Cody Rhodes has named his WWE Championship win at WrestleMania 40 as the best moment of his career, describing it as the most real story he could tell in professional wrestling.
Speaking to The Rich Eisen Show, Rhodes explained the personal weight behind the moment.
“It has to likely be WrestleMania 40, because capturing the WWE Championship is probably the most real story I could possibly tell in sports entertainment and pro wrestling that blends fact and fiction because it was the title that my dad never won and was so close to winning. And I really thought it was out of my hands by the time I’d come back to WWE.”
He also reflected on the moment’s lasting significance and its bittersweet footnote.
“To be able to hold it up and hand it to my mom. It’s also lingering today because everybody who put me on their shoulders and celebrated, almost all of them have turned on me at this point. So like all modern WWE spins out of WrestleMania 40 and that has to be the best moment in my career.”
Rhodes defends the title against Gunther at Clash in Italy on May 31 at Inalpi Arena in Turin.