Cody Rhodes wants more individuals might see the real relationships behind the scenes in WWE — especially his association with Roman Reigns. Appearing as a visitor on the Flagrant podcast, the Undisputed WWE Champion opened about his relationship with the Original Tribal Chief.

“We just don’t have any interaction,” stated The American Nightmare.

Rhodes fasted to point out that he doesn’t have a bad word to state about Reigns and stated he has actually never ever heard the OTC state a bad feature of him. However, Rhodes confessed that they’ve just had 2 discussions because Rhodes went back to WWE in 2022.

“I’ve wrestled this guy at two Wrestlemanias. Two conversations. One, telling him that I was coming on board and I was looking forward to it,” Rhodes stated. He likewise discussed that he might have excused remarks he made in the previous about Reigns, which might discuss why their relationship is far-off.

In 2017, while dealing with Ring of Honor, Rhodes declared he was the greatest attract fumbling. When a fan on X (then Twitter) shared a video of his remark and requested Reigns’ viewpoint, Reigns reacted by referencing his experience headlining BattleMania 32 in front of 100,000 fans the previous year. Said Reigns, “I don’t even need to click the link and watch it. If that house didn’t draw over 100K. He’s just talking silly. #WalkOverTalk.”

Rhodes fired back by body-shaming Reigns and calling him out for a stopped working drug test in 2016. “Man, for so long, I thought that tactical vest was just covering up his potbelly. I thought that tactical vest was just covering up a failed drug test. It was covering up something much worse. It was covering up envy,” stated Rhodes.

Though he thinks he excused those remarks, Rhodes stated they “never talked about any of that.”

Their 2nd discussion, according to Rhodes, came when he thanked Reigns for your home, or participation, at WWE’s last premium live occasion, Bad Blood, held at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA.

“Tickets were really good for Atlanta,” stated Rhodes. “We had sold out, but then we sold out again because you open up, you open up, you open up when (Reigns) was introduced to the frey. So I got that moment. I got nothing back, which, you know, it’s a unique relationship.”

Despite the supposed absence of reciprocation from Reigns, Rhodes completed his anecdote by enhancing his WrestleMania competitor, stating Reigns has actually made whatever he’s accomplished.

“He’s incredibly special and done so much for WWE. And when people get on to him about the limited dates and stuff, they don’t realize he was the thing. He did all this. He’s earned everything he’s got right now.”