Backstage Reaction To Cody Rhodes Being In The WrestleMania Main Event

Cody Rhodes made his return to the ring back in January and he returned in a big way. The American Nightmare punched his ticket for WrestleMania when he won the 30 man Royal Rumble match and now he’s set to challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship on the Grandest Stage of Them All.

Rhodes will be wrestling in the main event at WrestleMania 39 and it’s shaping up to be the biggest match of his career. Recently Cody spoke to WrestleBinge about the reaction to his big match which he indicated has been mostly positive.

“I will say that it’s been very — the graphic, the poster came out WrestleMania the other day, and the amount of text I got from people in the industry that I worked with a ton of times, but also the people I worked with just maybe one time, the amount of love that was given was really — obviously, I’m a sentimental guy, is very touching, but also really put a level of responsibility on me.

“It’s great to hear someone say, ‘He’s the right guy to face the guy,’ but, for me personally, I have to go out and execute. I have to go out and deliver. It can’t just be a pipe dream. It can’t just be hope. It has to be hope and execution, and that’s where I’m at.

“So I’ve tried not to get too high on the love that I’m getting from my peers in the business or get too down on any criticism that I might be getting as well just because none of it matters unless you go out there and execute and give them something to really just love and cherish. WrestleMania being the biggest thing we do, that’s what I aim to do.”

WrestleMania 39 will take place from SoFi Stadium on April 1 and April 2 and it’s expected that Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns will main event night 2.

H/T Fightful