The NXT Champion looks back on a special moment he had with Cody Rhodes on the October 10th edition of NXT.
On that night, Cody was in town to make several announcements, including that he would be the NXT General Manager for the night.
This would bring NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov to the ring, where the two men would share a moment together that has left the fans wanting more.
While speaking with Nick Hausman of the Haus Of Wrestling podcast, Ilja reflected on the segment.
“It was very interesting and absolutely a very special moment not only for me, but also for the audience in the arena and probably for the people watching on TV because it is as I said in the promo — meeting a person in the ring who stands, in a different way, for the exact same things that you stand for, that is something that very rarely happens. Look at Cody Rhodes, he brings an energy, a fire, a passion to the ring in front of those arenas, in front of those people that not a lot of other people can do. I do that too for NXT. People feel what I do, the passion, the fire I bring. This is something very similar and I mean, this moment standing me and Cody Rhodes together in one ring, I was scared that there was going to be an energy overload.”
Ilja Dragunov
Dragunov is scheduled to defend his NXT title against Carmelo Hayes on Tuesday’s edition of NXT.
H/T to Fightful for transcription
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