Cody Rhodes on Bullet Club, HBK Advice, and No Plans for WWE Return

Channel Guide Magazine had a recent interview with Cody Rhodes discussing Bullet Club’s success, advice he received from Shawn Michaels, and if future plans includes a possible return to the WWE.

On the topic of Bullet Club’s worldwide success, Cody stated the group has been very successful building the brand over the years to become very popular with wrestling fans around the world.

“Bullet Club has become even more worldwide. It was already worldwide with Finn [Bálor] and AJ Styles, Bullet Club OG’s Karl Anderson and Gallows. They set the playing field. Now to walk out on it and it really is worldwide. The addition of Marty Scurll is very significant. I don’t know if people are giving him the credit they should. He represents an entirely different demographic.”

When talking about his past in the WWE, Cody Rhodes revealed some advice Shawn Michaels once gave him that was very helpful for his career. It involved gaining confidence in his wrestling skills by learning how to feel the vibe from crowds and backstage reactions of a match’s quality instead of asking veterans for their stamp of approval to grow confidence.

“Shawn Michaels told me once that when someone asked, ‘Hey, how was my match?’ He answered them, but then said to me, ‘You know how your match was when you walk through the curtain. You know if it was awesome or if it wasn’t. You know because of how the audience reacted.’ It’s more about asking what you could have done differently. It’s made me really happy to play my music, my way.”

Later in the interview, the topic of a future return to the WWE was discussed. Cody revealed he has no plans nor desire for a possible return to the WWE in the future. He currently makes more money in the indies than he ever did in the WWE and gets to perform in more entertaining matches than was allowed in the WWE.

“I don’t want to sound negative but being part of history right now and this new era and new boom. I didn’t get that while in WWE. So currently there is no incentive for me to return to WWE. I’m making more money than I was with WWE. I’ve been in some unbelievable matchups. Two are coming up. I love WWE. Just currently there is no incentive. There are some things I would love to be a part of. I would love to be part of the Dusty tag team tournament. At the same time I don’t think I’m playing a revenge song here. I don’t think I’m ready to move out of the spot of where I’m at.”

Other topics discussed during the interview included his current time with New Japan Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor, his training for upcoming major NJPW and ROH events, and being a big fan of the Arrow TV series.