DDP Calls WWE Star New 'People's Champion'

The Rock has been known as ‘The People’s Champion’ for a long time in WWE, gaining a huge surge in popularity during the Attitude Era as one of the biggest fan favourites the company has ever seen. When looking at today’s WWE, former WCW World Champion and WWE Hall of Famer Diamond Dallas Page believes there is now a new People’s Champion.

When talking on Busted Open Radio, DDP revealed that he views Cody Rhodes as the present day People’s Champion.

"The reason why this [the WrestleMania 40 main event] works for Cody and Roman — it's old-school. Everything about it is old-school. Let's build to the big pay-per-view, which is doing the biggest business they've ever done as far as numbers are concerned... They're doing the biggest business; that's what it comes down to, and Cody [Rhodes] is a humungous reason for that... Now, he's — the original 'People's Champion' was Muhammad Ali. Dusty Rhodes. "Diamond" Dallas Page. The Rock. And now it's Cody. That's 'The People's Champion.' They want it so bad."

WWE’s expected direction for WrestleMania is Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns, though with the recent return of The Rock, plans for the show are uncertain, much to the chagrin of some fans who want Rhodes dethroning Reigns as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion.

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