Cody Rhodes called out Peter Rosenberg for a comment he made during a WWE PLE pre-show, saying that it caused real-life tension with Roman Reigns backstage.
Rhodes made the comments on Thursday’s episode of The Ebro, Laura & Rosenberg Show, which Rosenberg hosts. Rhodes also said that Rosenberg should sit in on company meetings once in a while.
Rhodes recalled being in the locker room and watching the pre-show when Rosenberg said that Reigns was upset that Rhodes called himself QB1 and that the night would determine who the real QB1 was. While Rhodes did not name the event, his description matches Clash in Italy on May 31 in Turin, where Rosenberg was on the pre-show panel. Rhodes defended the Undisputed WWE Championship against Gunther on that show, and Reigns wrestled Jacob Fatu in the main event.
“Me and this dude aren’t wrestling each other,” Rhodes said. “So now you’ve set it off where there’s literal, like, tension backstage over a thing that was said by someone who works for us and wasn’t there and didn’t even know.”
Reigns had a message of his own that same night. As the show went off the air, he looked into the camera, saying, “QB1? F*** that noise. It’s the Tribal Chief.” Later, on the post-show, Rhodes said that he hadn’t heard it and asked Rosenberg to be the messenger.
However, during the interview, Rosenberg disputed Rhodes’ account, saying that it wasn’t exactly what he had said.
“There had been a lot of conversation about Roman’s match that night, and don’t forget Cody is QB1,” Rosenberg said. “He always sees himself as the guy, and he’s going to prove it tonight. I swear to you.”
Rhodes believes the comment also led to a war between two of the most aggressive fan bases in wrestling on a night he wasn’t even facing Reigns.