"So desperate" - Ex-WWE personality says Vince McMahon is pushing top star who won't draw fans (Exclusive)

Former WWE writer Vince Russo believes Cody Rhodes will not draw any new fans to the product.

Since re-joining WWE, Cody has been one of the top babyfaces on RAW, featuring prominently each week. This week on the red brand, The American Nightmare opened the show and was confronted by Seth Rollins, who informed him that he would face a mystery opponent later in the night, which turned out to be Kevin Owens.

On the Legion of RAW show following this week's RAW, former WWE writer Vince Russo stated that Vince McMahon has become desperate and is going against his beliefs in pushing Rhodes.

"Vince [McMahon] is so desperate, he's going so against the grain of what he would be doing and he's riding Cody Rhodes, which I can't believe. When I say 'riding Cody Rhodes', bro, when you've got Cody Rhodes opening the show with a 15-minute segment, when you've got Cody Rhodes in the main event and is not losing, he's riding Cody Rhodes."

Russo continued:

"Cody Rhodes is not going to draw a fan other than those that are already watching. It is what it is, but I was very concerned about, 'Okay, where do we go after 'Mania. What have you got in the pipeline?' And this is it, I guess." [3:33 to 4:33]

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What's next for The American Nightmare in WWE?

Rhodes cut a passionate promo on his first RAW appearance following his return, where he declared his intentions to win the world title.

The following week, he defeated The Miz and faced Kevin Owens in this week's main event, winning via countout when Owens walked away from the ring during the match.

The American Nightmare is set to face off against The Visionary at WrestleMania Backlash next month.

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