Words cannot express how powerful this promo between Heyman and Cody actually was. THIS is professional wrestling at its peak storytelling. Everything about what was said between them was absolutely phenomenal and makes it worth that much more getting invested into. Amazing buildup and an amazing job all around!

@Jay W  he's taken part in wrestling before actually. I don't know if he still does it considering he's got a career on YouTube but he has wrestled a couple matches. He also recorded his matched and uploaded them back when he was barely a youtuber. Lol this guys been around over 10 years

Yessir Alex

Bastion Booger never got his shot!

@UnrealEntGaming. If that's not a powerful promo, I don't know what is! As Joey Styles would say, "OH MY GOD!!"......Of course, that's when Joey wasn't doing his soundbytes of "CAT FIGHT!" or... "TO-TAL E-LIM-INA--TION!" 🤣🤣🤣

Woah Unreal i didnt know you watched wwe😂

One of the most underrated lines in this whole promo “I am just trying to win a wrestling championship and everyone wants to make it personal”

@Jason O'Daniel its not that serious guy

It's literally the line the entire promo is built around, how is it underrated... I swear the word "underrated" has become overrated in today's culture lol.

I pity the fool who thinks that line was underrated.

@Mike bruh, I love this

This is some of the best TV WWE has put out in years. This promo was just unreal and the raw emotion was spine chilling.

@Loose Screws Yeah, I haven't really watched wrestling in about 17-18 years I'd say. Once Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Randy Savage, Stone Cold, The Rock, Davey Boy Smith, Steiner Bro's, Dudley Boyz, Road Warriors, etc quit wrestling I just lost interest. The product itself got bad in general after the switch to PG honestly.

Wrestling is dead. Even this gave me no reason o want to tune in anymore.

Watch the Psycho sid promo with Vince McMahon and his championship matches against Shawn Michaels

Major props to the crowd. They let Cody speak , no what chants. They make Cody look like a STAR✊🏾✊🏾

@jthomasaustin since Kofi, Bryan,

@ms38wr1you’re not lying.

@GreenLantern141 needs to prove it

@ms38wr1 Exactly correct.

5 stars crowd

This promo was so good, you could see how real and personal this is going to be! WWE storytelling is getting so much better since Trips took over!!

@IKE NOT TURNER315 How can you forget the iconic "we chopee chopee your peepee" or Mae Young giving birth to a hand after sleeping with Mark Henry? Instant classics. Peak storytelling.

@GaspoweR I couldn't have said it better 😂

@IKE NOT TURNER315 YEP for as much as the Attitude era was incredibly popular the story lines were more bombastic and outrageous, basically just a natural progression of the previous eras before which culminated in the whole Monday Night Wars and the WCW acquisition. Like what we're watching is legit good story telling that has so many interwoven story lines that somehow they're able to make it cohesive .

@ssj2camaro21 there's absolutely zero chance this is Vince

@ssj2camaro21 Vice got fired.

Bringing reality to the show to get the audience hooked and even more invested is the greatest thing as a fan. Cody said it right I was just a guy trying to win a wrestling championship but everyone wants to make it personal 😂😭 love it!

I genuinely think Paul Heyman was so proud of Cody and his father that he was breaking. I don’t think he was acting, I think he legitimately just loves working with Cody that much.

People said the same thing about the promo where Paul accused Vince of stealing his ideas. Because Heyman's NOT acting. He's shooting and turning that shoot into money. Roman Reigns and Cody aren't going to go and try to beat each other up for real, but it'll feel like they are because there's truth behind that conflict.

Facts

@💅Emily💅 right that what im saying he was honored but went back on script cause theres no way his dad would have said that when he probably never even knew roman

@Gangster ghost yeah but like I can tell Paul gave that look to cody like thanks I feel honored but I'm gonna go back on script

Your thinking is genuine or Heyman's breaking was genuine?

This is exactly what needed to happen! Full body chills!! THIS is Wrestling, right here. THIS is what makes you want to see a match. THIS gets the audience invested. I love Professional Wrestling

Cody Rhodes keeping the AEW type of promos in the big house .. Splendid

AEW has no type. It's generic.

@Ian T. Essich Cody is the one to beat Roman. Not only is he on fire right now, but it'll show people in AEW that grass is greener on the other side of the pond too. Which in turn will make AEW start valuing the talent they have more and vice versa. Competition breeds excellence.

And that's why they're not going to let him go over Roman.

His promos worked so much better with WWE. He's definitely my favorite top baby face right now. I think a lot of people can agree with that too. Also, I think everything works better now we don't have to deal with the nightmare factory. And no offense to the nightmare factory but that Brandi and Arn it was all dragging him down.

One of the best promos I’ve ever seen. This is pro wrestling at its best. When reality seamlessly meshes with storylines.

This is the kinda promo that makes me feel like a kid again and want to start watching again. Simply a masterclass in storytelling. Beautiful really. I’ll be watching Wrestlemania for sure this year. 👏

Mind-blowing promo... when it comes to Paul haymen he really knows his stuff. Not only Mike skills but actually his words have depth. And the emotion he displayed was sooo intense. And yet Cody just took it and ran with it. Absolutely brilliant. Oh I can't wait for this. 👍

You can see Paul tearing up and Cody crying. This promo was very real.

This is a thank you that's way over dew

You bought a ticket

Wow you was dropped on Your head

ITS FAKE!!!! SHADDUP! cornballs...

One of the greatest promos in the last 30 years.

Legendary. What a promo. Gave me chills. Made me smile. Made me happy.

That’s what great wrestling can do

This is the excellence in wrestling/sports entertainment that draws you in. These 2 are absolute pros at what they do. I’d legit buy WrestleMania on PPV to see this and we’ve really only started the road to mania. Nothing short of spectacular. Cody’s stock was already high for me, but this moment took him up a notch.

@DrRockkso I think Roman is going to lose 100% BUT BY COUNT OUT... So Cody won't retain the titles, they'll fight again and then Cody will win.

@Will R. He's 100% going to lose to Roman. I don't want him to, but Roman is the WWE's new Cena. They feed everybody to him.

@DrRockkso Nah. No way Cody loses.

Cody really is at the top of his game right now. Which is gonna make it so much more disappointing when they inevitably job him out to Roman at WM :(

I've been a pro wrestling fan for 23 years and this was one of the best promos I've ever seen. If you look closely you can see a few people crying in the crowd. Can't remember the last time a segment emotionally captivated us so much. This was amazing.

Totally agree. 🥲

I remember watching in late 60's and 70's as a kid on Saturdays. Got into it again during the 80's, then again mid to late 90's. Who didn't like people trying to stand up to Vince like Stone Cold, and the Rock. Fighting against the NWO and the Authority factions.

@NYI Isles shut up and enjoy the show, lol

Honestly, in the last 23 years of WWE it isn't saying a ton. There have been some awful year spans.

Paul almost couldn't hold back the tears. You can see how proud he is of Cody.

That promo between the two was AMAZING! It had everything. It had drama, it had passion, it had sadness, and it had pride. What a year to be a wrestling fan.

Yeah this was a good promo between Paul Heyman and Cody Rhodes

Pride goeth before a fall! Love is NOT proud! Ooooooooooh Aaaaaaaaaaah!

👍

Cody truly is phenomenal on the mic. ALWAYS delivering amazing promos!

6:31 nearly made me tear up. That was such a realistic reaction to having words cut straight to the bone while trying to not show it.

😭

I love when promos get real! Roman has a heck of a task leading up to Wrestlemania with his promos! These two set the bar HIGH!!

Roman’s promos now give more clarity to the character he’s playing on TV. He’s playing the perfectionist faction leader that refuses to let anyone get anywhere near his level again. Roman has now taken the mantle of probably the best traditional heel in modern history because facing him is like facing god at this point of WWE and his promos with Brock Lesnar before WM and his promos against Jey Uso was extremely egotistical.

This is a Master Class in promos. This was an emotional roller-coaster from start to finish. Bravo!

Paul rebounded from that emotional moment to finish strong. Legendary

The fact that Cody knows he’s making a banger road to mania is awesome

@Luis Santiago so he getting a bag isn’t that good

​@Luis Santiago Sami zayn is a midcarder at best

@Luis Santiago This is gonna really upset you... Sami will not win at The Elimination Chamber 😂🖕🏾🔥😢😂

@Anthony Gilbertyou’re stuck in the past

He only returned cause of more money which is why money doesn’t solve anyone’s problems that’s desperation

The fact that they both were crying during this promo said alot about just how much Dusty meant to everyone. RIP The American Dream

GOSH!!!!! This promo was insane!!! Had me on the edge after each on was done talking. Wasn’t expecting Cody to give props to Heyman. Wasn’t expecting heyman to give props to Cody’s father. Of course, without the twist at the end. This was great. They’re both geniuses

This was absolutely amazing! We all know Heyman being one of the best talkers ever, but Cody has improved quite impressively and has really found himself.

The fact it’s #7 tending is crazy A BIG W FOR WWE

I knew Dusty Rhodes personally he was always proud of his sons. I cried when he passed away literally!! Cody Rhodes is going to make his father very proud!!

It's been a long time since I've seen Paul look genuinely emotional. This was beyond phenomenal. Best Promo of 2023 thus far.

@Frank Ryan lol, fr? I think AEW is the worst modern day trash wrestling, an embarrassement. So Frankie, you are wrong. You must be wrong about alot of things in your life.

@Manuel Perez found the AEW troll

@Manuel Perez okay Mr. McMahon

@Daniel M. NOTHING in WWE happens off-script. NOTHING.

@Timothy Latham Low vibration attack attempt. Dots don't connect. Very forced. Poor kid!

WELL DONE by both men. This promo was excellent and i couldn’t help but smile after cody’s last line

WWE story telling is back! They’ve been delivering some pretty great promos the past few months and they don’t disappoint at all

You could see the moment he said the year Paul Heyman knew that story and he was all kinds of emotional. Takes a pro to bring it back from that. This was a huge moment for both.

Making paul break character is a real talent! I love the emotion here.

Cody’s face when Heyman said “you” says it all. People talk abt Roman’s facial expressions, but Cody is giving him a run for his money with moments like that

Speechless. The true life aspects of the story, mixed in with Heyman’s impeccable heel manager persona. Then to see the shift in Cody’s personality at the end. Absolutely fantastic.

Literally I was like okay Paul how wiek the tribal cheif feel if- oh nvm

If anyone has proved their worth, if anyone deserves to dethrone Roman, it’s Cody. He’s one of the few legitimate stars left. A truly believable character that the crowd genuinely loves getting behind.

I was there! The emotion went through the whole arena during this promo.

This was a very good segment. So much of what makes a good feud is the story you tell. Heyman is simply one of the GOAT on the mic and Cody has elevated his game. I think in the build-up there is a way to get people to genuinely care about Cody as much as they do for Sami (or close to it) and deliver a satisfying match.

Seeing Paul Heyman go back and forth with Cody Rhodes with emotional promos involving Dusty Rhodes was fantastic.

A masterclass in promo cutting right there. Instant classic.

Paul was hit in the feels here, and that’s what it’s about. No stupid spots, no crazy stunts, no idiotic gimmicks; just good storytelling leading to incredible matches.

Ohhhhhkkkaayyyyyy 😂

No baron Corbin

And right before he spoke when Cody was done and it was sinking in you could tell Paul knew how good that was and how much it hit and you can tell right before he turned it on … “OK kid, it’s on”

Paul sold that promo bro

Paul’s promo was a YesYesYesYesYesNo moment.

This has to be the most emotional segment I have ever seen before, you can tell none of it is a show, but very real details between them.

One of the best extended promos the company has put out in a very long time.

The fact that Paul not only broke, but teared up, shows how powerful this promo was.

Paul has extreme knowledge about the business and the talent As well if someone isn’t talented and he knew Cody has what it takes to be the next champ this wrestlemania event is going to be good 🎉🙌🏽🙌🏽

I absolutely loved this promo! Powerful and great, imo.

Wrestlemania better not disappoint because this almost 10 minute promo is what’s going to bring a lot of people back to wwe

@Paul Silloway dude went and put on banger matches with some of the industry's top stars. Built a company, left amidst the toxicity there. Back in WWE putting on great matches and promos. Well deserved. How freakin old are you? 😂

@Paul Silloway Wrestling with a torn pectoral>>>>>>>your opinion on whether or not he deserves the title. Sami does NOT want to be world champion and he likely never will be world champion.

@IsoVertex definitely doesn't

@Paul Silloway cody definitely deserves it

@Raphael Wilkes Cody doesn't deserve anything, he was basically handed a title shot

Sunday Night at Wrestlemania is going to be incredible. They have built this perfectly… The best storyline in the last decade.

The greatest promo to an historical event! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome job to you both!

Things like this are what wrestling needs more of, emotional connection, story, life. It's one of the things that makes it such a great business, we've gotten away from that and its good to see some glimmers of it again.

What an amazing promo from start to finish gave me chills HHH is doing something special with the WWE right now

It's been a long time since WWE made me genuinely care about it. Whoever let this segment happen, thank you!

I bet every wrestler that worked with Dusty in that locker room had tears in their eyes...this was a powerful and emotional promo!

@Jamada Norris Wasn't Roman talking about retiring anyway?

@Bigbudd0045 McIntyre Sheamus Reigns Rollins KO Jinder prettty much all of the guys who were in FCW to early NXT

We talking Vince, triple H Stephanie any wrestler hall of famer, retired whether ECW, WCEformely known as WEF Dusty was a wrestling icon, one of the greatest promo speaker on the mic! The universal championship should go to Cody and WWE championship should go to Jey USO And split the tag team championship up between K.O & Sammi Zayn and the other tag team belts should go to Drew & Shemus... it's to balance out and split those titles up back to RAW and Smackdown...Roman generated enough money to the company... it's time to give him a rest..let us miss him for a while then he comeback with a epic return for a good storyline.

@Bigbudd0045 At least 65% of the roster

@Bigbudd0045 most if not all of the late 2000s early 2010s nxt class for one

Amazing promo. Paul is one of the best, seems like a stand up guy too. Cody surely had so many positive influences. Happy he is getting his time to shine.

this promo was so emotional and just perfection

Day by day!

Paul looks ready to cry. Before the promo went to back to storyline, it was genuinely moving to allow these two to have this moment.

Cody and Paul are incredible on the mic and this was powerful stuff. Great chemistry in this promo. Looking forward to Cody taking those belts off Roman.

Paul Heyman is an absolute master at the craft and a treasure. High tier promo here. And it's just getting started.

The "thank you paul" chant is everything. Paul Heyman is one of the best things to ever happen to WWE

​@Mikgwerd I would love for him to bring it back for "one night only"

In pro wrestling period

He's a second rate announcer.

It should have been more! 😭

He Did a lot for Austin to. Let him do whatever promos he wanted.

This makes me want to watch wrestling weekly. This is a storyline we need

Every wrestling training school needs to use this as a promo masterpiece

Everything about this promo was superb, and with the talent in the ring I’m not surprised. Well done Cody and Paul 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

This is such a powerful promo between Heyman and Cody ✨ 👏 🙌

Cody has been absolutely KILLING IT on the mic these days. And you know Paul Heyman on the mic is always gold. This segment made the hair on my neck stand up.

This is being done with such masterclass. Slowly building it up, making it much more personal each week. Putting emotions and tears into this story this early, I cant wait to see what we get when we have just a handful of weeks to mania.

@Kenny Crafton- is who a racist - Dusty, Cody, Paul, Roman, --- who ?

What?

are they racist?

Great promo from both men. I can only imagine what the face to face promos between Cody & Roman will be like.

This was phenomenal. This is professional wrestling.

Great promos in wrestling really do still exist. They're just harder to find. We need more of them. A lot more.

GREAT promo that'll be remembered with some of the best Wrestlemania lead ups

This is how you’re supposed to get everybody in the wrestlemania spirit

To see Paul get his flowers on live TV was special and so well deserved

@Lance Jones Paul Heyman actually has been in the business for 30+ years. He started in his early 20s

100% the dude is under 60 and he's spent 40+ yrs in the industry. Insane.

Glad some people are starting to realize this. Dude has always been a great mouthpiece and manager. Imo one of the greatest managers ever.

He's truly among the few wrestling personalities you hate when you're young but appreciate when you're old enough to understand how necessary he's always been to the industry

So many things said so many things unsaid so many moments used that were personal. So many personal reactions. So much playing off heartfelt words. This one was played real close. And it was awesome

This is top notch promo from both gentlemen. The build up to the fight is getting better and better. Looking forward for next week. Cody you bugger, you made me sweat from my eyes when you brought up your father, The American Dream Dusty Rhodes(rest in paradise). Then Heyman dropped that bomb at the end with the mic drop, it was perfectly timed well executed. It made it personal for Cody. Excellent promos.

This was a absolute beautiful promo between these two.simply master class

That was real from the heart right there. Another emotional promo

Awesome amazing promo !!! The professionalism! Impeccable!

These two just demonstrated that there are levels to professional wrestling. When you take two dance partners who are some of the very best, you get greatness as a result.

"I am just trying to win a wrestling championship and everybody wants to make it personal" -Cody Rhodes

This promo was absolute gold!

This is one of the reasons why I started watching wrestling again. Sure it’s not as believable & entertaining as the Attitude Era was, but it brings an nostalgic feeling back watching people fly around the ring and I still find it enjoyable to watch sometimes. Maybe if we get more hulky believable wrestlers again it might be almost like it was back in the day, but I doubt it.

This is the first time in at least 4 or 5 years where a WWE storyline actually feels like a huge deal. This promo hopefully makes the rest of the locker room step up.

Storytelling. This is why we watch wrestling. As good as it gets.

Without Paul Heyman The Last 25 Years Of Wrestling Isn’t The Same… God Damnit Thank You, Paul.

@JazzyJ1994 His company folded in under a decade and he stiffed wrestlers.

Paul Heyman nailed it out the park once again - very compelling tv with Cody's reactions, too! Glad it was shared here without cuts. Blessings, peace, and grace to you all on your journeys! ~ John 11:25-26

Facts

Wwe doesnt need Paul

@Mr. Magma even more than that, I think the Dangerous Alliance goes back to 1989

The moments that they (clearly) went off script and got emotional...not to mention, after hearing what Cody had to say, the look on Paul's face and the reaction he had was one of "I don't even want to finish what I'm scripted to say, I just wanna hug you, son". You can tell, storyline aside, there is a lot of love and respect between these two men. I could imagine them incorporating that into a storyline later with Paul as Cody's manager.

.....you little sneaky there! I love it.

This is actually insane. Masterclass in promos wow. Lost for words watching this.

That was the best segment in years, unbelievably authentic and memorable

Great promo! Haven’t seen one this good in a very long time!

I was there during the promo! The energy was unreal lol

That promo from both men was everything. The way Heyman delivered that last line was like an embracing hug only to receive a dagger in the back. It literally gave me chills

I don't even follow Cody but this promo, intertwining past and present is extremely solid. Good writing right there.

Paul Heyman is a living legend in wrestling , the way they are putting cody into this whole story is pretty great.

This story is going to be a classic, I can feel it already

I got chills SOOOOO many times during this!! Elite segment!!!!!

Wow. This will surely go down as one of the best promo segments of all time. Incredible performances from both Cody and Paul.

@JoJo haters will always hate...You hate so much you lie to yourself

Far from one of the greatest all time, Cody is so boring in ring and on the mic.

@GfunkX 187watch ur mouth ese

@GfunkX 187 ironically that bathroom break was how you were concieved

@Mr sandoval that was bathroom break material

Even though I don't think wrestling will ever match the pinnacle it once was, this promo right here are the stuff that dreams are made of.

Cody and Paul performed a master class in how to do a promo. Hope very other professional wrestler in all promotions were taking notes.

That was the best promo I have seen on WWE/WWF programming at LEAST since The Rock and Stone Cold and/or The Rock and Cactus Jack/Dude Love/Mankind promos.. maybe even further back.. great great job guys! It is appreciated and it will keep me tuned in too.

That's one of the best promos I've seen WWE do in a long time