Since his return to WWE in 2022 at WrestleMania 38, Cody Rhodes has established himself as a top star.
Since then, he has won the last two Royal Rumble matches and headlined WrestleMania 39 and 40 against Roman Reigns, with the Undisputed WWE Championship at stake. However, there is one rule that only one man, John Cena, can break.
Rhodes told SPORTbible that only Cena can speak directly to the camera, and he mentions Stu as he enters.
“When I went away and came back, I was allowed to bring everything back with me, including breaking a lot of the pre-existing rules. We’re out of the frame of looking at monitors sideways now. You know, what’s still a pretty big on-air rule but it’s good for production purposes, is not to talk into the camera. That’s John’s thing. John looks at the camera and mentions Stu the cameraman, runs to the ring. I don’t want to see anyone, including myself, do it – and I probably have done at some point. But that’s his (thing) and that’s the reason why it’s a rule – until somebody beats him and then it’s his.”
Cena has already confirmed that he will retire from full-time wrestling next year, but will continue to work matches throughout the year.
