When news broke that a WWE Superstar was going to be traded to SmackDown after Jey Uso was announced as the newest member of the RAW roster at Payback, more than a few fans openly wondered if the performer to be named later would, in fact, be Cody Rhodes, the man who announced the move in the first place.

Now on paper, the move makes perfect sense; Rhodes has more than a few feuds to settle with members of the SmackDown roster, and as The Bloodline storyline enters into a new era, there are more than a few huge matches for the “American Nightmare” against performers like Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa.

Still, just because more than a few members of the WWE Universe are very excited to see what Rhodes can do on Fridays instead of Mondays – or Wednesdays – doesn't mean the move is being universally acclaimed. No, after taking a Superkick at Payback due to the actions of the “American Nightmare,” Grayson Waller isn't remotely looking forward to working closer to Rhodes, as he noted on After The Bell with Corey Graves and Kevin Patrick.

“Yeah, it kinda worries me who they're gonna bring over. I'm worried it's going to be Cody,” Grayson Waller said Via Fightful. “You wanna talk about someone who gonna try and overshadow me, he tried to do it on my show Saturday. I'm polite enough to let him on my show, he's making these jokes about hip toss class and skull, and yes, I enjoyed skill with Terry Taylor, okay Cody? You don't have to mention it in front of everyone. I'm hoping it someone, for me personally, I would love it to be Indi Hartwell, bring an Australian over. Maybe Bronson Reed, make SmackDown the Australian show with all of the big-name Australians. We don't need Cody, we don't need these guys trying to overshadow us, we need people who are going to take that torch.”

Would it be cool to see someone like Bronson Reed kick it over from RAW to SmackDown? Sure, Reed's push had been incredibly inconsistent to put it kindly, but his move wouldn't exactly serve as just compensation for what RAW is getting from Uso. Rhodes, however, would certainly check that box and maybe more, and thus, makes the most sense for the WWE Universe, even if Waller isn't into it.

Cody Rhodes on what separates his promos from the “American Dream.”

Why does Cody Rhodes want to move from RAW to SmackDown? Well, part of it has to do with #CompletingHisStory, and winning the title his father never could in the WWE Universe.

Stopping by the Dale Jr Download with Dale Earnhardt Jr, Rhodes reflected on his father's accomplishments in the WWE Universe and how the “Grandson of a Plummer” differentiates himself from the WWE Hall of Famer on the microphone.

“There are so many great wrestling matches, I love going back and watching full matches. Most of the time, the memories and moments we're connected to, aren't an actual match. Dusty, for example, Hard Times, the promo he did, that's typically what most people will bring up and talk about and get into. They're not actually talking about the match that it referenced. I remember, but a good chunk of fans connected to the promo. My dad used to teach promos at NXT, he never called it promos, he called it communications class,” Cody Rhodes said via Fightful.

“I got what he meant years in doing it. His idea of communicating was connecting. You can do something really cool, a high spot, flips and crazy athleticism, but if they don't care about you, it's like watching fireworks. You did it, we've seen it. He had the ability to make them care about him or at least dislike their opponent. That's the most important thing. I have a wrestling school now, and that's my favorite day. That's so important, and a lot of people today don't want to work on it. I understand. You see what you see on TV and guys doing this athletic stuff, but it's not something people want to work on all that much. I have gotten into the habit where I overwork on promos. In WWE, there is a lot of structure and brain trust. There's a writer, a voice memo, and we go back and forth. Then there are legends backstage who will chime in and have an idea. I've been very lucky that people like these interviews and moments. They're very different from Dusty's. There's not the ‘soul' that Dusty presented, they're almost a political campaign element to how I do an interview. They have to be. I can't be him.”

While the younger Rhodes does have charisma and gets fans just as excited to see him on the mic as on the mat, in the end, what he brings to the table isn't the same effortless swagger of his father, who was truly a one-of-one original. Attempting to turn things in another direction and carve out his own path, however, is an incredibly smart decision by the “American Nightmare” and is a big reason why he's one of the top performers in WWE today.