Cody Rhodes Best Stories: John Cena, Logan Paul & Leaving WWE
All The Smoke
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4.8 • 7.4K Ratings
🗓️ 4 November 2025
⏱️ 101 minutes
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Summary
Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes pulls up to ALL THE SMOKE and delivers a moment.
The American Nightmare looks back on his decades-long journey, from growing up with Dusty’s wrestling legacy, carving his own path, and competing on the biggest stage in WWE. Cody talks locker-room culture, the lessons he learned from John Cena, Logan Paul’s impact, and makes a major announcement about his WWE future.
Plus, Matt reacts to the latest drama around Ja Morant in Memphis, potential landing spots if things go left, and the 2025 World Series.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:04.3 | Welcome back to Unplugged. |
| 0:06.1 | This episode is presented to you by Draft King. |
| 0:09.1 | Crown is yours. |
| 0:10.1 | Before we get started, shout out the homie, lazy bone. |
| 0:12.9 | I opened up your package, bro. |
| 0:14.8 | This dude got like three nice t-shirts. |
| 0:16.7 | He gave me a clock, the like the red clock from the first of the month video, |
| 0:21.7 | some rolling trays. |
| 0:23.4 | What else? |
| 0:25.2 | I love when guests bring us gifts. |
| 0:27.0 | Anyway, appreciate you, bro. |
| 0:33.6 | Last week, we had an opportunity to sit down with the undisputed WWE champion Cody Rhodes. |
| 0:42.7 | First and foremost, it was my first time meeting him, obviously knowing the lineage of his family and how great his dad was and having a brother in the space. |
| 0:50.5 | My first impression, he was clean, probably the most well-dressed guest I've ever had, but just the energy, the charisma, seemed like a really great dude. |
| 0:54.0 | I think you guys are going to really enjoy this interview. Take a look. |
| 0:54.9 | Welcome back to unplug. Today we got a very special guest. Uh, WWE superstar undisputed |
| 1:01.8 | champion, the QB1 himself, Cody Rhodes. Welcome to the show. It's an honor. Hey, I have to say, |
| 1:09.6 | man, I've been doing this show, this show and my other show for six. |
| 1:13.1 | You're definitely the cleanest one who has ever stepped in this building, man. From head to, I mean, I'm over here like, I was wearing slippers before you came in. You made me put my shoes on. I mean, you have something in your lap right here. Yeah. What is this belt, obviously coming from a long line of great wrestlers in your family |
| 1:29.1 | to be at the top of the mountain right now as the champion with the belt present. What does that |
| 1:34.4 | mean to you to hold this belt? This is the WW Championship, the Undisputed WW Championship. |
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