Cody Rhodes won the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship at WrestleMania XL and finished his story. However, his journey as a champion doesn’t stop there. Fans will witness Rhodes trying to become a double-champion at ‘King and Queen of the Ring’ when he enters the squared circle against Logan Paul.
The feud between the two wrestlers hasn’t advanced much. However, fans have taken a keen involvement in everything that the reigning Undisputed Champion has to say. Recently, he showed his disapproval of ‘pretend wrestlers’. It didn’t take long for the wrestling faithful to claim that Rhodes was talking about Paul in the interview.
Did Cody Rhodes take a shot at Logan Paul?
The American Nightmare sat down in an interview with Inside The Ropes. The top star was talking about how CM Punk has grown as a wrestler and worked his way toward success, not being a ‘pretend wrestler’. This particular part of the interview was shared on YouTube shorts as a clip. In the clip, we can hear Cody Rhodes open up by saying, “Nothing offends me more in wrestling than pretend wrestlers. The guys who wrestle two to four times a month and they try to get all their wrestling experience in.”
Although he doesn’t reveal who he is talking about here, fans started predicting that the former AEW EVP was talking about Logan Paul here. This is because The Maverick is usually not around in weekly shows and is not as regular as various other stars on the main roster. Despite his sporadic appearances for the promotion, the budding WWE star has already clinched the US title. This has cast a spotlight on his limited involvement and highlighted the nature of part-time champions.
Since the former AEW star will be facing the YouTuber for his United States Championship to become the Grand Slam Champion in Saudi Arabia, fans thought that he might have been calling out his future opponent with this statement.
Fans connect the dots between Cody Rhodes’ feud and statement
Cody Rhodes sat in this interview a couple of weeks ago. By that time, his storyline to become the Grand Slam Champion hadn’t started. However, he could have still made that comment about Logan Paul based on his evaluation of the colleague. This led fans to believe that it was a call out to the social media influencer.
A user didn’t mince his words and suggested that Rhodes’ words couldn’t have been more obvious as it fit with Paul’s mainstream appeal and inactivity in the ring. The user said, “This is what he said after being asked ‘What do you think of Logan Paul?’”
Another fan showed his dissatisfaction with Logan Paul’s irregular appearances by saying, “Say Logan Paul. Without saying, Logan Paul.”
People who watched the clip after the Grand Slam feud came into existence believe that it is a direct connection: “Cody Rhodes vs Logan Paul this month at KOR.”
Another viewer thinks that the former boxer is what Cody Rhodes is talking about here: “He’s pretty much talking about Logan Paul. I can definitely tell.”
Some feel that if this statement was made against Logan Paul, it could cause issues in their friendship. The WWE Universal World Heavyweight champion appeared as a guest in Paul’s IMPAULSIVE podcast a year ago in a candid discussion and the user alluded to this by saying, “Wasn’t he on Logan’s podcast?”
Do you think Cody Rhodes made this statement for Logan Paul? Who else could he be pointing toward? Let us know in the comments below.
