WWE reportedly had plans to turn the Cody Road Shels earlier this year, but those plans never came to fruition. Instead, John Cena took the heel turn route in the elimination chamber, matching the rock with a shocking twist. Despite the dramatic storyline changes, Cody Rhodes remains babyface, and that doesn’t seem to change anytime soon.
As reported previously, Cody is thrown a heel turn that he should have seen at the rock “sell his soul.” Rhodes opposed the move, citing his strong babyface reaction, key merchandise sales and its immense impact on ticket sales as a reason to keep him a good guy.
Above Pat McCuffy Show, Rock confirmed he is a storyline advocate and said he was interested in how fans react to Cody’s potential heel turns. “When it comes to giving me your soul, it’s what you want, not what the ultimate boss wants.” The rock said. “So now we enter the elimination chamber with this idea. Would Cody Rhodes sell his soul to the final boss? My thoughts at the time, in my opinion, how would it react to know how fans would respond if Cody sold his soul to the final boss?”
Rock admitted that fans seemed to embrace the idea that Cody was selling his soul, but he didn’t feel that it was the right time to make him heel. “Instead of turning Cody’s heels right away, he ultimately lowers the line, because Cody is a smart guy and the general ring.” He said. “This idea that you gave him a reason to go the way based on his soul and what it means, not on the title, but on the pro wrestling, and I think the fans loved it.”
Despite Rock’s enthusiasm, it is reported that WWE has no plans to turn the Cody Road Shels anytime soon. Fightful Select focused on keeping Rhodes as the top babyface throughout the year, as he has strong creative plans in place to keep his current character in place.
“The people we asked about it said they didn’t want to put much of a spotlight on the situation right after the interview with Rock, but many people are opposed to the idea of turning Cody Roadsheels and are paying attention to his enormous contribution to the success of the company’s tickets and products.”
For now, Cody Rhodes remains in a straight, narrow state, but anything can happen as the rock still floats in the idea that it will sell his soul. Will WWE eventually pull the trigger on a heel turn due to an American nightmare, or will they keep cash on his baby face run? stay tuned.
