Cody Rhodes admitted that he and The Rock still have lingering tension.
The pair had some intense moments in the build-up to their clash at WrestleMania 40. The Rock initially took Cody Rhodes’ spot in the main event of WrestleMania, although fan support soon forced The Rock to turn heel.
Despite The Rock winning their match at WrestleMania together, Cody Rhodes admits there is still tension between the two. Cody Rhodes recently appeared on The Flagrant podcast, where he discussed his relationship with The Rock (H/T to Fightful for the transcription).
The WWE Champion admitted that The Rock didn’t understand the landscape of WWE when he came back but denied having any beef with the People’s Champion.
“In his defense, I think Rock has become so busy, his output is incredible. I don’t think he knew so much about the current landscape. He knows the company backward and forwards; the show is called SmackDown because he said that word. He set the table for everybody, but I don’t think he was always keeping an eye on the table. I think over the course of that week, and I could be wrong, I’m so glad that he did see ‘Okay, it’s bigger,'”
When asked if he had any beef with The Rock, Cody Rhodes said, “No. Just when a situation like that happens and it’s very real, the fans have made a choice. It’s very real. I think there is a lingering tension, perhaps.”
Cody Rhodes: I Universally Love The Rock
Cody Rhodes continued, adding that he grew up as a fan of The Rock and “universally” loves him.
“I universally love him. I grew up a Rock fan. We have yet to debrief on WrestleMania and what happened. I bet his story is a little different. Maybe some bad advice came or maybe he didn’t get good knowledge of, ‘Here is the current layout and who is sitting at that table.’ I’d love that, if one day we could have this debrief. I never want to do anything in secret or behind the scenes. Truth is, when that happened, you start thinking, ‘What if I told such and such this story.’ No, you can’t. I got very defensive.”
