Cody Rhodes also spoke about the bond he had crafted with Seth Rollins and explained why he gifted his WrestleMania 40 tag team partner matching Rolexes. He revealed that the idea came from the Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair match at WrestleMania XXIV, where the two wore matching, custom Rolexes.

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“I remember for Wrestlemania with Shawn Michael vs. Ric Flair, they had the custom Rolexes for each other with, I think, it was 23 was the number,” said Rhodes. “But I got it into my mind that I wanted to do something for Seth. We’ve had such a unique, competitive, challenging relationship, but, also we really were going to do this together. And the fact that he was going to be in the main event of WrestleMania, a spot a lot of people thought he should have been in multiple times already, I wanted to have that moment with him and I like to give gifts.”

He also disclosed that he gave several people backstage, including the makeup and travel department teams, gifts ahead of WrestleMania 40 to show them his appreciation for the work they’ve put in. Rhodes, though, did not divulge if he had given The Rock and Roman Reigns matching Rolexes too.

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“I can’t confirm that I gave one to Rock or Roman … you might be right,” said Rhodes jokingly.

Eagle-eyed fans spotted Reigns wearing a similar Rolex that Rhodes had gifted Rollins during “The Tribal Chief’s” appearance at the WWE Hall of Fame, which answers the questions Rhodes was hesitant to address.