WWE Champion Cody Rhodes Reveals When He Will Quit Full-Time Pro Wrestling

Cody Rhodes is currently on top of the world as the Undisputed WWE Champion, but he is very aware careers don’t last forever. In a recent interview, the American Nightmare revealed when he plans to quit pro wrestling full-time and look toward other paths. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2YVK4J8J_k?feature=oembed&w=200&h=113] More News: WWE Hall of Famer Booker T Announces Return to Pro Wrestling In a recent appearance on the “2 Bears, 1 Cave Podcast,” Rhodes broke down numerous aspects of his career from the nature of kayfabe to his many injuries. The champion also revealed that he plans to quit wrestling full-time when he hits 45, although he would still be open to making guest appearances (as is very common for retired wrestlers). Cody Rhodes makes his entrance during Friday Night SmackDown at XL Center on December 13, 2024 in Hartford, Connecticut. Cody Rhodes makes his entrance during Friday Night SmackDown at XL Center on December 13, 2024 in Hartford, Connecticut. WWE/Getty Images “I’d say my contract is running,” Rhodes said. “Till I don’t want to wrestle full time, definitely, past 45 okay. drop-in? For sure. Keep myself in shape.” Rhodes also indicated that he was interested in more acting roles in the future, presumably when his WWE schedule was not quite so packed. “I would love to tell stories like we do in the ring, in a different fashion. I would absolutely love, love to do [movies],” Rhodes continued. “But I’ve always been so linked into wrestling and coming back to WWE, where winning the championship for WWE is essentially like being the quarterback of the team. So, it’s been the most fun and rewarding time I’ve ever had in my career, but I can definitely see, I don’t think I’d be able to do it on this level — because I feel the best I’ve ever felt.” More News: CM Punk Calls Dominik Mysterio a “T***” Rhodes has dabbled in acting before, providing voice work for a pair of animated films, and is set to have a role in the upcoming reboot of “The Naked Gun” starring Liam Neeson. Nevertheless, Rhodes seems very aware of that a wrestler’s prime years have a cutoff and that the WWE is constantly fostering new talent. “I feel the best I’ve ever felt at what to do in front of a live crowd, plus we have all these new kids,” the champion said. “I was working with one the other day, Carmelo Hayes, really young guy coming up from our developmental system. To be able to see him, hear things, and hear an audience and, ‘Okay, this is why that didn’t work. This is why it did work.’ I’d love to do it at this level, up until probably 45.” For more on WWE, head to Newsweek Sports.