Cody Rhodes comments on WWE locker room during Nia Jax birthday roast

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Cody Rhodes was supposed to roast Nia Jax for her birthday. Instead, he took a swipe at the WWE’s young hopefuls. In a tribute-turned-roast to her tag team partner, Lash Legend shared a video Friday of WWE stars taking digs at Jax on Instagram. When it was Rhodes’ turn to speak, he complimented her before taking a jab at some of his coworkers. Cody Rhodes promised to "roast" Nia Jax on her birthday yesterday, but instead ending up just saying nice things 😂 "Classy lady, one of my favorite people to interface with daily at work and a valuable asset to the WWE team." (Lash Legend on IG)pic.twitter.com/67kuF0FrBA — WrestleTalk (@WrestleTalk_TV) May 30, 2026 “She’s lovely, bit of a locker room bully, but we need bullies, other than this whole Kumbaya, Gen-Z, everybody smoke a vape pen and leave shows early. No, she’s the best,” Rhodes said. Rhodes was also critical of talent on an episode of his podcast, What Do You Wanna Talk About?, in April. Talking to Matt Cardona, the Undisputed WWE Champion called out those who leave early and then question their place on the card. “And then you ask like, ‘Why are the same guys on WrestleMania?’ I’ll tell you why. That’s part of it,” Rhodes said. It seems that Rhodes feels a certain kind of way about WWE’s backstage environment, taking whatever chance he gets to make his point. If direct shots and passive-aggressive statements are what it takes to weed out complacency and a sense of entitlement to shape better wrestlers, then by all means, fire away, champ.