Cody Rhodes on Wanting to Face Daniel Bryan at 10, 000 Seat Arena, Racism in America

Cody Rhodes was interviewed by Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated where he spoke about racism in America and wanting Daniel Bryan as his opponent at the 10, 000 arena event he is planning.

Rhodes first comments on wanting to face the ‘Smackdown Live‘ general manager at the show he is planning with The Young Bucks:

“I’m the son of the ‘American Dream’. Of course I’m a dreamer. My dad had no fear. As a promoter and businessman, he had no fear. I’m 32 and entering the prime of my career, so why would I be afraid? I’ve found these friends and businessmen in the Bucks, and I believe the business cannot continue to go on the path it’s going. It has to continue to change, and there have to be people who are going to change it. I really can’t claim to be any of that until we fill this joint up, but I am not afraid of what we are about to do.”

He also comments on racial tension in America and the confederate flag controversy:

“It bothers me, but even surprises me when racism pops up. I had a fan tweet to tell me he’d been a fan for a long time, but he had the Confederate flag as his profile picture. I said, ‘Hey man, you’ve got to get rid of that,’ and he did, but what surprised me about that interaction was the amount of apologists who defended what the Confederate flag actually stood for. That always surprises me–that there are still apologists, essentially, for racism.

“We don’t need to be educating people on the Confederate flag, it just needs to be gone. In Germany, there are not swastikas on every corner. That part of their past is history and they’ve progressed. I’m always shocked when I see apologists for racism, which has no place. We’re all in this together. Why would we ever divide?”

Back in 2012, Rhodes and Bryan faced off during the alliance of Team Hell No! on an episode of ‘SmackDown.’ If you’re interested in watching this and contrasting it to how they wrestle or will wrestle now, the video has been provided by us below.

Daniel Bryan vs. Cody Rhodes: SmackDown, Sept. 21, 2012

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