Summary

Cody Rhodes says he does not see himself changing his entrance theme unless his character alignment changes with it.

Speaking on Matt & Shane's Secret Podcast, Rhodes said "Kingdom" has become too closely tied to The American Nightmare to swap out now. He has used the song since leaving WWE in 2016, and it remained part of his presentation when he returned to the company in 2022.

The Undisputed WWE Champion is currently headed toward WrestleMania 42, where he is set to defend the title against Randy Orton. In the same interview, Rhodes also discussed Pat McAfee's role in that story, an issue he touched on in separate comments about the Orton program.

Quote from Cody Rhodes

"The trick with a wrestling song, all the greatest wrestling music, it doesn't need to be a good song. It needs to be a catchy song. I like 'Kingdom' but the issue is, I hear it so much that, especially at the end of the night when I'm doing the rounds, just playing that one song, it gets you. I heard my daughter the other day, she doesn't know the words, but she's saying, 'something, something, Paw Patrol.' As long as you get to the Woah! It's a pretty interesting song by WWE standards. I can say this, it can never change. Unless I was to go bad guy, then that song is out, I suppose, but I'm locked into it. We're married together."

What Cody Rhodes' comment says about his WWE presentation

Rhodes framed "Kingdom" as part of the same identity fans now associate with his full entrance, right down to the singalong moment. That matters because WWE has leaned heavily into Rhodes as a centerpiece babyface, and his own comment suggests he sees the music as inseparable from that version of the character.

It also adds a little extra texture to WrestleMania 42 season. Rhodes is not teasing a turn here, but by saying a move to the dark side would be the one scenario where the song changes, he effectively underlined how stable his current presentation is heading into the Randy Orton title match.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.