Cody Rhodes: “I’m the best wrestler in the world”

Cody Rhodes believes he is the best wrestler in the world.

Rhodes returned to the WWE during night one of WrestleMania 38 after a six year absence. Rhodes was revealed to be the mystery opponent for Seth Rollins and defeated Rollins with Cross Rhodes in front of more than 70,000 fans inside AT&T Stadium.

Rhodes spoke with Variety ahead of the return and was candid about being back in the WWE fold. Notably, Cody said he believes he’s the best wrestler in the world.

I told Vince McMahon, Bruce Prichard and Nick Khan — this very small circle of individuals — I told them what I truly believe and it’s that I’m the best wrestler in the world,” Rhodes said. “And to go further with it, I actually don’t think there’s a close second. But with that said, the opportunity now exists to prove it, and that’s what I’m most excited about.

“It’s a completely different individual returning to the game. It’s a different brand. It’s someone who’s experienced all the wonders of independent wrestling, of traveling internationally, of being able to get on the ground with the fans that make this whole ship move. But different person or not, I’m still that little kid that I mentioned in an AEW promo that wants what my dad didn’t get, and I’m not going to say it out loud because I don’t want to jinx it. But, you know, he went to Madison Square Garden, stood across from Superstar Billy Graham and he held it in his hands, the goal of mine, and it was taken away because that was the context of the match. I understand that now as an adult, but as a kid, that was the only reason I ever wanted to get in, so that I could get what he didn’t get.”

Cody Rhodes is a former EVP in AEW and left that company earlier this year. He is a former Intercontinental Champion and Tag Team Champion in WWE.

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