10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Dec 2)

6. ROH's Final Battle Feels Bigger To Cody Rhodes Than WrestleMania

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Since leaving WWE in May, 2016, Cody Rhodes has been a shining light on the independent circuit. During numerous interviews, the 'Grandson Of A Plumber' and son of the iconic 'American Dream' Dusty Rhodes has noted the fun he's having wrestling around the world. It's fair to say that Cody didn't feel nourished by his work in WWE as Stardust.

Becoming his own man once again, Rhodes wanted to stress during a recent media appearance for Channel Guide Magazine that he's now comfortable in his own skin once more. In the very same interview, he also compared ROH's Final Battle event to WWE's WrestleMania supershow.

Rhodes has been involved in multi-man Ladder bouts and faced the likes of Rey Mysterio and The Big Show on the biggest event pro wrestling can provide, although he claims the Ring Of Honor show means more to him than 'Mania does. Explaining, Cody said that he can now show his face and be himself at events like Final Battle, rather than hiding behind a hokey gimmick or storyline.

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