Cody Rhodes on Roman Reigns “Beef”, Finishing Fathers Legacy, & Vince McMahon Story

yerrrr WWE CHAMP Cody Rhodes came to Flagrant studios to show off the belt, talk to us about this insane Vince McMahon documentary, help break down some wrestling beef for us and tell us his insane rise, fall and story within the world of professional wrestling. INDULGE

00:00Intro

00:57Vince Doc is truly incredible + Rep it properly

3:33 Cody is THE White Meat Baby Face

6:48 Finishing The Story + Being a Nepobaby

9:31 Dusty Rhodes + Hall of Fame Speech

12:02Start in WWE, highs and lows + felt locked in

14:24Little battles, Hated being Stardust + Work on your craft

19:29Dustin liked Goldust, Father proud too

22:42Leaving WWE, burn. the boats + huge risk

26:12Living check to check + Brandi had his back

27:58Posting “The List” + Seeing his impact

33:50Bullet Club + Meltzer’s tweet “I’ll take that bet”

41:00All-In mania + Things that went wrong

46:12Tony Khan connect + AEW being created

52:57Worst experience as Indie + ”dead or in jail”

57:30How much was Cody making?

59:32What is the Cody Lie?

1:02:47Why shake the cage again?

1:04:25Vince’s offer + Cody owning his IP

1:10:021 match + Why not challenge for title on AEW?

1:14:14Seth Rollins + nerve-wracking return

1:16:15Need guidance on being Face v Heel

1:24:15The Pec injury

1:29:29Pure enjoyment, the “f word” + 100% real

1:34:43Focus group every night + Triple H calling the play for 39

1:38:37Brock Lesnar’s rub + unbelievable professional

1:41:18The Rock’s return + being heartbroken

1:44:36We want Cody + Rock becoming The Final Boss

1:49:06Not the best of friends with The Rock

1:51:07Seth Rollins is the man

1:57:02“Finish The Story” + Real moments

2:02:58“Thank you for the house” + Roman is incredible

2:04:14How hard is this the schedule?

2:05:05Behind the scenes tension + We need the tan

2:08:30We need attachment + find your thing

2:11:28Recruitment, the It factor + Mega Man moves

2:16:32How to work the crowd

2:18:55Learning your opponent + speaking Carnie

2:21:11Not trying to crack up + Modern WWE

2:27:59Emulating sports now + Biggest pops

2:31:46Why does a character plateau?

2:34:25How long can Cody go on for?

2:38:27Honoring Dusty Rhodes with mom

2:42:01Cody’s daughter changed EVERYTHING

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