Will Cody Rhodes Consider Turning Heel? Here’s What The Undisputed WWE Champion Feels

Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes has discussed the possibility of him becoming a heel. Since making a comeback to WWE in 2022, Rhodes has established himself as a top babyface of the company. At All Elite Wrestling (AEW), there were rumors that the American Nightmare would be involved in a story as a negative character. Nothing like that happened as Rhodes returned to WWE and started competing as a babyface. Many fans have already expressed their desire to see Rhodes as a heel. The 39-year-old wrestler recently addressed the topic during an interaction on The Pivot Podcast and shared his thoughts about the art of being a “pro wrestling heel.”

“It is very hard to be a heel today. Very hard because what is a heel? If a heel is trying to actively take something away that you like. You’ll hear people in wrestling say ‘There’s a wrong type of heal’, there’s truly no such thing as long as you can manage it. A heel’s job is about to get cancelled. A heel’s job is to not be cool, to not sell merch, and I think in wrestling the term has gotten more identified with The Rock types,” Rhodes said.

According to Rhodes, turning a heel is not as easy as it seems. Giving logic to his remark, Rhodes referred to Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson who became a heel earlier this year. “This is the Rock, he’s in a Disney movie, he’s beloved. Watching him is a prime example, you have to go to lengths to upset people and he upset them greatly because he was taking away a spot and he was smart enough to know that was a good spot to be in,” he said.

Rhodes, however, appears to have no plans of turning a heel at this point in his WWE career. “I want to be the champ. I want to be the, like, there’s a beauty if you can commit to being a bad, bad guy. It’s a unique space creatively. You’ve got to be vulnerable and open, and you’ve got to be blood-hungry in terms of how you are on the microphone. There’s this growing sect of fans who want to see what happens to me. I don’t know if they know what they’re asking for, though,” he explained.