Cody Rhodes had more than one scuffle to deal with on his biggest weekend post-WWE.
As Cody Rhodes, the Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, and others prepared for their biggest night after they brought in 11K for their first self-promoted show. It was the night prior that almost ended up ruining the show when Cody decided to take his dog on a walk and almost had charges pressed on him 24 hours before his match.
“I got into a slight tussle the night before (All In) because I’m walking Pharaoh, my beloved husky who is always part of what I do. I had him off a leash. I was in the wrong. Pharaoh is chill. He’s not ever going to be a problem, but this man got in my face over it. ‘You shouldn’t…that’s dangerous.’ Probably right. He’s probably had a bad experience with a dog. You’re probably right. Something about it, maybe I had some caffeine in my system. He got so close that I felt like he had encroached on my space. I did shove him. When I shoved him, he rolled back into the bushes. He took this enormous Homer Simpson, Peter Griffin-style fall. The next thing I knew, I was like, ‘Oh no.’ He had called the cops. I decided to stay in the lobby. I’m not going to try and run. Had he said, ‘I’m pressing charges.’ It’s over. The next day was the first day in my career that I had a security detail. My wife [Brandi Rhodes], ‘You do not leave this room without this man.’ His name was Sam. ‘Sam is going everywhere with you.’ Like I was a problem child all along. It was one incident over our dog. They put me on a leash. I got to the building, but it was touch and go,” recalled Cody on The Flagrant.
Rhodes would go on to have his match where he won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Nick Aldis who is now the General Manager of WWE SmackDown while Rhodes is the current Undisputed WWE Champion.
H/t to Fightful for the transcription.
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