Figure Four Weekly 6/26/2017: Cody Rhodes’ bet on himself continues to pay off

Cody Rhodes may have already completed most of the goals that he famously listed in a tweet after leaving WWE, but his biggest accomplishment since wasn’t something that was mentioned then.

Rhodes defeated Christopher Daniels to win the Ring of Honor World Championship in the main event of Best in the World last Friday night. In doing so, he became the first member of the Rhodes family to win a significant World Championship since his father held the NWA title in 1986.

The ROH title win took place almost 13 months to the day after Rhodes announced that he was leaving WWE. He noted then that he was given both large and less-than-ideal opportunities when with them, but cited unhappiness with his placement in the company and wanting more in his profession as a reason for leaving.

Given that he left willingly, Rhodes’ situation is different than most others who have departed WWE. He presumably put some thought into his decision and had some kind of plan before leaving.

Current subscribers click here to continue reading.