Cody Rhodes On Which Match He’d Like to Relive, Says He Needs To Beat R-Truth

Cody Rhodes recently weighed in on what match he’d like to relive, and why beating R-Truth would be the real way to finish the story. The Undisputed WWE Champion appeared on ESPN’s The Rich Eisen Show and during the conversation, he was asked about his greatest moment in his career and which moments he’d like back.

To no surprise, Rhodes chose his WrestleMania 40 win over Roman Reigns, where he “finished the story,” as his best career moment. He named his match with Goldust against The Shield at Battleground 2013 as the bout he’d love to relive, and said that he needs to beat R-Truth after all the “hell” Truth put him through in his first WWE run. You can see highlights below:

On the Best Moment In His Career:

“Oh, God. That should be an easier answer, but it has to likely be WrestleMania 40, because capturing — I just took it off my shoulder because it was getting uncomfortable. But capturing the WWE Championship is probably the most real story that I could possibly tell in sports entertainment and pro wrestling that blends fact and fiction. Because it was the title that my dad never won and was so close to winning, and I really thought it was out of my hands by the time I’d come back to WWE. To be able to hold it up, hand it to my mom.

“It’s also lingering today, because everyone who have put me on their shoulders in the ring and celebrated — almost all of them have turned on me uh at this point. So like, all modern WWE spins out of Wrestlemania 40. And that that has to be the the best moment in my career.”

On Which Match He’d Like To Relive:

“To be back in that moment would probably be Battleground in Buffalo, New York. Um, because it became almost a second hometown for me. That’s the one real rare appearance of my brother and my dad and I all together. And there was — we were middle of the card. There was some question on whether the Buffalo crowd would like the Rhodes family story. And they came alive and brought us to new heights. Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins, who — I know you’re familiar with Seth Rollins, friend of the show. They’re also all in the ring. So, it was fun to share that moment.

On Which Win He Wants To Get Back:

“A match I wish I could get my win back is — this is a bit inside baseball, but this is the truth and he knows it, no pun intended. Ron Killings has been ducking me. And I whispered in his ear two weeks ago that I never forget anything. And he made my life a living hell when I was Dashing Cody Rhodes, when I was Stardust. And I think he’s got like 30-some victories on me.

“Finishing the story, the term we have and Michael Cole coined at WWE, really wasn’t about winning the WWE Title. It’s about beating Ron, beating Truth. And when I do that, I’ll be complete. I can sleep at night after I after I beat Truth. I can. I’m petty, Triple S. I’m very petty.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit ESPN with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.