Cody Rhodes Reveals He Hasn’t Ruled Out Running For Office

Cody Rhodes may have once said he was done with politics — but the WWE star now admits running for office is still something he hasn’t completely ruled out.

During an appearance on The Brandon Davis Show on March 13, 2026, Rhodes brought up the idea while discussing one of the most common questions he gets during mainstream interviews: naming wrestling’s Mount Rushmore. The conversation turned into a funny moment where Rhodes admitted the question is nearly impossible to answer seriously. He explained that he deliberately changes his Mount Rushmore picks every time he’s asked because narrowing wrestling’s greatest names down to just four doesn’t feel right.

“Every mainstream interview is like, ‘Give me your Mount Rushmore.’ But they don’t get it—I tell a different one each time because I’m waiting for some fan to realize I’m not actually giving them the Mount Rushmore. It’s too hard.”

Rhodes said he can easily name one person who belongs at the top, but putting together a full list is where things get tricky: “I can give you my number one. I don’t need to give you four.” That’s when the American Nightmare casually revealed that politics is still on his radar — even while joking about a mistake he once made about the real Mount Rushmore monument.

“Also, for a guy who definitely wants to run for office, I thought there were five heads on Mount Rushmore at one point. I was corrected. It was good that I figured that out before trying to collect votes.”

Rhodes previously claimed he had stepped away from political ambitions during a 2023 appearance on Logan Paul’s Impaulsive podcast, where he said he no longer wanted to run for President and joked that his neck tattoo might not help his chances.

"I don't want to run for President anymore. That seems like a terrible thing. Also, [there's] the tattoo on the neck. The dude drew it and I've always liked the design. The American Nightmare design was what it was."

For now, Rhodes remains one of WWE’s biggest stars as the company continues building toward WrestleMania 42 — but the American Nightmare may still have his eyes on something beyond the wrestling ring.

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