X-Pac welcomes Cody Rhodes to the show.
X-Pac asks Rhodes about his transition from WWE to the independent scene. Rhrodes informs that he had time to prep for his jump to the indies because he was unhappy for a long time in WWE. He admits that he asked an absurd amount of questions to Kevin Owens about the indie scene in order to prepare for the transition as much as possible. He points out, “If it doesn’t scare you, than it’s not an adventure”.
Rhodes informs that he felt like he had a taste of grabbing the brass ring in WWE early in his career and he couldn’t get that taste out of his mouth. That’s what made the last few years in WWE so frustrating for him creatively. He doesn’t really think wrestling is a fair business, and just because you work hard that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll ascend up the ranks.
X-Pac asks Rhodes how he came up with the “list”. Rhodes informs that he spoke to a couple of indie promotions and there were a couple of matches that were as good as booked right away. He thought it’d be a cool idea to write those names down along with a bunch of other names he’d want to work with. He adds that he wrote it once but it looked so terrible that he got his wife, Brandi to write it, and her copy was the one that he used to tweet out.
Rhodes informs that he’s having so much fun putting the “All In” show together. He points out that any major decision needs three thumbs up from him and the Young Bucks, but he’s had to get out of his comfort zone somewhat because he can’t be hands on with everything. He adds that Matt’s wife has been a great resource for them, fielding all corporate emails while they’re working in Japan.
