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Cody Rhodes: ‘The one thing Chris Jericho and I can agree on is that there is nobody greater than Rey Mysterio. That’s someone that is really special.’
An hour and a half before Wednesday night’s Dynamite, Cody Runnels will begin his transition into Cody Rhodes.
The shirt and tie will give way to boots and tights. Business meetings and calls about acting opportunities—Rhodes has vowed to have a scripted role in a television series or film by the end of 2021—no longer possess real estate in his mind, and his Star Wars notepad is gently put aside.