Recently it was revealed that WWE will be cutting down on Live Events. WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Cody Rhodes recently shared his thoughts on this business decision.
While speaking to Josh Martinez on the Superstar Crossover podcast, Cody Rhodes shared that there are pros and cons to cutting down on Live Events. He kicked off with the pros. The American Nightmare sees this as a positive thing as the athletes get more time to rest and relax compared to how things were before.
“Pros and Cons. You know, a pro is more time for rest, recovery, we’re the modern WWE with all the medical protocols that exist in terms of [having] the best nutrition, to have the mental clarity, the focus, to be dialed in physically, we still very much are a… I guess, toxic to degree but heavyweight, like this is a vanity element to professional wrestling and sports entertainment. So, in terms of everyone’s preparation, that’s a good thing.
“In terms of being able to get that mental clarity to be able to get your time at home but also be able to be locked in on work. To be able to get the best nutrition, the best nest recovery, especially, they have all these things now with the cold plunges and inversion tables, blah, blah… I mean just a… I’m at DDP Studio now and half the stuff is in here. So…”
Cody Rhodes shares what the con is with the Live Shows being cut down
The American Nightmare also feels that the one con is that he will not be able to wrestle as much. Rhodes is believer that in order to get better at wrestling one needs to wrestle more in front of an audience.
“But, the con for me is, I only get better at wrestling by wrestling. So, that’s a con for me. How I can kind of mitigate it is, I have the Nightmare Factory where we can wrestle and do things and train. But training for wrestling like I never believed in wrestling schools growing up. Because the only way you can really do wrestling is by wrestling in front of an audience. You got to do it in front of an audience.
“And, that will be a challenge for me because I feel like I really kind of slid into the prime of my career and I feel really great. But I know if I take some steps back, in terms of that, I’m gonna have to mitigate it in some way. I’m gonna have to find, ‘Okay, how do I train for this if I’m not able to do, Saturday, Sunday House Shows, heading into a Monday Night Raw?’
“I think the majority of the locker room and roster probably looks at it as a really great thing. And from a company stand point, business-wise, it makes your shows, when they do come to your city even more special, versus just being given. So, it’s mainly pros across the board. I just have to find a way to kind of keep the wrestler in me wrestling,” Cody Rhodes said.
What are your thoughts on WWE cutting down on live events?
