Cody Rhodes Comments On The Rock's Eventual WWE Return, Bonding With Seth Rollins

Since The Rock pinned current WWE Champion Cody Rhodes on the first night of WrestleMania 40, many have been waiting for "The Great One" to make his return to WWE and continue his ongoing story with Rhodes. While the timeline for said return is unclear, Rhodes recently discussed the matter on "The Pivot Podcast" to make it known that whenever The Rock comes back, he'll be ready.

"My head has been a swivel every day since the day after WrestleMania for when that music hits," said Rhodes. "I'll be 100% in the same spot I was, and I'll be ready for him."

Nothing has been confirmed regarding when The Rock will return to WWE, although Rhodes is hopeful it could be soon: "If I could give you a guess, I feel like I hope it happens in the next year."

Rhodes's timeline of the return happening within the next year would work with many fans' prediction that the match will take place at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas. The Rock recently stirred speculation on this belief, promising "the biggest match of all time" come April.

Elsewhere in the interview, Cody Rhodes also discussed his ongoing friendship with former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. Rhodes noted that while they did not get along initially, their now infamous 2022 Hell in a Cell match brought them closer together.

"Seth is one that I was not friends with at all," said Rhodes. "After you wrestle a match with a completely torn pec against somebody like that in a dangerous setting like the Hell in a Cell, you almost have to leave with a love for him."

Their relationship was especially important in the buildup to WrestleMania 40 with Rhodes recalling that Rollins was the first person he went to when his bus caught fire just days before the show.

"Huge fireball on my bus, I'm certain it's going to burn down," said Rhodes. "The first bus I ran to was [Seth's], like a little kid just watching through the window. He's been my guide since I came back to WWE. Love, love Seth."

Rollins and Rhodes have been linked since April 2022, as Rollins served as Rhodes's first opponent upon his WWE return. Since then, Rollins has also noted that the current WWE Champion is someone he has immense respect for.

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