WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H has posted off-air footage of Cody Rhodes’ sit-down interview with Michael Cole, revealing comments about Randy Orton that were cut from Friday’s episode of SmackDown.
According to Wrestling Headlines, the unaired portion features Rhodes speaking with stronger language about Orton following an incident at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, where Rhodes hesitated to kick an injured Orton in the head. That hesitation reportedly proved costly, as Orton capitalized on the moment and connected with an RKO on Rhodes.
Triple H shared the clip publicly after SmackDown went off the air, giving fans a look at the final moments of the Cole interview that WWE opted not to broadcast during the show itself. Both 411Mania and Wrestling Inc also reported on the release of the footage, confirming that the interview was conducted by Michael Cole and that the additional material was made available through Triple H’s own posting rather than airing on television.
The circulation of the unaired clip adds another chapter to the ongoing tension between Rhodes and Orton, stemming directly from the Saturday Night’s Main Event encounter in which Orton’s RKO followed Rhodes’ hesitation. No further details on upcoming matches or confirmed plans between the two were included in the available reporting.
