Cody Rhodes And Paul Heyman Cut Emotionl Promo On WWE RAW – On tonight’s WWE RAW, a fantastic segment between Cody Rhodes and Paul Heyman faced off on the mic.
During the promo, Rhodes not only addressed the potential of facing Sami Zayn at WrestleMania but also faced off against Paul Heyman with both of them getting very emotional.
Here is a full recap of the segment:
Rhodes asks what the fans what they want to talk about. He says he used his interview time last week to discuss his WrestleMania 39 match against the current opponent, Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. Fans chant for Sami Zayn and Cody says fans read his mind as he said “current opponent” for a reason. Cody talks Sami up and mentions the Zayn vs. Reigns title match at WWE Elimination Chamber. Fans chant “Sami!” now and Cody says it’s looking more and more like he will be challenging Zayn at WrestleMania. Cody mentions being friends with Zayn, then wishes them good luck, and says he hopes the best man wins in Montreal.
Paul Heyman interrupts on the mic, then makes his way out. Heyman does his usual intro and asks Rhodes if he may step into the ring. Heyman says one day Rhodes may find out, hopefully not at Hyman’s expense, but one day is that life at the top of this industry requires an understanding that the only week busier than the week leading into a major event like The Rumble or WrestleMania, is the week coming out of a major event. Heyman says The Tribal Chief and himself have had a lot on their plate, and admittedly somethings fell through the cracks, but now Heyman and Reigns want to congratulate Cody on his Royal Rumble win. Heyman shakes hands with Rhodes, and says he deserved the win.
Fans chant “Cody!” and “you deserve it!” now. Cody says his dad and brother both had nicknames for Heyman but he will just call him Mr. Heyman because he has an immense respect for Heyman, and Heyman knows why. Rhodes goes on and recalls a story from 2000… his family went broke, they had just $100 in a bank account for all of them, his dad was doing commercials for a local car company, and not for money, but so that he could keep his car. Fans chant “Dusty!” for WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes now. Rhodes says then Heyman called Dusty, said ECW was in town, and if Dusty would agree to appear on ECW TV, Heyman would pay him and pay him well. Fans chant “ECW!” now. Cody says Heyman kept his word… in addition to the money they sorely needed, ECW gave Dusty his confidence back and he can’t thank Heyman enough for that. Fans pop. Rhodes says before coming back to WWE he was somewhere else causing trouble, and from one disruptor to another, Heyman showed him the way. Rhodes thanks Heyman again, and fans pop. A “thank you Paul!” chant breaks out. Heyman says Cody is good, he really caught Heyman off-guard.
Heyman came out to schmooze a little business but Cody got him… personally. Fans cheer as Heyman looks out. Heyman says if we’re shooting from the hip, let’s do it all the way. Heyman says this isn’t about him or Dusty, it’s about Cody, everything he’s fought for. Heyman talks about Cody fighting for that WrestleMania match but says he’s not just doing that, he’s trying to take the title from the biggest box office attraction, Roman Reigns. Heyman wonders how Cody will perform under the pressure and says no one ever prepared him for that. Heyman says right down the road is the WWE Performance Center, where Cody’s father trained and prepped the biggest stars of this generation. Names like Seth Rollins, Becky Lynch, Bayley, Kevin Owens, even The Tribal Chief, but he did not train or prep… you. Heyman goes on and says maybe Dusty didn’t want Cody to go through life as his son, he wanted Cody to go through life as Cody, WrestleMania main eventer who dethroned Reigns, maybe. Heyman goes on and says he can’t tell Cody how much he loved his father, and how much Dusty loved Cody, but he can tell Cody this one, personally… Heyman says in his last conversation with Dusty, he said Cody was his favorite son… but Reigns was the son he always wanted.
Heyman raises the mic and drops it as fans boo. Cody approaches Heyman, who says he was just being honest. Cody grabs Heyman’s hand for a shake and tightens it. Coy says he’s just trying to win a wrestling championship but everyone wants to make it personal, and that’s just what Heyman did, but Heyman won’t pay for it, his boy Roman will, at WrestleMania when he takes those titles… personally.
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