Cody Rhodes: I’m Competing With Seth Rollins To Be The Face Of WWE Raw

Cody Rhodes is always competing with Seth Rollins. 

Seth Rollins is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, making him one of the faces of WWE Raw as he carries the title and tries to uplift the brand. Cody Rhodes might not be the champion, but he’s positioned as one of the top stars on the brand. Both men receive the loudest reactions from Monday to Monday. 

Speaking to Denise Salcedo of Instinct Culture, Cody was asked about the toughest part of his journey. 

“The toughest part is, we’re in a generation now, and one of the reasons why this has become one of the most successful and healthy time for pro wrestling or sports entertainment, one of the biggest challenges is you’re flanked by other guys and girls who could be in your spot and maybe are in your spot, and then you get it back. It’s not a negative thing. Politics are involved in any type of entertainment, but they’re really, I feel like been since removed because we have a bunch of grown men and women who are there now. Charlotte Flair is not NXT Charlotte. Seth Rollins is not The Shield Seth. Kevin Owens is not ROH Kevin Owens. They’ve experienced it, they’ve felt live crowds, they’ve understood booking, they’ve understood turning over money, everything, they’ve understood it, and now we’re all together. One of my favorite things and I think one of the reasons why I have been in the best position I’ve been in my career is because on the same show I compete with a guy, the World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, every week, and it’s not negative. He would like to be the Raw face, and I would like to be the Raw face. I don’t know, some weeks, maybe we trade it off, but that is what makes this good. Competition is what makes this good, and I needed to compete against the very best. Seth, I say he’s top three, one of the very best, Roman being one of the very best, that’s what been able to bring out the very best in me,” he said. 

Following WWE Money in the Bank, Cody revealed that John Cena told him you can be a champion without the title. You can find Cody’s full comments by clicking here. 

Both Rollins and Cody are set to compete at WWE SummerSlam as Rollins defends the WWE World Heavyweight Title against Finn Balor while Cody takes on Brock Lesnar. 

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