Cody Rhodes Talks WWE Almost Bringing Back WarGames, Not Wanting To Sign A Full-Time Deal Again

Source: Ring Rust Radio

Ring Rust Radio interviewed Cody Rhodes this week. You can check out the full interview in the video above, they sent us this transcription:

You have jumped head first into the independent wrestling scene, with upcoming matches scheduled against Kurt Angle and Jushin Thunder Liger in the Northeast Wrestling federation. What were your perceptions of the Indy scene while working for WWE and how have they changed over the last several months?

“I don’t think my perception of the independent scene has changed in the past few months at all. If anything, it changed over the last two years because of the boom that was NXT. In NXT, you can dress it up however you want, but it’s still an independent show. It is the top stars who are free agents from various independent promotions and there’s some equity in them already. The crowd is aware of them and knows some of their tricks and shtick. I think in the last two years, many in the WWE community were all made to take notice. There are guys that make you take notice especially with social media. You can’t pretend certain entities and elements don’t exist when they are out there and hot as can be.”

I mentioned opponents like Kurt Angle and Jushin Thunder Liger. How excited are you to square off against some of the best in the world right now, and who are some of the wrestlers you have never faced before that you’d like to step in the ring against?

“I mean, particularly because we are right on the cusp of it, the Kurt Angle match. He is a first ballot WWE Hall of Famer. I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and I was there in 1996 when he won the gold medal in freestyle with a broken neck. I feel like Kurt Angle has always been a part of my life as a fan, as a wrestler and now competing against one another. That one in particular is a gleaming name on the list that’s kind of pulsing, so whatever happens there is going to be very unique. The partnership that is just now cultivating, how it’s going to go and which way it’s going to work is Ring of Honor. They’re going to take me more places outside of the United States with some more International flavor and that’s really intriguing to me.”

As things currently stand you’re being characterized as one of the hottest free agents in wrestling since you’re not tied down to any single promotion. What are the biggest benefits of being that type of wrestler, and also, is that something you want to continue doing for the foreseeable future, or would you prefer to ultimately sign a full-time deal somewhere?

“Oh my God. I would never sign a full-time deal and I don’t foresee myself signing a full-time deal with anyone ever again. Ten years is a long time to essentially be owned as a talent. I had a wonderful time with the WWE, but if anything, it taught me that I want to be in control of every move I make. There may be places I’d like to stay longer or put my flag in the sand and rally them as competition against WWE or as an alternative per se, but I like the idea of being a free agent.”

You’ve been a part of some very exciting storylines and matches in WWE, and my favorite was the work you did with Goldust and Dusty against the Shield leading into and at Battleground in 2013. What was that experience like for you, working with Goldust and Dusty, and do you hold that program as special as myself and other fans do as well?

“I’m going to disappoint you. There is so much about that time period that touched me and was really something that will stand out as a favorite memory of my father and what he was able to do the day of Battleground. How we were able to get people to see what we couldn’t, but it’s not even in my top five of the things I did with WWE. The reason being, when I got into WWE I …

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