{"id":251274,"date":"2026-07-03T21:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T21:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/cody-rhodes-must-turn-heel-believes-wwe-hall-of-famer\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T21:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T21:49:08","slug":"cody-rhodes-must-turn-heel-believes-wwe-hall-of-famer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/03\/cody-rhodes-must-turn-heel-believes-wwe-hall-of-famer\/","title":{"rendered":"Cody Rhodes Must Turn Heel, Believes WWE Hall Of Famer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5187285\" data-slug-id=\"2803536\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes is among the most beloved babyfaces in professional wrestling. However, a wrestling veteran believes that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/cody-rhodes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">The American Nightmare<\/a> has to turn heel.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his <em>83 Weeks<\/em> podcast, WWE Hall of Famer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/eric-bischoff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Eric Bischoff<\/a> opined that the former Undisputed WWE Champion&#8217;s current character has run its course and must turn heel. He added that Rhodes could switch back to being a babyface after some time.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>The former RAW General Manager stated that WWE was also in dire need of a vicious heel character. Bischoff further claimed that Cody Rhodes had the potential to be the best heel of the generation.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I think Cody has to turn heel. I feel that strongly about it because he\u2019s played this character out. You\u2019ve still got some juice left in that lemon. Let it go while there\u2019s still juice in it, because he can come back to it at some point. WWE needs a vicious heel, like lie, cheating kind of heel, not a bad**s heel. You need somebody slippery, somebody greasy. If he were to embrace it, I would predict he would be one of the best heels of our generation. He has the potential to do that,&#8221; said Bischoff. [H\/T: <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/wrestlingnews.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Wrestling News<\/a><\/em><em>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>You can listen to the podcast below: <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Despite him being a beloved babyface, Cody Rhodes&#8217; actions have been questionable during some of his high-stakes matches, teasing that a heel turn could be around the corner. It remains to be seen if and when WWE decides to pull the trigger on the much-anticipated heel turn.<\/p>\n<h2>SPOILER: Cody Rhodes scored a massive win on WWE SmackDown<\/h2>\n<p>The July 3 edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Friday Night SmackDown<\/a> was pre-taped after the latest edition of Monday Night RAW.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week on the red brand&#8217;s show, Oba Femi gave up his chance to challenge for a title at SummerSlam in order to wrestle Brock Lesnar in a Hell in a Cell match at the premium live event. Seth Rollins also showed up to challenge Roman Reigns for a World Heavyweight Championship match. The bout was later made official for The Biggest Party of the Summer.<\/p>\n<p>In order to determine the number one contender for the other major title, the Undisputed WWE Championship, Cody Rhodes wrestled Jey Uso on the SmackDown taping. The American Nightmare defeated The YEET Man to earn a shot at the title he lost to Sami Zayn at the Night of Champions Premium Live Event.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen if Cody Rhodes can win back the Undisputed WWE Championship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline bottom\" data-tab=\"bottom\">\n<p>Get all the hottest wrestling news FIRST by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=sportskeeda.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"bottom\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Ankit Verma<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-cody-rhodes-must-turn-heel-believes-wwe-hall-of-famer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes is among the most beloved babyfaces in professional wrestling. However, a wrestling veteran believes that The American Nightmare has to turn heel. Speaking on his 83 Weeks podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff opined that the former Undisputed WWE Champion&#8217;s current character has run its course and must turn heel. 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