boss Triple H has confirmed the moment and Cody Rhodes shared after their SummerSlam match was ‘completely unplanned’.
The wrestling giant’s head of creative, whose real name is Paul Levesque, addressed the surprising aftermath to the rivals’ third match together which saw the Beast show an immense amount of respect for his opponent.
After with three Cross Rhodes, the legendary heavyweight hugged Cody and raised his hand in front of the crowd at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
It was an emotional moment and a significant one considering the rarity of seeing Brock let his guard down in that way.
Speaking to media in a press conference after the show, Triple H said: ‘I heard Cody say he hadn’t had time to really digest the Brock Lesnar moment after their match – completely unplanned, completely in the moment.’
The boss pointed to how special it was seeing Brock do something like that, and credited it to ‘where Cody is at’ despite in April.
‘Name the amount of people that Brock Lesnar has gotten up after going through a match like that, shook their hand and pulled them in to hug them before waling out,’ he added.
‘I know Brock, I work with him all the time. That was a “holy s**t” moment for me! So, when Cody realises what happened, I think – that’s a moment.
‘If that doesn’t state to you where Cody is at, where this journey has taken him. where this journey has taken him from what many people questioned at WrestleMania, to where he is right now – that rise just continues to be phenomenal. He delivers at all turns.’
Triple H also had high praise for Brock as a ‘generational talent’ and special ‘human being’, with all the work he’s done both in WWE and the combat sport world.
‘For me, you know, Brock Lesnar is such a unique athlete, human being, all those things, but I don’t believe he gets the credit he should for being one of the all time greats at this,’ he said. ‘You know, unbelievable athlete at the highest of levels, UFC at the highest of levels… but just talking about sports entertainment, in my opinion, one of the greatest of all time.’
