Summary

Cody Rhodes said the slap he took from Travis Scott at WWE Elimination Chamber 2025 was not the hardest slap he has taken in wrestling.

Rhodes said Bob Holly and Natalya both hit him harder, with Natalya at number one on his list and Holly at number two.

He added that while the viral moment focused on Scott's slap, he appreciated Scott's involvement and said Scott also took a Cross Rhodes.

The source text also says Rhodes stated that, collectively, The Rock, John Cena, and Travis Scott left him with a black eye and eardrum during the Elimination Chamber beatdown.

Cody Rhodes comments reframe the Travis Scott moment after Elimination Chamber

Cody Rhodes publicly downplaying the slap creates a concrete consequence, the Elimination Chamber segment can be viewed more as a full-angle beatdown than a single outsider moment.

By putting Travis Scott third behind Natalya and Bob Holly, Rhodes also shifts attention back to wrestling context and his own durability in high-profile segments.

Quotes

Quote from Cody Rhodes

"Travis Scott did not hurt me. It looks like he hurt me. I took a photo with Travis Scott at the OBB studio event, and I never saw that photo. I like Travis Scott. I think it’s safe to say at this point, I like Travis Scott. I like that he lended us his time and that we had moments with him. I mean, he took a Cross Rhodes. Most people just remember the slap, and I’m going to be on this side of history with it. I know it wasn’t everyone’s favorite thing. That is not the hardest I’ve ever been slapped. That’s number three. That’s number three. I’ll give you the list of slaps. Number two, Bob Holly in London. He says, ‘Fire up out there, kid.’ I don’t want to say something nefarious that gets anyone in trouble. I think someone told him to try and knock me out, because the way he slapped me was trying to knock a man out, it didn’t. I have a decent little jaw. So I took said slap. The number one might shock you, but I felt it in both of my heels. I felt it in my feet. I had to plant my feet. It was so hard. Nattie Neidhart hit me. It felt like an MLB batter swinging the bat, and I walked into it. She leveled me. So Nattie is one, Hardcore Holly two, Travis Scott, I’d say maybe three."

Sources

As reported by Fightful.