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What happens when you achieve a barrage of honors as a wrestler? Well, the question was certainly addressed by Cody Rhodes, as he received yet another coveted honor from a huge organization called Sports Illustrated.

Recently, ‘The American Nightmare’ received Justin Barrasso’s Best Wrestler of 2023 award. Interestingly, he also achieved the same milestone when Fox announced its best wrestler of 2023. So how did Rhodes react on this occasion? Let’s have a look.

How did Cody Rhodes react to this achievement?

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The 38-year-old superstar is honored to achieve this feat. Finding himself as a top gun on the list of yet another big media house like Sports Illustrated, Rhodes reacted on X and wrote this in his caption: “An amazing honor. Coming from @SInow/@JustinBarrasso I am really and truly proud of this one.”

Furthermore, he wrote, “Everybody on here is great, honored we share this together.” Thus, the joy was evident in his comments as he also thanked Barrasso. So, considering his frequent involvement in most of the WWE shows and the way he kept the fans hooked on the shows became the reason for this feat.

Some other names who were awarded

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Not only Sports Illustrated but WWE and ESPN also agreed to the fact that Cody Rhodes was a deserving wrestler of the year 2023. Even though WWE had a boatload of captivating stars such as LA Knight, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Gunther, the three legendary organizations only chose Rhodes as their pick. This shows that his defeat at the hands of Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39 was not able to downgrade his stature.

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Other than that, the WWE on Fox also crowned LA Knight as the breakout star of the year. Truly, his charm eventually paid off as he received the honor eventually. Also, the return of CM Punk got the Best Return of the Year award. No doubt, the year was utterly intriguing for the fans as so many storylines piqued the intrigue of the fans. Even the likes of Jade Cargill and CM Punk coming to the WWE raised tensions for AEW. It was seemingly a sureshot entertainer for all the WWE faithful.

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So do tell us your thoughts in the comments, and let us know your take on Barrasso’s call.

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