{"id":214995,"date":"2026-04-15T20:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=214995"},"modified":"2026-04-15T20:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:04:12","slug":"cody-rhodes-says-thats-an-interesting-question-in-response-to-being-asked-if-he-could-push-back-on-mcafee-involvement-in-storylines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/04\/15\/cody-rhodes-says-thats-an-interesting-question-in-response-to-being-asked-if-he-could-push-back-on-mcafee-involvement-in-storylines\/","title":{"rendered":"Cody Rhodes says &#8220;That&#8217;s an interesting question&#8221; in response to being asked if he could push back on McAfee involvement in storylines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3313774713\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Cody Rhodes was asked if he was able to push back on Pat McAfee&#8217;s involvement in his storyline with Randy Orton as they build towards their match for the WWE Undisputed Championship at WrestleMania 42. McAfee has gotten a negative reaction from WWE fans since he became involved in Orton and Rhode&#8217;s storyline on Smackdown on April 3.<\/p>\n<p>Despite WWE having a long history between Rhodes and Orton to use heading into their WrestleMania 42: Night 1 main event, McAfee has cut promos talking about how WWE&#8217;s business is cold heading into WrestleMania. He has also mentioned poor ticket sales for WrestleMania and poor ratings for WWE shows during his promos as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s an interesting question,&#8221; said Rhodes during an appearance with <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/si-media-with-jimmy-traina\/id997819235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jimmy Traina on the SI Media Podcast.<\/a> &#8220;I\u2019d say that\u2019s an interesting question. I\u2019ll just leave it. That\u2019s a fair question.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rhodes said that he was happy to see Damien Priest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/wrestling\/wwe\/damian-priest-unloads-on-pat-mcafee-smackdown-return\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speak out publicly<\/a> against McAfee&#8217;s involvement in WWE storylines when he said it sucks. &#8220;I didn\u2019t know the boys were out there,&#8221; said Rhodes. \u00a0&#8220;Priest, I love that. That\u2019s funny. He\u2019s a good egg. I had a wrestler yesterday who whispered in my ear like it was the 1980s and we were getting into a fight, Royce Keys told me, \u2018I got your back no matter what.\u2019 I was in the middle of signing my weight belts. We\u2019re good. It\u2019s okay. Now, I know that, so that made me feel really good. The respect of your peers. 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