Kevin Owens discusses Cody Rhodes friendship, connecting him with Young Bucks

Kevin Owens is looking forward to sharing the ring with his friend Cody Rhodes at WWE Bash in Berlin.

Owens is set to challenge Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship at Bash in Berlin this Saturday. It’s the first-ever WWE PPV/PLE to take place from Germany. The show has a 1 p.m. Eastern start time airing live on Peacock/WWE Network.

In an interview with SHAK Wrestling, Owens looked ahead to Bash in Berlin and discussed his friendship with Rhodes.

“I mean, it’s just great to be able to experience that with my friend, you know? In any way. Anytime I get to wrestle a close friend on a big show, it’s great,” he said.

“Cody left [WWE] in 2016, and it sucked. It sucked to lose my friend at [that] time. So I really wanted him to have the best possible introduction to the independent scene, because he had never been around. He had never done that. At the time, he had already been in the WWE system for so long. The independent scene is a whole different ballgame from the WWE. So I just guided him in the right direction and put him in touch with The Young Bucks [who would] take care of him. And I knew they’d hit it off, you know? They did, I was right. And that just helped him get the right platform, I guess. Everything else, he did. He knew what he was capable of and he really wanted to show people — the promoters — what he already saw in himself. And he succeeded. That’s an understatement. So it’s great to see him get all his flowers, if you want to say that. And to see him in the position he’s in now.”

Owens connecting Rhodes with The Young Bucks helped shape modern wrestling history, leading to the creation of AEW and Rhodes eventually returning to WWE as a main event star.

Rhodes won the Undisputed WWE Championship from Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40. He’s made successful title defenses against AJ Styles, Logan Paul, and Solo Sikoa.

SHAK Wrestling’s full interview with Owens can be watched below: