Cody Rhodes: Phoenix. Normally, I would ask you, what do you want to talk about, but I think we all want to talk about the same thing. Timing is a funny thing in life, just as it is in this industry. Not just about WWE, not just about sports entertainment, but about pro wrestling itself. It starts tonight, SmackDown going three hours, here in Phoenix. And then of course, Monday Night Raw going to Netflix. And I am not cleared to wrestle because of Kevin Owens. And at the Royal Rumble, we will hang this championship up above us.
Kevin Owens and I will compete in a Ladder Match. We go way back. All the dues you had to pay in order to make it to the top of WWE. Being the centerpiece. You talked about us moving into the future. This is the greatest generation in the history of the company. I know how that feels like, when you want to fight, and management start holding you back. And your neck is hanging by a thread. I can see that you need a friend, and you need someone to watch your back, and maybe I need to watch your back.
I always tell the truth. Cody Rhodes: Always tell the truth. I would love to say, years ago, I watched you from afar, I watched you carry WWE through its darkest time.
I would love to say that you and I are kindred spirits, the fact that we had to leave here, scrap ourselves off the mat, and make a name for ourselves, come back and finish our story. I would love to say, that over the last years, not only have you become a beast on that microphone, but in this. I can just feel this tension. I can feel this situation. You want to throw hands, right here, right now? You want a shot at this championship? We might as well do it. Everybody wants it. Drew, come and get it.
One more thing, you need to watch your back. Kevin Owens attacks Rhodes from behind. Owens is putting the boots to Rhodes. All hell starts breaking loose in Phoenix. Nakamura kicks Idolo in the gut. Nakamura with Muay Thai Knee Strikes. Nakamura whips Idolo across the ring. Idolo kicks Nakamura in the chest. Idolo with a Hurricanrana. Idolo dropkicks Nakamura off the ring apron.
