Real reason revealed behind the emotional promo between Cody Rhodes and Paul Heyman on WWE Raw

Dave Meltzer has revealed the inspiration behind the incredible promo between Cody Rhodes and Paul Heyman, who delivered an emotional performance last night on Raw.


Real reason revealed behind the emotional promo between Cody Rhodes and Paul Heyman on WWE Raw

Cody Rhodes and Paul Heyman on Monday Night Raw (via WWE)

The American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes, is slowly building up momentum as he gets ready to headline his first WrestleMania. Last night on Monday Night Raw, Paul Heyman came out to handle business on behalf of his Tribal Chief and revealed some personal details about Cody’s father. As many fans are claiming it to be a promo of the year contender, recent reports suggest that Sami Zayn might have some influence on the current story.

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According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is aware of the recent rise in popularity of Sami Zayn. The WWE Universe is rooting for the former Honorary Uce to dethrone Roman Reigns and win the Undisputed title. However, WWE doesn’t want Sami Zayn’s story to overshadow their WrestleMania main event. Thus, there was a sudden tonal shift and an increase in the intensity of the promo last night.

Meltzer said, “It’s very important to the entire company that the Cody match is not the secondary match. But it’s also important that people don’t look at it as a competition between the two of them (Rhodes and Zayn), and then the people get behind Sami Zayn, and then that screws up Cody as a babyface.” (h/t WrestleTalk)

The American Nightmare sent his best wishes to Sami Zayn before Paul Heyman interrupted him. During the promo, both of them remembered the American Dream fondly. However, Heyman’s last line completely shifted gears for this story. The Wise Man revealed that in their last conversation, Dusty revealed that Cody was his favorite son, but Roman Reigns was the son he always wanted. This left every fan gasping in shock and anticipation as the story moved forward on the road to WrestleMania.

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Related: Report : WWE higher-ups pushing for Sami Zayn to get a major spot at WrestleMania 39

Will Cody Rhodes end the historic championship reign of Roman Reigns?

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Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 39 (via WWE)

No matter how much fans crave Sami, the main event of WrestleMania 39 is set to be Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes. The Bloodline and Sami Zayn storyline is reportedly shifting to the tag team division against The Usos for their titles. Now, the question is, could Cody Rhodes do what Zayn might fail to do at Elimination Chamber?

Cody Rhodes has had his sights set on the WWE Championship ever since he returned to the company last year. It was only a matter of time before people started to believe that the Prodigal Son would complete his story by dethroning the Tribal Chief. The story dictates that WrestleMania 39 should be the end for the Head of the Table as Cody fulfills his father’s dream. WWE would look to take advantage of this situation, strike while the iron’s hot, and call it a day for Roman’s historic title reign.

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