Cody Rhodes Claims Bullet Club Didn’t Make Money Until He Joined

Cody Rhodes joined the Bullet Club back in 2016 and eventually became one of its biggest members in 2018. People have fond memories of the faction and now Rhodes has claimed that the Bullet Club didn’t start making money until he joined.

While speaking on the What Do You Wanna Talk About podcast, Damian Priest told Cody Rhodes there was no reason to apologize for being given a big opportunity to join the Bullet Club.

Priest said it wasn’t Cody Rhodes’ fault that people wanted him in that spot. Some may have taken it the wrong way, but most understood that when Cody Rhodes joined the Bullet Club, it wasn’t something anyone would say no to. If anyone was upset, it was because they wanted that spot for themselves.

“Well, there’s an apologize, you say, no, [laugh] it’s not your fault that someone wants to give you something. I think some people may have taken it a certain way, but most of us, when you came in and they put you with the Bullet Club, it’s like, well, what are you gonna do—say no? If anybody was upset, it was mainly because they wanted to be in that spot anyway.”

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Cody Rhodes talked about his time in the Bullet Club and said he often speaks with AJ Styles and Finn Balor about it. He thought the group was really cool when Finn and AJ were leading it, but it wasn’t making money back then.

Rhodes claimed that when he joined, the group started making money, but it also became less cool. He realized people saw him as the “sold-out” or commercial version of the Bullet Club, so he leaned into that image on purpose.

Cody Rhodes said he doesn’t mind when people argue about whether he was a bad fit for the group. In the end, the group was doing well during his time there. Even though some shows weren’t full, they were still successful, and he admitted he might not have been the best choice, but things still worked out.

“You know what I’ve come to realize about the Bullet Club—and I talk with AJ, I talk with Finn about this all the time. Bullet Club was so cool when Finn Balor was doing it. So cool when AJ Styles was doing it. But they weren’t printing money. It wasn’t the money-making enterprise. I joined, and it did start making money. However, it was the least cool thing ever. And I realized I was the sold-out, the commercial Bullet. And that’s why I leaned into it a little at the end.

So when I look at the leaders of the Bullet Club, I don’t mind when people get into these heated arguments over how awful I was for it, because, well, we were doing well. We were in places that were sometimes empty—but yeah, no, I know I was a pretty poor…”

Cody Rhodes is now WWE’s top babyface, but his time in Bullet Club played a big role in shaping the character that took him all the way to the main event of WrestleMania. Whether fans liked or disliked that part of his career, it clearly had a major impact on both wrestling culture and the business side of the industry.

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