Cody Rhodes wants to become 'the most profitable talent' WWE has ever had

After finishing his story, Cody Rhodes is focused on a new goal for his career.

Rhodes told the Cheap Heat podcast that his long-term goal in WWE is to become "the most profitable talent" the company has ever had. Rhodes said that, with so much that has been given to him, he wants to give WWE everything he possibly has:

A long-term goal for me is, I would like to be the most profitable talent that WWE has ever had. And I know who hangs in that group. You know, your Austin 3:16's, your Hustle, Loyalty, Respect, your John Cena's. I know what I have been doing. And I know the length that I have to keep doing this for this goal to become a reality.

So that one, it's a little inside baseball, and it's not all that glamorous. But I really, even today, feel a sense of -- I would like to give WWE everything I possibly have. Everything I possibly have. Because I feel like so much has been given to me coming out of WrestleMania 40. Yeah, sure, we worked for it. And sure, we earned it. And I do think I'm the right person for the job. But I'd like to make sure I, when it's time, leave them in the best possible place they've ever been.

Winning the WWE World Championship for the first time was Rhodes' aim when he returned to WWE in 2022. He accomplished that when he dethroned Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40 last month.

At Backlash in France this Saturday, Rhodes will make his first defense of the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. AJ Styles is challenging Rhodes for the title. It's the first time the two former Bullet Club members have ever faced each other.