Cody Rhodes Reflects On Street Fight With John Cena, ‘To See John Go At The Pace He Went, This Final Run Is Special’

Cody Rhodes regained the Undisputed WWE Championship at WWE SummerSlam, defeating John Cena in a street fight. It was the first time Rhodes defeated Cena in singles competition, avenging his loss from WrestleMania 41.

Appearing on ESPN, Cody was asked about the street fight.

“I’m up today and [bounces around], but certainly it was one of those matches where you hear on commentary, ‘These two guys will never be the same.’ I’d say that is pretty apt. Just some incredible bumps. To see John go at the pace he went at this point in his career, really just leaving his mark behind. This final run with him is really special. I could do it again. I think I have to do it again,” said Cody.

Asked about John’s career overall, Cody said, “Over the weekend, one of the special things with John is, he was with WWE, the face of WWE, the quarterback of it all, throughout a period of time where things like this weren’t happening. He really carried it, almost through the wilderness. Now, the fact that he can be there when we’re doing our first two-night SummerSlam, when a few days later we’re announcing this wonderful connection with ESPN. I’m glad he gets to see all that because he always put it all in his hands. For him to be able to know, ‘It’s okay. They’re growing. It’s getting even bigger. I can walk away at peace,’ is a great thing for someone like him and all he did.”

Elsewhere during the interview, Cody Rhodes commented on Brock Lesnar’s return to WWE. You can find his comments here.

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