By Isaiah Trevino –
Betting on yourself is easy to say, but it takes a lot of courage and bravery to do. It is often necessary to bet on yourself to make the jumps and leaps you need to make in your life and career. I’m going to share a story about a man betting on himself and reaping the benefits. A WWE Superstar and pro wrestler, he has grown into one of my favorites because of his story.
If you keep up with pro wrestling and the WWE, you know that last week was “WrestleMania 40.” In the Main Event, Cody Rhodes was going up against Roman Reigns. Now, Cody had been in the WWE before, but he was more of a Mid-Card Superstar and never really the Main Event. So, where did he exactly bet on himself?
In May 2016, Cody Rhodes left the WWE because he felt he wasn’t getting the push he deserved in the company. At this time, it was unheard of for Superstars to request a release because there weren’t many big-time pro wrestling promotions. Cody went on to the independent scene and started to rebrand and make a much bigger name for himself. While in the independent scene, a pro wrestling journalist was asked if he believed an independent pro wrestling show could sell 10,000 tickets, and he said, “Not anytime soon.” Cody took this as a challenge, not only as a wrestler but also as an organizer of the entire event. He and others went on to sell more than 10,000 tickets in less than an hour, again making himself a much bigger name and draw. The bet on himself didn’t stop there. He then helped create an entirely new company in 2019 where he was the face, not only in the ring but outside of the ring, as well as an Executive Vice President of the company known as “AEW.”
By 2022, Cody Rhodes was a much, much bigger name and draw than when he left the WWE in 2016. This was looked at as such a risky move because it hadn’t been done much before, if ever. Cody Rhodes returned to the WWE stage in 2022 at WrestleMania 38 and received one of the best pops a WrestleMania return had ever seen. Fast forward to WrestleMania 40 last week; this was the second year in a row that Cody Rhodes’s Main Event was the biggest event of the year. This time, though, he became the WWE Champion.
The story/message I want you to take from this is that sometimes it is necessary to bet on yourself if you want to make great leaps in your life. While the unknown can be scary, having the courage and bravery to believe in yourself is important. Believe that if you work your tail off, betting on yourself will be the best bet you’ve ever made.
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