While Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns won’t be fighting at WrestleMania 42 as originally planned, there’s still palpable tension between them within the ring, from their shaky alliance at Bad Blood 2024 to them competing on the identical WarGames team in 2025. Interestingly, each men were solid for the upcoming “Street Fighter” film adaption – Rhodes playing the heroic Guile while Reigns plays the villainous Akuma – and in response to Rhodes during an interview on “INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet,” the producers intentionally tried to maintain him and Reigns apart.
“We had in the future on set,” Rhodes said. “I believe they thought we were gonna fight or have issue, because … they were very cognizant of, we might not cross paths. And we did, because I had to inform him the direction of one in all the trailers, and that was our only moment and it was a really awkward, like, the weirdest – that is a crazy relationship! I actually have nothing [but] admiration for what he’s done and completed, but … I do not even like talking about it, because I do not know what it’s. It’s just a really strange relationship.”
“The American Nightmare” won’t need to go into detail about his relationship with “Joe,” but he had good things to say about his former rival’s performance in “Street Fighter.”
“I can let you know what I saw was really special,” he claimed. “[Director] Kitao Sakurai put something really special together.”
Cody Rhodes believes fans of Street Fighter will love the upcoming movie
In terms of all the solid – filled with names like Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Jason Momoa, and David Dastmalchian – Rhodes claims the set was a fun experience. Sakurai apparently allowed Rhodes and the remaining of the solid to experiment and improvise based off of how they seem within the “Street Fighter” video games.
“I believe individuals who grew up loving the sport – which, I grew up loving the sport, and I loved the unique movie, not paradoxically, I actually loved it – I believe they’re gonna be more than happy with the fan service the movie does.” Rhodes added.
“The American Nightmare” also believes fans of the video game might be comfortable with how the characters appear within the movie and seem like their video-game counter-parts. Rhodes’ character Guile’s peculiar high-volume flattop has often been a subject of dialogue even amongst “Street Fighter” fans, but unlike with the 1994 film, it was recreated for Rhodes to wear.
“It’s yak hair. I do not know if that is a giant spoiler. It never moved,” he explained. “It’s essentially should you got right into a fighter jet and also you flew … I imagine the thought was that’s from the wind and the Gs? Who knows? Or possibly it’s just him styling it with the comb; which, the comb is present on set as well.”
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