“This whole moment was incredible…”

The American Nightmare and Jigga Man had a viral FaceTime chat earlier this year.

Cody Rhodes and Jay-Z were joined by Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin during Fanatics Fest NYC in August (watch video here) and during one on FaceTime together billboard In an interview this week to promote WWE Bad Blood 2024, the undisputed WWE Champion reflected on that cool moment.

“I have to thank Michael Rubin of Fanatics for this,” Rhodes said. “He was just having a normal conversation, like he does with someone like Jay-Z. This whole moment was incredible for me, going to Fanatics Fest for the first time ever and hearing first hand what I was told about just some of the WWE merch numbers and specifically my own.”

Rhodes continued, “As a kid, being in the top five of all the athletes represented and trying to tell everyone around him, 'Hey, wrestling is really cool.' You should come to my house, you will like it. “Hey, come to the show with me, you’ll be a fan” to see her reach that mainstream level again. I don’t want to take it for granted.”

Cody Rhodes teams up with Roman Reigns for a tag team match against The Bloodline in the main event of the WWE Bad Blood 2024 premium live event this Saturday, October 5th at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA.