Six Feet Under - Cody Rhodes talks infamous WrestleMania Afterparty & Undertaker's Final Boss moment
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What was the conspiracy surrounding WrestleMania 29?
Because if he's the judge, where are you? Are you a judge?
No, no. Definitely not a judge.
Well, you're also not the bailiff.
I'm about to think about that. I don't know.
I think you're a lead DA. You might be the DA.
I could be a DA. Yeah. I can be a DA.
Dumbass. You heard it here. Get the shovels out.
What advice did The Rock give Cody Rhodes?
Wow.
What does DA mean? District attorney.
I was about to say divorce attorney, but I was just joking. Oh! Oh! There we go.
This episode is brought to you by Factor. Hello everyone, get your shovels out because we are going six feet under. This is a Fanatics and WWE original production. This is gonna be part two of a stellar set of interviews. Our guest today, the American nightmare, Cody Rhodes. Get your shovels out. Is that new? That's brand new, man.
How did Cody Rhodes handle challenges in his wrestling career?
That's hot. That's hot. 15 seconds new. It also could mean a lot of things. Yeah. I mean, we could bury people. Exactly. Intro to the pod.
We could, hey, let's really get our shovels out because we're about to let somebody have it. I like that anyway.
That sounds good, man. You know, this is part two. We did your show, and it got me to thinking. Our careers, although different, have had a lot of similarities, man. And work with me here.
What is the significance of Wrestlers’ Court in wrestling culture?
So I'm at WCW, and I'm trying to get a pay raise. Me and Mark. Right? Me and Mark. Me and Mark. Me and Mark Callis. Thank you, Terry Funk. Yeah. Anyway, I've been there eight, nine months. I'm just trying to get a bump, right? Just trying to get a little bump in pay. I ain't trying to break the bank. I ain't trying to make Cody Rhodes money. Just a little bump. Just a little bump.
How did the afterparty for WrestleMania 29 unfold?
A little bump. Right? And they tell me, like, hey, you're a great athlete. No one will ever pay money to see you wrestle.
Did someone actually tell you that? Yeah, Ole Anderson told me that. Ole Anderson told you no one's ever going to pay to see you wrestle?
You're a great athlete. No one will ever pay money to see you wrestle.
I don't want to just linger on this, but what would possess a man, even if you thought that, why take the risk of, what if you're wrong? And what if you're incredibly wrong? I know Ole was quite a wild individual, but continue. Wow.
Yeah, so it's one of those moments like, okay. They wanted to re-sign me.
What unique experiences did Cody Rhodes share about his career?
They just didn't want to. They wanted to re-sign me on the same deal. I think it was $1,200 a month, I think. It was something ridiculous, right? Again, I wasn't trying to break the bank. I just wanted to be able to pay my rent. And, um, you, you, you have that moment, like that was such a big goal to get to WCW. Right. And then to be, to have to face that in the moment in a room full of, you know, there's Ole Anderson and Arnett, uh, uh, Jim Hurd and Jim Barnett, all these guys, and you have to sit there and like, wow. And then have that moment of realization, uh, And I think you had to have that kind of same moment. Yeah. You know, yeah, you're in the WWE, but things aren't going your way. And it takes a lot of courage to, okay, I'm here, but this is not what I envisioned and this is not what I want.
Yeah.
How did Cody Rhodes feel about his return to WWE?
to actually pull the plug and leave, right? And I had to do the same thing. Like I had, okay, I have a job, but I knew right away, that is my ceiling. And there is no upside to what I just got told. And a lot of guys, through my experience, don't have the courage or the belief in themselves to say, I got to get out of here.
And you did. Well, your courage and belief, but also part of pulling the plug and doing it and burning the boats and all that, part of it makes it so you have no choice. Right? That's the other. It's kind of like if you're going to put this out in the universe and you say it so that you know you're compelled to make it happen. A lot of our confidence as wrestlers, or at least in my case, has been, A little bit of fake it till you make it. A little bit of... A lot of fake it till you make it.
A lot of it.
A lot.
What insights did Cody provide on the evolution of wrestling storytelling?
But I'll always try to stand up and make it seem like I know exactly what I'm doing. And then you start to figure out a little bit. But it takes time. And I actually... Leaving WWE is one thing. Coming back to WWE is actually a very similar situation.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What was the conspiracy surrounding WrestleMania 29?
0:01–0:20
2
What advice did The Rock give Cody Rhodes?
0:20–1:13
3
How did Cody Rhodes handle challenges in his wrestling career?
1:13–1:46
4
What is the significance of Wrestlers’ Court in wrestling culture?
1:46–2:08
5
How did the afterparty for WrestleMania 29 unfold?
2:08–2:53
6
What unique experiences did Cody Rhodes share about his career?
2:53–3:56
7
How did Cody Rhodes feel about his return to WWE?
3:56–5:00
8
What insights did Cody provide on the evolution of wrestling storytelling?
5:00–1:24:33