WWE star earned The Rock’s trust on RAW, Teddy Long believes (Exclusive)

WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long shared his opinion on The Rock’s aggressive assault on Cody Rhodes during the March 25 episode of RAW.

The finale of the show saw The Rock inflict a forehead injury on Rhodes during a parking lot fight. The popular actor proceeded to smear his opponent’s blood onto a custom-made weight belt with the words “Mama Rhodes”before spitting at him.

The ex-WWE General Manager had a great time watching the RAW segment and commended Rhodes for gaining the trust of his colleague.

“My congrats to Cody,”Long said. “Bill can explain this to you too. In our business, there’s something that the guys say, ‘Well, I don’t know whether I can trust this guy. Will he do business?’ Well, last night Cody Rhodes did business. Cody Rhodes understands now that the change has come. Cody Rhodes understands now that he wants to be on the winning team, so what Cody Rhodes did is he let The Rock know, ‘I’m gonna do business. I’m with y’all.’”[1:55 – 2:28]

The provided link is for a video on YouTube with the URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z12OArZ5iL0.

View the video above to listen to the panel’s discussion on the potential matchup between The Great One and Cody Rhodes, as a possible replacement for Roman Reigns.

Teddy Long reflects on the old-school tactics of Cody Rhodes and The Rock

Bill Apter also noted that the violent segment had a similar feel to angles that would have been seen in the Florida, Georgia, or Memphis territories many years ago.

In addition to Apter’s views, Teddy Long also elaborated on why he was highly impressed by Cody Rhodes’ willingness to endure a beatdown from The Rock.

“That was the best thing Cody Rhodes could have ever did. And, like you say, Bill, it’s old-school wrestling. That’s what you’ve gotta get back to. It’s what brought you to the dance. You ain’t got to do everything you did back in the old school, but you got to make people believe. If you got a problem with somebody, you don’t like ’em, then let ’em know.”[2:29 – 2:44]

On April 6, Rhodes and Seth Rollins will join forces to take on The Rock and Roman Reigns in the opening night of WrestleMania XL. The next evening, The American Nightmare will go head to head with Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.

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