Cody Rhodes and Paul Heyman Get Personal | WWE Raw Highlights 2/6/23 | WWE on USA

Words cannot express how powerful this promo between Heyman and Cody actually was. THIS is professional wrestling at its peak storytelling. Everything about what was said between them was absolutely phenomenal and makes it worth that much more getting invested into. Amazing buildup and an amazing job all around!

One of the most underrated lines in this whole promo “I am just trying to win a wrestling championship and everyone wants to make it personal”

This is some of the best TV WWE has put out in years. This promo was just unreal and the raw emotion was spine chilling.

Major props to the crowd. They let Cody speak , no what chants. They make Cody look like a STAR✊🏾✊🏾

This promo was so good, you could see how real and personal this is going to be! WWE storytelling is getting so much better since Trips took over!!

Bringing reality to the show to get the audience hooked and even more invested is the greatest thing as a fan. Cody said it right I was just a guy trying to win a wrestling championship but everyone wants to make it personal 😂😭 love it!

I genuinely think Paul Heyman was so proud of Cody and his father that he was breaking. I don’t think he was acting, I think he legitimately just loves working with Cody that much.

Cody Rhodes keeping the AEW type of promos in the big house .. Splendid

This is exactly what needed to happen! Full body chills!! THIS is Wrestling, right here. THIS is what makes you want to see a match. THIS gets the audience invested. I love Professional Wrestling

One of the best promos I’ve ever seen. This is pro wrestling at its best. When reality seamlessly meshes with storylines.

I've been a pro wrestling fan for 23 years and this was one of the best promos I've ever seen. If you look closely you can see a few people crying in the crowd. Can't remember the last time a segment emotionally captivated us so much. This was amazing.

This is the kinda promo that makes me feel like a kid again and want to start watching again. Simply a masterclass in storytelling. Beautiful really. I’ll be watching Wrestlemania for sure this year. 👏

You can see Paul tearing up and Cody crying. This promo was very real.

Paul almost couldn't hold back the tears. You can see how proud he is of Cody.

I love when promos get real!
Roman has a heck of a task leading up to Wrestlemania with his promos!
These two set the bar HIGH!!

One of the greatest promos in the last 30 years.

Legendary. What a promo. Gave me chills. Made me smile. Made me happy.

Cody truly is phenomenal on the mic. ALWAYS delivering amazing promos!

That promo between the two was AMAZING! It had everything. It had drama, it had passion, it had sadness, and it had pride. What a year to be a wrestling fan.

This is the excellence in wrestling/sports entertainment that draws you in. These 2 are absolute pros at what they do. I’d legit buy WrestleMania on PPV to see this and we’ve really only started the road to mania. Nothing short of spectacular. Cody’s stock was already high for me, but this moment took him up a notch.

Mind-blowing promo... when it comes to Paul haymen he really knows his stuff. Not only Mike skills but actually his words have depth. And the emotion he displayed was sooo intense. And yet Cody just took it and ran with it. Absolutely brilliant. Oh I can't wait for this. 👍

This is a Master Class in promos. This was an emotional roller-coaster from start to finish. Bravo!

Paul rebounded from that emotional moment to finish strong. Legendary

6:31 nearly made me tear up. That was such a realistic reaction to having words cut straight to the bone while trying to not show it.

Wrestlemania better not disappoint because this almost 10 minute promo is what’s going to bring a lot of people back to wwe

The fact that they both were crying during this promo said alot about just how much Dusty meant to everyone. RIP The American Dream

I knew Dusty Rhodes personally he was always proud of his sons. I cried when he passed away literally!! Cody Rhodes is going to make his father very proud!!

This was absolutely amazing! We all know Heyman being one of the best talkers ever, but Cody has improved quite impressively and has really found himself.

If anyone has proved their worth, if anyone deserves to dethrone Roman, it’s Cody. He’s one of the few legitimate stars left. A truly believable character that the crowd genuinely loves getting behind.

Cody’s face when Heyman said “you” says it all. People talk abt Roman’s facial expressions, but Cody is giving him a run for his money with moments like that

It's been a long time since I've seen Paul look genuinely emotional. This was beyond phenomenal. Best Promo of 2023 thus far.

GOSH!!!!! This promo was insane!!! Had me on the edge after each on was done talking. Wasn’t expecting Cody to give props to Heyman. Wasn’t expecting heyman to give props to Cody’s father. Of course, without the twist at the end. This was great. They’re both geniuses

Every wrestling training school needs to use this as a promo masterpiece

The fact it’s #7 tending is crazy A BIG W FOR WWE

WELL DONE by both men. This promo was excellent and i couldn’t help but smile after cody’s last line

You could see the moment he said the year Paul Heyman knew that story and he was all kinds of emotional. Takes a pro to bring it back from that. This was a huge moment for both.

Paul was hit in the feels here, and that’s what it’s about. No stupid spots, no crazy stunts, no idiotic gimmicks; just good storytelling leading to incredible matches.

WWE story telling is back! They’ve been delivering some pretty great promos the past few months and they don’t disappoint at all

Seeing Paul Heyman go back and forth with Cody Rhodes with emotional promos involving Dusty Rhodes was fantastic.

Making paul break character is a real talent! I love the emotion here.

Cody has been absolutely KILLING IT on the mic these days. And you know Paul Heyman on the mic is always gold. This segment made the hair on my neck stand up.

Cody and Paul are incredible on the mic and this was powerful stuff. Great chemistry in this promo. Looking forward to Cody taking those belts off Roman.

Speechless. The true life aspects of the story, mixed in with Heyman’s impeccable heel manager persona. Then to see the shift in Cody’s personality at the end. Absolutely fantastic.

What an amazing promo from start to finish gave me chills HHH is doing something special with the WWE right now

The fact that Paul not only broke, but teared up, shows how powerful this promo was.

this promo was so emotional and just perfection

One of the best extended promos the company has put out in a very long time.

It's been a long time since WWE made me genuinely care about it. Whoever let this segment happen, thank you!

The fact that Cody knows he’s making a banger road to mania is awesome

Paul looks ready to cry. Before the promo went to back to storyline, it was genuinely moving to allow these two to have this moment.

I absolutely loved this promo! Powerful and great, imo.

This has to be the most emotional segment I have ever seen before, you can tell none of it is a show, but very real details between them.

Paul has extreme knowledge about the business and the talent As well if someone isn’t talented and he knew Cody has what it takes to be the next champ this wrestlemania event is going to be good 🎉🙌🏽🙌🏽

This is such a powerful promo between Heyman and Cody ✨ 👏 🙌

The "thank you paul" chant is everything. Paul Heyman is one of the best things to ever happen to WWE

I was there! The emotion went through the whole arena during this promo.

This makes me want to watch wrestling weekly. This is a storyline we need

Paul Heyman is an absolute master at the craft and a treasure. High tier promo here. And it's just getting started.

Sunday Night at Wrestlemania is going to be incredible. They have built this perfectly… The best storyline in the last decade.

This is how you’re supposed to get everybody in the wrestlemania spirit

Without Paul Heyman The Last 25 Years Of Wrestling Isn’t The Same… God Damnit Thank You, Paul.

"I am just trying to win a wrestling championship and everybody wants to make it personal" -Cody Rhodes

Amazing promo. Paul is one of the best, seems like a stand up guy too. Cody surely had so many positive influences. Happy he is getting his time to shine.

This was a very good segment. So much of what makes a good feud is the story you tell. Heyman is simply one of the GOAT on the mic and Cody has elevated his game. I think in the build-up there is a way to get people to genuinely care about Cody as much as they do for Sami (or close to it) and deliver a satisfying match.

Things like this are what wrestling needs more of, emotional connection, story, life. It's one of the things that makes it such a great business, we've gotten away from that and its good to see some glimmers of it again.

Everything about this promo was superb, and with the talent in the ring I’m not surprised. Well done Cody and Paul 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

This is being done with such masterclass. Slowly building it up, making it much more personal each week. Putting emotions and tears into this story this early, I cant wait to see what we get when we have just a handful of weeks to mania.

The greatest promo to an historical event! Awesome! Awesome! Awesome job to you both!

A masterclass in promo cutting right there. Instant classic.

Great promo from both men. I can only imagine what the face to face promos between Cody & Roman will be like.

This was phenomenal. This is professional wrestling.

GREAT promo that'll be remembered with some of the best Wrestlemania lead ups

To see Paul get his flowers on live TV was special and so well deserved

That was real from the heart right there. Another emotional promo

This promo was absolute gold!

This was a absolute beautiful promo between these two.simply master class

The moments that they (clearly) went off script and got emotional...not to mention, after hearing what Cody had to say, the look on Paul's face and the reaction he had was one of "I don't even want to finish what I'm scripted to say, I just wanna hug you, son". You can tell, storyline aside, there is a lot of love and respect between these two men. I could imagine them incorporating that into a storyline later with Paul as Cody's manager.

So many things said so many things unsaid so many moments used that were personal. So many personal reactions. So much playing off heartfelt words. This one was played real close. And it was awesome

I bet every wrestler that worked with Dusty in that locker room had tears in their eyes...this was a powerful and emotional promo!

Paul Heyman getting emotional is everything in this promo.

Great promos in wrestling really do still exist. They're just harder to find. We need more of them. A lot more.

That was the best segment in years, unbelievably authentic and memorable

Awesome amazing promo !!! The professionalism! Impeccable!

When Paul Heyman drops the mic you know what you just heard was magical

These two just demonstrated that there are levels to professional wrestling. When you take two dance partners who are some of the very best, you get greatness as a result.

This is one of the reasons why I started watching wrestling again. Sure it’s not as believable & entertaining as the Attitude Era was, but it brings an nostalgic feeling back watching people fly around the ring and I still find it enjoyable to watch sometimes. Maybe if we get more hulky believable wrestlers again it might be almost like it was back in the day, but I doubt it.

This is the first time in at least 4 or 5 years where a WWE storyline actually feels like a huge deal. This promo hopefully makes the rest of the locker room step up.

Great promo! Haven’t seen one this good in a very long time!

That promo from both men was everything. The way Heyman delivered that last line was like an embracing hug only to receive a dagger in the back. It literally gave me chills

This is top notch promo from both gentlemen. The build up to the fight is getting better and better. Looking forward for next week.
Cody you bugger, you made me sweat from my eyes when you brought up your father, The American Dream Dusty Rhodes(rest in paradise). Then Heyman dropped that bomb at the end with the mic drop, it was perfectly timed well executed. It made it personal for Cody.
Excellent promos.

This is actually insane. Masterclass in promos wow. Lost for words watching this.

I don't even follow Cody but this promo, intertwining past and present is extremely solid. Good writing right there.

Paul Heyman is a living legend in wrestling , the way they are putting cody into this whole story is pretty great.

Wow. This will surely go down as one of the best promo segments of all time. Incredible performances from both Cody and Paul.

Storytelling. This is why we watch wrestling.
As good as it gets.

One of the most emotional and best promo in recent times

I was there during the promo! The energy was unreal lol

Even though I don't think wrestling will ever match the pinnacle it once was, this promo right here are the stuff that dreams are made of.

The best promo exchange between 2 wrestlers I've everseen. This was worth more than gold

This is exactly why I wanted Cody VS Reigns instead of anyone else. This storyline is just gold.