Cody Rhodes Will Throw His Name In The Mix For World Heavyweight Title, But The Goal Hasn’t Changed

Cody Rhodes isn’t straying from the path.

Many fans are still talking about WrestleMania 39, a event that saw Cody Rhodes fail to capture the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship from Roman Reigns in a highly anticipated bout. Although many fans are curious about Rhodes and if he still has a path to championship gold going forward, ‘The American Nightmare’ himself still has one goal in mind.

In a recent interview with Comic Book Nation, Rhodes talked about the recent introduction of the World Heavyweight Championship and how he can’t say that he doesn’t want it.

“Triple H, being the coach here and calling the shots, and making it clear that the World Heavyweight Championship, from a fan of physical belts and all the nods and things that were done; the lions, pieces of old titles put on this hunting piece of metal that Triple H unveiled, as a fan of classic titles, it’s definitely something that piqued my interest. That’s the title that represents Raw. That’s the title that main events Raw. That’s the title that is the franchise title for the USA Network. I can’t say that I don’t want it. I can’t say that’s not something that, if you look and revise your goals and say, ‘this is the route we have to go,’ especially with me being drafted to Raw, that might be more of a case of a different story. The goal is still the same for me, but by no means am I, or should anyone, be looking down on the new World Championship. It’s one of those things where in time, people will hopefully come to love and revere. It’s being positioned as the lead title for the brand itself and it will take a lead individual to handle it. Raw has a stacked roster. I definitely want to throw myself in the mix. I try not to get into the discussion because of how WrestleMania 39 ends, a lot of people wonder how I would look at this. I try not to get into a discussion on it because, in my mind, the goal hasn’t changed, but other things are going to come up. You’re going to confront new adversity and for me, that’s Brock Lesnar more than anything. I can’t even think about that beautiful belt until I’m able to do something that very few people are able to do; get in the ring with The Beast and not just survive, but win.”

Rhodes is set to face off against Brock Lesnar at the Backlash premium live event on May 6. Fans can see the card for the event by clicking here.

Elsewhere in the interview, Rhodes said that himself vs. Roman Reigns is still the biggest match that WWE can put on. Click here to learn more.

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