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In this issue, we cover:

• What’s next for Cody Rhodes?

• My peak fitness years

Thanks for reading. — Mark

Life as a WWE Champion

Cody Rhodes ended Roman Reigns’ 1,316-day run as champ at WrestleMania 40. Sure, he needed a bit of help from me and John, but that’s what friends are for. The only question now is, what’s next for Cody?

Life as a champion gets a whole lot busier because you turn into the face of WWE. More media obligations and late night shows than before. Cody is an absolute workhouse and I bet he’ll defend his title over the course of at least four major storylines throughout the year.

I can’t see him being a babyface much longer now that he’s champ. The fans will get bored, hell I’ll be bored if he stays in this character for a whole year. He’s played the good guy, underdog character perfectly leading up to WrestleMania, and now it’s time for him to embrace his heel. Maybe a rich guy smug persona.

The more perfect they are, the harder they fall, and that’s what we love about this sport.

Fan Questions, Answered

Q: What years did you feel like you were in peak fitness condition?

A: In short, I felt my best around 2002 - 2007 when I was hovering around 295 lbs.

I was running heavy when I debuted as the American Badass in 2000. I remember going for an MRI after I tore my pec and the scale reading 354. I was so big that I had to go into the MRI one arm up one arm down just to fit and I was still basically touching the whole thing.

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