Add as a preferred source on Google Cody Rhodes wants to expand his career beyond the WWE ring, but that does not appear to be an immediate priority.
During a recent appearance on The Rich Eisen Show, the Undisputed WWE Champion discussed his role in Street Fighter, Paramount Pictures’ new film based on Capcom’s classic video game franchise.
Rhodes will play Guile in the movie, which is scheduled to hit theaters in the United States on October 16, 2026. The film is directed by Kitao Sakurai and also features Roman Reigns as Akuma, Noah Centineo as Ken Masters, Andrew Koji as Ryu, Callina Liang as Chun-Li, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson as Balrog and Jason Momoa as Blanka.
The American Nightmare said he had a very positive experience filming the movie and made it clear that he wants to continue working in Hollywood down the line.
“I definitely want to grow beyond telling stories in the ring. I got the opportunity to do ‘Street Fighter,’ it comes out this October. Kitao Sakurai directed this movie. I just saw bits of it the other day. I think it’s going to be a huge hit. I hope it is, because I had such a fun time making it. 50 Cent is in there, Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo, unbelievable cast. But I want to do more of that. What we do in the ring is tell stories. I’d love to do it outside of falling down in the pro wrestling ring, but that’ll come when this is done.”
“Cena’s a great example. Ric Flair’s another great example. Hulk Hogan, even Triple H, my boss, everyone who has carried the actual main title in the industry has to carry it with the responsibility that comes with it, and that responsibility has a timeline on it. So keeping this as long as I can is the immediate goal. Beyond that, there’s a few matches left on the board at WWE that I haven’t had, and there’ll be new matches coming up every day because we have so many guys getting locked and loaded down in NXT that I’ll probably want to touch before all is said and done. But moving into Hollywood is a definite natural extension of what we do next, just being able to tell stories. Batista, Dwayne, Cena, even Terry Funk. There’s been so many examples of guys who really did well with it and brought their skill set over.”
In other words, even with doors opening outside WWE, Rhodes is not treating Hollywood as his immediate priority.
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