Cody Rhodes discusses return of 'traditional babyface' in WWE

Of course most WWE fans know that ‘babyface’ refers to the ‘good guy’ in any given match, however Cody Rhodes has taken note of an important distinction.
Noting that he knows the sentiment from ‘Mr. Heyman’ is true because ‘he didn’t tell me directly,’ Rhodes goes on to share a contribution that his return to WWE has made to the overall growth of other characters on-screen.

On the Cheap Heat with Peter Rosenberg podcast, Rhodes said:
“I heard Mr. Heyman say this and I know it’s true because he didn’t tell me directly. A byproduct of my return, he said, this is his words, it allowed the traditional babyface to come back. They were growing elsewhere, these babyfaces.
“Two prime examples are Sami Zayn and Jey Uso, who is now the face, with Seth [Seth Rollins], the face of Monday Night Raw. I know he didn’t tell me that directly, and never will, but that felt like, ‘What a cool thing to maybe be able to claim. You were helpful in bringing that in.’
“I know there are people who are like, ‘they’re going to start booing him.’ At this point, you’re right, because you play the game for over two years. At a certain point, I feel like it’s an odd thing to say you’re right when you’ve spent the last few years saying it would happen and it didn’t happen.
“I don’t know where the peak of this is. I think some people look at WrestleMania and go, ‘Maybe that was the peak. Maybe that was it.’ I would disagree and I’m going to point to a sold out Backlash in France. That’s the opportunity for me.”

Cody would go on to explain the real-life significance to the upcoming match at WWE Backlash. You can read more about that by clicking here. 
Cody Rhodes is set to defend his title against AJ Styles on Saturday May 4 in Lyon, France at WWE Backlash.
Elsewhere on the card, Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair will challenge the Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship at the event.