Cody Rhodes says WWE’s current leadership structure, led by Triple H and Nick Khan, made it straightforward for him to film the live-action Street Fighter movie while remaining a full-time in-ring competitor. Rhodes discussed the experience during an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show, as first reported by Fightful and Wrestling Headlines.
Street Fighter was released in theaters on October 16, with Rhodes playing Guile and Roman Reigns portraying Akuma. According to Rhodes, the filming schedule overlapped with one of the biggest moments of his wrestling career, as he discussed shooting the movie right after winning the Undisputed WWE Championship.
Rhodes framed the cooperation from Triple H, WWE’s Chief Content Officer, and Nick Khan, WWE’s President, as a key reason he was able to pursue the film role without disrupting his championship obligations inside the company. Balancing a champion’s travel and television commitments with an outside film production is a logistical challenge that has complicated similar crossover projects for other top stars in the past, which is why Rhodes specifically highlighted how accommodating WWE’s leadership was during the process.
Roman Reigns’ involvement as Akuma adds further significance to the production from a WWE standpoint, since it marks two of the company’s most prominent champions-turned-performers, Rhodes as the reigning Undisputed WWE Champion at the time and Reigns as a former multi-time world champion, appearing together in a major studio film rather than solely inside a WWE ring. The pairing underscores how WWE’s top stars are increasingly being positioned for mainstream entertainment projects alongside their wrestling commitments.
Neither Fightful nor Wrestling Headlines reported additional specifics from Rhodes about particular scheduling accommodations, production dates, or further comments from Triple H or Nick Khan on the matter. The comments from Rhodes on The Rich Eisen Show represent the extent of what has been confirmed about the arrangement so far.
