 What's good job your boros back again with another video. So we're gonna check out what made Cody Rose story so epic, man This should be a great one. I'm definitely interested to check this one out ever since Cody has finished the story It's such a beautiful thing to see how far he has come from the start of his wrestling career to him leaving WWE to him being Making himself more of a household name on the independent scene to helping Start up AEW to you know, being a prominent figure in that company to ultimately come back to WWE and then Actually finish his story and have one of the greatest WrestleMania moments of all time It's definitely just a beautiful thing to watch So I'm guessing we're gonna go down memory lane check out some it you know his moments to where we are now in WWE and probably an AEW I was definitely looking forward to checking this video out Just just because I like to see stories like this it for me It's a motivational thing like you can start from somewhere and I have a rough patch But if you stay to the course you stay to the ground and you believe into believing to yourself Believe in who you are and what you you know the value you have you should you'll be surprised What the outcome could be for you in the future, but you got to always keep pushing through So let's check this out. She'll be good one. Let's do the damn thing April 7th 2024 WrestleMania 40 Cody Rhodes stands tall and overthrows the over 1000 day reign of Roman reigns This is the moment the moment every rest their dreams of but for someone who just nine years ago couldn't get an undercard Many a match against his brother this seemed like it could never happen almost no journey to the top spot in WWE is a straight line, but roses one that zigged and zagged more than most his story is one that shows believing in yourself Knowing what you're worth and fighting for what you believe in can pay off extraordinarily I got just said believing in yourself y'all literally just said that leaving yourself Bet on yourself because who else is There's no denying that he's become undeniable stories are at their best when they mirror the human experience Even an absurd escapism like professional wrestling We gravitate to stories that we can relate to stories of envy like when the mega powers exploded over miss Elizabeth And neither man wanting to play second to do Stone colds triumph over every obstacle that is tyrant boss mr. McMahon through in his way Who at one time hasn't thought about giving their boss the middle finger or a story like Daniel Bryan Who's hard work in connection to the fans forces way into the main event match at WrestleMania Even though the company didn't see him as more than a b-plus player We can all relate to these stories in some way, which makes them more powerful Cody Rhodes story of believing in himself when no one else did is One that we can all relate to and it's even more powerful because it wasn't just a professional wrestling story It's the story of the man himself as he went off script to create a journey that has captivated fans beyond belief Cody Rose was born June 30th 1985 the half brother of Dustin Rhodes better known as goldest in WWE and the son of Resting legend Dusty Rhodes if you don't know too much about resting history or are newer to the product You've probably still heard of Dusty, but might not know just how important he is in the resting industry in many ways the American dream He didn't have the look of a typical mega star like Hulk Hogan or the revolutionary in-ring skills of someone like Randy Savage But what does he did have was that he understood emotion and he was able to connect with the fans better than almost any other Rester of all time Rose promo skills even with his strong accent and untraditional tone are widely regarded as some of the Greatest in wrestling history the son of a plumber took what others would see as shortcomings in his physique and heavy accent as Strengths and created an everyman gimmick that the audience absolutely adored the fans loved him and supported him in droves Making him one of the biggest draws of the 1980s Rhodes master the emotional side of resting and understood his audience in ways Few if any have been able to since this made Rose not only a great wrestler But also a historic booker Wrestling is of course scripted and the booker is the one who decides who goes over in the match and where the story goes Dusty was one of the most influential bookers in history during his time with Jim Crockett promotions as they were competing against McMahon's WWF and Hulkamania Rhodes was also historically a great commentator in WCW and eventually even a great trainer in NXT Working with some of the biggest names in the industry today Rhodes shoes are some of the biggest in wrestling history and almost impossible for anyone to follow However, Cody was eager to do just that after a successful amateur wrestling career in high school Cody knew he wanted to join the family business and through his family connections began training at Ohio Valley Wrestling where he honed his skills and developed his character in 2007 Cody made his WWE debut first being introduced by his father and having a brief mini feud where he would protect his father Against Randy Orton who was portraying his legend killer gimmick where he targeted the greats of the business the WWE show That they saw Cody as a future star giving him his first televised match against Randy Orton though it ended in an Orton win WWE further showed how highly they thought of Rhodes on the 15th raw anniversary show when along with hardcore Holly He won the tag team championships marking his first title the next major event in his career happened when he betrayed Holly and Revealed himself to be the surprise mystery partner Dibby Aussie jr. At night of champions 2008 they captured the titles This makes rose the only wrestler in WWE history to both lose and win the tag titles in the same match That's that that is kind of fire, bro He betrayed his teammate only to help out his future teammate to win the championship right back again That shit was funny Along with DBRC Rose joined the legacy faction under the tutelage of Randy Orton The gimmick behind legacy was that there were a heel team of second-generation wrestlers playing off the idea of nepotism in the Industry as DBRC and Rhodes often interfered in Orton's matches keeping him at the top of the card joining a faction early in your career Is a timeless technique used to help wrestlers build a connection with the crowd and learn on the job under more seasoned Superstars joining forces with more established wrestlers and factions has helped elevate the careers of many superstars It wasn't until the rock joined the nation of domination that his talent was able to be put on full display Facts it worked it worked There's nothing wrong with joining Being a part of a faction or stable it can help You grow find your character within the stable and then eventually Once you you know find your rhythm you're able to you know depart from that stable in and you know Kind of grow your character independently So it works for the most part sometimes it doesn't but for the most part it does Or when Xavier Woods and Big E teamed up with the already established Kofi Kingston to create the new day and elevate all three men A similar technique was used with legacies faction leader Randy Orton as part of evolution We're alongside another rookie named Batista They worked under the tutelage of the legend Ric Flair and the heavyweight champion at the time Triple H This also allowed for stories of both men defecting from the group Automatically elevating them to main event spots due to their established relationships and then rivalries with the then champion triple H Rose and DBRC work mostly as a tag team But we're also able to taste the main event scene and get screen time Assisting Orton in his feuds and his quest to the title Rhodes was able to make the final three in the 2009 royal rumble a huge accomplishment for any wrestler And he was able to assist Orton in winning the rumble He and DBRC also helped Orton in his feud against Triple H and the McMans This is such a fun for you the match Uh Didn't live up to the hype but the feud itself the story lines They were building between Randy Orton and triple H and Randy Orton literally just kicking people into another dimension Giving people full case of the CTE's every chance he got That's kiss bro. So fucking good Rhodes and DBRC even got pay-per-view matches against D generation X the legendary tag team of Sean Michaels and Triple H They even picked up a win against the team at breaking point 2009 These spotlights showed that the company saw promise in both Rhodes and DBRC Even though it is common knowledge that the wwe brass saw DBRC as the breakout player in the group By the turn of the year It seemed as though Rhodes and DBRC were ready to go their separate ways and receive singles pushes But not after they would get a WrestleMania triple threat match between all three in a match that puzzled internet wrestling fans The decision was to not put either of the younger stars over and give the win to Orton This breakup story which once had a lot of promise seemed to fizzle out a trend that seemed to follow Rhodes throughout his time in the company after the breakup Rhodes was drafted to Smackdown And his first chance to show what he was capable of as a singles wrestler Was from a gimmick that came about in a surprising way after a backstage poll of the divas They voted Cody Rose as the most attractive male on the roster This started his gimmick as the dashing Cody Rhodes a narcissistic heel gimmick But one that Rhodes put his all into it was quite entertaining He would give the fans grooming tips and be overprotective of his face during matches as he saw that as his money maker However, during a match against Rey Mysterio Rhodes legitimately broke his nose causing a turn to his character where he would now play on dashing Cody Rhodes And lament to fans about how hideous he was and how the fans were even worse He would put paper bags over both audience members heads and opponents he defeated It was intentionally comedic as he would talk about his hideous deformities But also wear a clear protective mask where the audience could clearly see he was not deformed and looked the same This character showed a lot of promise but in great character based promos and even capturing these It's just the idea of this whole situation was hilarious But him getting the intercontinental championship and bringing back the old school version of it That shit was cool. That was like the best moment of this like character Archie had bringing back the old school ic title Uh design was so great man. We gotta Run that back just a little bit But also wear a clear protective mask where the audience could clearly see he was not deformed and looked the same This character showed a lot of promise cutting great character based promos and even capturing the intercontinental title The secondary men's championship in the wwe Cody has gone on record talking about how he saw this as some of the best work of his career And he was able to really take charge creatively as he would craft the promos himself It's no secret that the modern day wwe has a creative team filled with writers who create the storyline and help script the promos But some wrestlers are given more creative freedom and ability to have a lot of same where the character goes And with the undashing gimmick, Cody got a taste of this and absolutely loved it However, even though Cody was showing all the promise in the world The gimmick fizzled out and road spent the next few years firmly cast in the mid card Starting a tag team with damien sandow known as the road scholars that though quite entertaining Was never able to capture the belts or get a serious push in 2013 The authority angle where triple h and company was meddling heavily with everything in wwe Cody stood up bringing in a real life dude between the man's and the roads Mentioning how they put dusty and polka dots when he came to the wwe And how they forced his brother into the insane goldest gimmick One thing to note is that it is true that vince mcmahon has long disliked anyone who has made their name away from his company Dusty who was one of the biggest stars in the world ended up wearing polka dots and mainly being a comedy Resta basically if you were a star somewhere else vince will torture you until you've earned just stripes in the wwe As part of the storyline triple h fired roads after a loss to randy autumn This was to allow cody to take some time off because he had married his now wife brandy roads at the time A backstage commentator for the company before he came back both his brother goldest and his father dusty side cutting promos This was bro. This was such a fun feud. I love this feud, bro. This was such a good feud, man The rose versus the authority and the roads versus the rose brothers versus the shield One man that match alone. I'm sure he's gonna talk about it. So great Was fighting for cody to be reinstated and after the authority had big show attacked their father Cody and dustin jumped the barricade and took out the authority's attack dogs at the time the shield This led to a match at the 2013 battleground pay-per-view wearing an extremely emotionally satisfying match Cody and goldest teamed up to beat the shield and get their jobs back Surely after they won the tag titles and things seemed to be going quite well However, after losing the titles cody would leave briefly and return as stardust a tribute to his brother's gimmick Where he would wear face paint and work in a full body suit for a non wrestling fan A gimmick change like this might be shocking But gimmick changes can often catapult wrestlers into much more promising positions Take charles right for example who in the early 90s wrestled under the gimmick as papa shango a voodoo practitioner Then he turned into kamma the ultimate fighting machine more of an mma type competitor Until he finally found the gimmick that would suit him best in the attitude era when he became the godfather a wrestling pimp Another simple example is that of jbl initially a career mid carder known as bradshaw Who was a redneck hard-nosed brawler? But then in storyline hit it rich in the stock market and started going by john bradshaw layfield An aristocratic Texan who would flex his wealth this gimmick change jumped him immediately to the main event scene Even being able to capture the wwe title So gimmick changes are a part of wrestling and wrestling fans will accept them as long as they work But not all gimmick changes are created equal There are countless examples of gimmick changes that don't work and stardust was just that Stardust debuted in what many people call the reality era where the characters that were becoming stars were the likes of c.m Punk and daniel bryan grounded characters that were less gimmicky But loved wrestling and would give anything for the business eccentric gimmicks weren't succeeding like they did in the past And stardust was certainly not working after tagging with goldus The two broke up and started a few they had hoped would make it to wrestle mania But instead the blow-off took place a month before at the fast same pay-per-view in a lackluster nine-minute mid card match Hody felt this was a slap in the face as he believed his story was worthy of so much more He argued with wwe creative to get him out of the stardust gimmick But to no avail he continued to bounce around the mid card with little creative direction whatsoever in 2015 His father dusty died which devastated him and cody begged creative to allow him to go on a sympathy babyface run Similar to that of ray mysterio's main event run after his best friend eddie guerrero had passed But they kept him a stardust and didn't give him anything to do. He was stuck. Which sucks, bro It's fucking sucks, bro. Your father dies and you you can't even really truly be yourself out there You know, it would have been a better situation at least for his character to really convey how he felt And the fans could really Bought into that and and understood and had sympathy you could have made a better star Not to say you're trying to take advantage of a real life situation like that, but at the same time That's just dad And it's like y'all forcing this guy to be a character that It's not meant to be taken seriously. Like it sucks. It's like a slap in the face Especially considering all that their father is done for the business is messed up Duck in catering This is an inside joke about wrestlers who tour with the wwe but aren't used very often Which suggests that many wrestlers have wasted the primes of their careers just sitting in catering the purgatory of wrestling But cody wasn't going to let that happen to him He finally acknowledged that wwe didn't see him in the same way He saw himself this caused cody to do something that at the time was quite rare in may of 2016 Cody asked for his release People were somewhat shocked as the rose had worked for the company for so long Rose later shared that triple h took cody's departure very personally because of everything he had done for his dad But cody felt that he had to leave and decided to bet on himself He had to bro He had to leave They weren't gonna do anything with him He had to leave. He had to do what was best for himself But he isn't the first wrestler to leave wwe far from it modern wrestling comes from the territory days Where wrestlers would move around promotions all the time and then during the monday night wars Wrestlers would constantly switch back and forth going to whichever side gave them more money and a bigger opportunity However in the 21st century after the fall of wcw leaving the biggest show in town wasn't as attractive In most cases the wrestlers who left were forced to go like jeff hardy going to tna because of his substance abuse problems Already guerrero working on the indies after being fired for the same reason even cody's brother dustin had left in 2003 but again this wasn't by his choice as wwe didn't renew his contract All these wrestlers eventually came back and were given more prominent roles once they came back But none of their departures were by their own choice cody had gone where very few wrestlers had gone before and left because he felt He deserved more the other difference is that there wasn't really a top promotion to jump to tna was now called impact And the top of the card was mostly run by former wwe guys like drew mackin tire and bobby lashley Two other guys who left the company and became biggest stars and they were once they returned But both had to wait a couple years until their true main event pushes came back The path to leaving and coming back was a possible one But it wasn't going to be easy once he was gone cody started working on the independence everywhere He could the fact that he was still well known from his time in the wwe made him an instant draw But he also started creating a new character the american nightmare cody roads a play on his father's nickname of the american dream cody was a natural heel in the indies and made himself one of the hottest names Around this time the american indies were having a bit of a renaissance as a large group of extremely talented wrestlers Were making names for themselves outside of major promotions One thing that helped cody was in 2016 the independent and non wwe resting scene was going through a boom Tons of fans looking for an alternative had found one on the indies and abroad in companies like new japan Which was in the middle of a true golden era around this time new japan saw a great influx of north american fans In large part due to the bullet club originally started by prince devitt who you may know better as fin baller in the wwe They were a group of non japanese wrestlers who would use interference and more western wrestling tropes to win matches And they were probably the hottest faction in all of new japan at the time along with his widespread indie dates Cody started working in roh the company that seasoned great wrestlers like cm punk daniel brian Kevin owens and even sammy zane luckily at the time roh had a working relationship with new japan Which cody would also work for and become a member of the bullet club Where he met and quickly jailed with kenny omiga and the young books and they started a small off shoot within bullet club Called the elite the elite were a large part of what was making new japan and the bullet club so popular Their youtube series being the elite which cody often appeared in was extremely popular and their merchandise was selling like never before Over the next two years cody worked his ass off alongside his new friends in the elite and he became a face of the indie revolution Then in 2017 the most well-known wrestling journalist in the world Dave melzer responded to a tweet asking if roh could sell 10,000 tickets and he said not anytime soon Cody responded to the tweet and said i'll take that bet cody and the young books promoted a self-funded show that sold over 10,000 tickets in less than 30 minutes the event which yep i remember that i remember that once again betting on yourself Place in september 2018 was a commercial and critical success and cody was able to capture the nwa world heavyweight championship A belt his father helped to make famous in an emotional match But things don't stop there for cody at the event tony karn son of billionaire shahid karn who owns the jacksonville jaguars And fulham fc met cody in the books and asked if they were interested in creating their own company Thus all elite wrestling was born and cody was not only the face of the company in the ring But also an executive vice president after and here's the thing people don't want to admit this but cody leaving And helping start aew Is the reason why we got the moment we got This sunday. It's the reason why he was able to finish the story. It's the big reason Yes, obviously triple h in the management and wwe has to pull the trigger But they don't even think about bringing him back in the first place Or one, you know, wanting him to be back in the first place If he doesn't make his a name for himself outside of wwe and if he doesn't actually start up aw help start up aw it worked It that's that that's part of buying into yourself because now he's able to come back and be And he's a bigger star for it So you got to give credit where credit is due him helping start up aw Tony con It this is those situations where it's good to have some competition like this because it can help potential storylines like this happen That's all i'm saying To signing up a large portion of independent wrestling stars and some former wwe greats including chris jericho aw started off with the pay-per-view double or nothing Where probably the match of the night was kody versus brother dustin the same match that wwe didn't see as being WrestleMania worthy just a few years prior It had become clear that kody was the emotional workhorse for the company doing southern style bloody brawls The same kind that his father had become so respected for people loved kody He was a massive star and really the face of the non wwe contingent of professional wrestling A man who had gone out on his own and became a biggest star because of it in a famous segment from his match against Dustin he came out with a sledgehammer and busted a throne wide open Many people saw this as a shot against triple h who when he was a performer was infamous for using a golden shovel and burying newer talents In contrast to this kody made an effort to put over younger talent kody wrestled in the first-ever match on aw's weekly television show Dynamite against young up and comma sammy govara He also put over newer stars like darby allen and mjf and cut some famous emotional promos It took me to go from undesirable During the first year of the company. He was untouchable. However as time went on He started to linger kody ended up getting in some fuse that seemed to go nowhere with the factory and the nia gogo And even shakilo neal. Yes the basketball player Nia gogo feud was particularly criticized from fans bringing on an anti-british sentiment that felt very not of the era It's important to note that at this time kody was a huge star being a host of the go big show and representing aw on talk shows and at other press events He was a huge draw However, a portion of the hardcore fans who happened to be the most vocal Started turning on kody people call this his homelander arc because he saw himself as a conquering hero But the fans were turning on him wanting him to turn heel like the comic book villain At this time aw was bringing in a lot big stars the likes of brian danielson adam kohl and cm punk And these competitors were signing huge contracts as one of the founders and main faces in the company kody wanted a larger contract But he couldn't come to terms with tony kahn in january of 2022 kody lost the tnt championship to samy gavara And though no one expected it This would be his last match with the company a month later kody and his wife brandy announced that they had left the company And after lots of speculation and people thinking that this was a work kody ended up returning to wwe And this is where the story becomes special at wrestle menu 38 kody was the surprise Opponent for seth rollins in one of the most anticipated returns in years and no he didn't return a stardust He was the american nightmare kody roads same entrance almost the same attire And he brought with him the resting style that he had developed on the independent scene They wrestled one hell of a match after 21 minutes kody was victorious This was a huge deal because vince mcman is notorious for changing the gimmicks of wrestlers who join or come back to the Which is crazy. I want y'all to understand They kept him the same They didn't change him. They kept him the same Which is wild because vince doesn't do that So the fact that vince did that at like that's wild, but it also shows That they knew You had to keep him the same because you can't turn them back to To stardust or no you you had to keep him as the american nightmare because that's what people want to see and it worked Company but kody was able to be the character that he had found himself as after he left the next night on raw kody Cut a powerful promo about his time away from the company And how it was his dream to win the title that his father never could the wwe championship And that was his reason for being there. Yes, I cannot physically Put that title belt into my father's hands. I cannot bestow it upon the american dream dusty roads But I certainly can put it around the waist of the american nightmare Some fans were wary of roads happy to have him back But unsure what made him different than the mid carder he was before but then helenicell came along after continuing his feud with Rollins They were scheduled to have a blow-off match in the main event of the helenicell pay-per-view But in the days leading up to the event rose legitimately suffered a pictorial tear while weight training But kody decided to fight through it before the match began He took off his entrance robe and revealed an extremely bruising battered arm wrestlers have worked through some serious injuries But this may have been one of the most graphic injuries We had seen a rest of power through and he did more than just show up the two wrestled an incredible match Rated five stars by dav melzer and kody was victorious This match in many ways was a microcosm for his story battling through all sorts of setbacks to become the star That only he saw himself as some fans might still not believe in him But there is no doubt that he's worthy of his spot and what could have been the lowest point in my career And what could have been the absolute worst night in what was literal hell I was not cynical. I was not jaded. I stood. I fought Of course the story doesn't end there kody received surgery for his injury forcing him to set out the rest of the year But rose returned at the start of 2023 saying he was still looking to win the wwe championship And that he'd be a participant in the royal rumble rose ended up winning the rumble securing his main event spot WrestleMania To the main event even though many fans saw this as a huge win And while he was super over and popular he wasn't the most over guy in the company That would be sammy zane But even if you believe sammy's excellent white hot run deserved him a spot in the main event of wrestlemania There's no doubt that kody also deserved the same sadly in wrestling not everyone can win and after looking at everything He overcame there's no doubt kody deserved his moment in the sun roads took the rumble spot and ran with it With each passing week you could feel the support building not just from the fans But from roads peers kody was riding the wave knocking every promo out of the park It seemed like everyone wanted him to finish his story This becomes a necessity To the point where going into wrestlemania 39 it was near unbathomable that rose wouldn't come away with the win But this is where the story takes yet another turn kody lost at wrestlemania But one of the biggest takeaways from the event came during the post-show press conference when triple h declared that in wrestling The story never ends in the wwe the story never finishes No matter what happens it continues moving and the show just goes on So after everything that happened in roads career up to this point He had to keep going as one chapter ended a new one began rematch This is the part where kody proves he's the undoubtable number one The old saying dress for the job you want not the job you have rings true The american nightmare was going to perform like the top babyface carrying the company on his back Resting all the house shows staying after the matches taking photos signing autographs This was going to be the year rhodes showed everyone that there was no denying He was the uncrowned world champion kody's ascent back into the wwe championship picture took him through a grueling war with brock lesnar Like roads lesnar had felt the brunt of roman reigns of the bloodline faction to the point where brock could no longer challenge reigns for the title A kody victory at wrestlemania was lesnar's chance to wrestle for the belt again This meant brock took rose lost personal kody went into their clash at summer slam with the aim of not only surviving brock But defeating him to the point where there was no question He'd say the beast a rare token of respect shown by lesnar after the bell spoke volumes The fact it was unplanned and not in the script made it even more special It was poetically symbolic It felt like brock had given kody his blessing and approval to go on and succeed where lesnar had failed The message defeat roman reigns for the wwe championship going into the 2024 royal rumble The american nightmare was the hot favorite. He certainly had more competition this year What with the long awaited return of cm punk, but there was only one outcome fans wanted to see They had been on this ride with rose from the start and it wasn't going to stop here Yes, there'd been some setbacks twists and turns But surely now the rest of this tale would be a straightforward as kody pointing at roman to declare Who he would be challenging at wrestlemania 40 But if you've been following this story up to now Then you know nothing was going to be as clear cut for years fans speculated if roman reigns would ever battle his cousin the rock And if so surely it had to be on the grandest stage Especially given the bloodline storyline that pitted reigns as the tribal chief of his family But these rumors came and went every year This match couldn't happen now Not when the biggest babyface since daniel bryan or if not john senor was due to challenge for the title at the show of shows In actuality the rock first reigns had been booked privately the previous year However, rock had to pull out but now that dwayne johnson was a board member of tk o wwe's parent company It was logical that they would want him to main event the first resummonia under their new ownership So when kody shook the rocks hand and gave a fish shot to wrestle roman at resummonia Collectively it felt like every wwe fans heart sunk all at once the subsequent outrage and discourse online told us what we already knew That's crazy, bro. The fact that the fans Vocalize how they did not want to see this match Not right now, but just it wouldn't that the timing wasn't right And they actually course corrected because they didn't have to Well, let's be real. They didn't have to the match was still going to be a big time match But they did That's crazy, bro That's what makes this part of this story that much sweeter, bro Cody rose was the out and out people's choice to end this near four year title reign Not even a legendary icon like the rock could change that you've got to finish the story All eyes were on wwe at this time And amongst every sell-out show kody was a workhorse showing up every night Reigns only worked select shows after all not to mention the rock who hadn't wrestled a proper match in 11 years If the rock and roman story was all about family Then it was made all too personal after rock and kody got physical at the resummonia press event And kody's just trying to finish his story. Can you explain what that is? I think kody's reading the wrong book at this point because don't nobody care. We don't care about his story. Fuck your story Every time kody appears in wwe We hear the words wrestling has more than one royal family wrestling has more than one royal family Truer words were never spoken when it came to this story And while order was restored and rose was once again granted his match at resummonia with roman reigns The rock's involvement was going to make things very interesting He would tear the rose legacy down with each promo family had been so integral to this story already It was only right that it played such an important role in this chapter in his quest to finally bring the wwe championship to the rose dynasty kody would now have to defend the honor of his family at the same time i'm not number two i'm the one And at resummonia if the american nightmare lost to roman he would no longer be able to challenge for the wwe title ever again This is wrestling storytelling at its best It grips the audience and takes us on an emotional roller coaster fans watch WrestleMania 40 to see kody rhodes go up against the rock and then roman reigns for the title Not just because it was marketed well or created such a buzz people tuned in because it made them feel something When wrestling is this good it becomes real and kody rhodes story has always been real So now it was time to finish the story for real and that brings us back to where we started Cody stands tall at resummonia holding the title his legendary father never could He's the top guy in the company that many believed he would never work for again A company that just a couple of years before didn't have anything for him creatively He may not be everyone's favorite, but we can all relate to his story the idea of feeling stuck where we are Feeling like we deserve more but kody did the hardest thing he could he left the comfort and security of the wwe Worked on himself worked his ass off all over the world and came back a biggest star than anyone because kody believed he could That i hope i lived up to your name And thank you for that name in kody's words He went from undesirable to undeniable and just like all great stories There is something for us all to learn from kody believe in yourself And just maybe you can not only prove that was wrong, but more importantly prove yourself and the people who believed in you right Hey, man, that got me, bro man go ahead Like this video, bro. Oh my god, bro. That got me man. It almost got me at the end, bro. This Like I said at the beginning of this video his story Is so inspirational because he didn't give up When many others would give up he didn't give up. He bet on his self He bet on himself And if y'all don't take anything from this Always bet on yourself Take that leap of faith It can be scary But take that leap of faith on yourself because if you don't No one else will And the fact that kody did that and now we can say He's the top guy in wwe It's a beautiful thing to see bro, but comment down below. Let me know. Did you guys Enjoy kody's story I know it's not done, but the story of him chasing the title Overcoming all adversity to get to where he is now To be the guy to hold the championship that his father never got a chance to truly hold Did you guys enjoy it? Because me personally, I think it's one of the greatest stories wwe has ever told it's up there And I love it Could have been done better, of course, but the ending was perfect But I appreciate all love support road to 180k and i'm still here to speedy youtubers in champion world. Appreciate y'all kicking in with me See y'all next one. Peace