking what he learned from his time in the independents and AEW to applying them to life in WWE.
Cena finds admiration in Cody's work ethic.
“I’m extremely proud of Cody, especially because he was bold enough to bet on himself. He knew it was going to be painful, he knew it was going to be a path of growth and now he’s back and now he’s performing at a level even more elite than before. He’s kind of crafting his own path, he’s more more authentic. The Cody Rhodes you see is him, it’s the young man I saw speak when inducting his father into the Hall Of Fame. In his path, he’s learned business, he’s learned this business, he’s learned to be more grateful, he’s learned how events are set up, he’s learned grips, cameramen, audio people, catering. Not that he didn’t before, but because that was a lot of his responsibility, he got a new depth of field for everything that happens here and I’m really proud of him. I’m really thankful he’s back where he belongs in the WWE," Cena said on WWE's The Bump.
Cena gave Cody a stamp of approval at the March 6 WWE Raw, embracing him at the ramp. Cody previously revealed that he asked Cena for a match should the stars align.
Elsewhere during the interview, Cena commented on his interaction with The Rock on the September 15 episode of WWE Raw.
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