This, safe to say, wasn’t going according to plan.Įveryone in WWE, of course, was happy to see the crowd energizing behind Zayn, the Canadian journeyman who had wowed the wrestling world with his desperate attempts to ingratiate himself with Roman Reigns’s Bloodline. In the back, where executives and superstars watched the show from the Gorilla Position, you could almost hear an audible gulp. They wanted to talk about Sami Zayn, and they chanted another man’s name as the babyface challenger for WWE gold stood in the ring. “So,” he asked the Florida Raw crowd, “what do you want to talk about?” Who Has WWE’s Momentum Heading Into ‘WrestleMania’? The ESTablishment: How Bianca Belair’s Wins and Losses Define Her Greatness Ten ‘WrestleMania’ Matches You May Have ForgottenĬody, decades after his old man wore his polka dots, years after occupying what felt like a permanent place on the undercard in his Stardust makeup, months since his decision to leave the upstart company he’d built to compete with the WWE machine, would finally, finally finish his family’s story. I’m not trying to add to the pressure or become anxious about it, but when it’s your whole life that’s the chase, the stakes are high.” It’s a much longer story, and that’s what I feel maybe puts a lot of pressure on it. It’s very different than what the American Dream went through in Florida. ![]() “Not just my whole professional life, my whole life. “The chase has been my whole life,” Cody told The Ringer from a studio he’d set up in his home, never for a moment wanting to look like anything but a star. But the American Dream’s title chase was a history that hung over Cody’s quest to win the WWE championship, and it was a history WWE was counting on to hold the Orlando crowd’s attention and pull at heartstrings. They all fell to the force of his bionic elbow, and Orlandoans in the early days of the theme park revolution were enthralled by this son of a plumber, who was putting on a show every bit as spectacular as anything happening in the Magic Kingdom.Īncient history, sure. Here, Cody’s old man had exuded an indefinable energy as he ran over and through a litany of wrestling’s most historic names. It was a Monday night in Orlando, the old stomping grounds of his father, Dusty Rhodes. “The improv or whatever, right?” Reigns continued.It’s easy to forget now, just a little more than two months after that February 6 Raw segment, how precarious it all was, how close to disaster.Ĭody, resplendent in a peacoat so burgundy it almost shimmered purple, the color of royalty, looked every bit the champion he longs to be as he made his way to the ring. “Oh, he knows he has a bad habit of asking bad questions at press conferences,” Heyman added. “Yeah, you care to ad-lib and maybe rebuttal him?” Reigns retorted. “Yes, he (Nick Hausman) has a bad habit of starting problems at press conferences,” Heyman stated, seeming to allude to the issues that arose after the AEW All Out media scrum last year. ![]() Today was a very busy day for me and, whatever happened, I’m sure they’re all very lucky to have me. ![]() “So, yeah, I don’t really know too much about that. “I was too busy smashing your favorite,” Reigns began. What are your reactions to reports that WWE could be acquired by Endeavor, potentially merge with UFC, and, of course, Paul we already saw you getting into it with Conor McGregor over on Twitter.” “It sounds like there could be a big change in ownership for WWE, maybe as early as tomorrow. “Huge news broke this afternoon from CNBC,” I began. I asked WWE PR for the mic and was granted my opportunity. However, once I saw Paul Heyman, someone exceptionally well-connected internally, and Roman Reigns, the retaining Undisputed WWE Universal Champion and face of the company, step on the stage, I knew I wanted their take as well.Īs questions went by, I worried I would never get my chance but at the last minute, Heyman said the press could ask one more question. When I stepped into the WWE WrestleMania 39 press conference today, I was admittedly hopeful that I would get to ask Paul “Triple H” Levesque about the reported sale of WWE to Endeavor, and merger with UFC, which could happen as early as tomorrow.
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