Newly-crowned Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes took part in the post-WrestleMania press conference and discussed several topics, including main eventing both nights of WrestleMania 40, his storyline and much more.

Rhodes stated that there was a difference between being in the main event and being the main event, and stated that Roman Reigns’ run with the title is the greatest in both sports and entertainment, going on to note that he hopes that he could be half the Champion that Reigns was for the WWE as a leader and as the quarterback.

In regards to the post-match celebration with several members of the roster, Rhodes said that he was happy that people like Kevin Owens and Randy Orton were there, as well as John Cena, LA Knight and others, stating that while there is respect for Roman Reigns and The Bloodline, nothing is bigger than the company and the industry itself and that his title win was one for the people, and certainly himself.

Rhodes said that he felt that many people related to the father/son story that had been told over the past two years, as well as a story of legacy and said that he is very proud of what the story has become, because it is real and thought that he had failed when he didn’t hand his father the WWE Championship, before noting that the story was beyond him at that point and he still felt that he needed to finish it, and that even if he didn’t believe, the people kept that belief, so he had to do it.

Rhodes stated that after he went backstage, Nick Khan, Paul “Triple H” Levesque and Bruce Prichard gave him the same watch that his father had pawned so that Cody could go to acting school, and stated that if there was anything that he could say to his father, he would say that he hopes that he lived up to Dusty’s name, thanking him for the Rhodes name, and that he would also say that he is sorry for the tattoo.

The full press conference is available at this link.