Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) is a professional wrestler with WWE and the reigning WWE Undisputed Champion. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Atlanta, Georgia to discuss winning the WWE Championship for a third time, welcoming his new daughter Leilani Ella, reacting to hearing boos from fans, his WrestleMania 42 match against Randy Orton, not being the fan favorite at WrestleMania 41 in his match with John Cena, the Codyvator spot in their SummerSlam rematch, being slapped by Travis Scott, how the infamous Cody Splash came to be, that tables match with The Big Show, and more!

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00:00 Intro
01:55 Cody is now a father of 2
05:40 His title still has Drew McIntyre's sideplates
07:05 The prized possession in his personal collection
08:45 Has Cody accomplished more than Dusty Rhodes?
11:45 WWE Vault/Wrestler's lives after wrestling
13:30 His odd jobs before wrestling
19:37 The CVV question that "haunted" him
23:37 The story after "Finishing the story"
26:17 Cody is not trying to win over his haters
27:35 "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain"
30:17 Getting booed at WrestleMania 41
34:18 Planning his SummerSlam match with John Cena
37:36 Triple H came up with the John Cena/Cody Rhodes Codyvator spot
38:56 His 2007 WWE debut against Randy Orton
44:29 His goals upon returning to WWE at WrestleMania 38
46:47 His WrestleMania main event feels different this year
49:41 Hosting his podcast and being a guest on podcasts
52:55 His hilarious top rope splash
56:28 Travis Scott smacking him at Elimination Chamber
58:55 His role in STREET FIGHTER as Guile
01:04:41 The "Raheem" line in his promo
01:06:40 Being in the prime of his career
01:09:25 Not feeling like the top guy in WWE
01:11:04 The biggest lesson he learned from John Cena
01:12:23 Reaction to the crowd booing him
01:15:14 Tables match vs Big Show
01:16:55 Wanting to see less cutters in wrestling
01:18:28 3 things Cody is grateful for

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