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Cody Rhodes leaving All Elite Wrestling, company he helped found; rumored to be returning to WWE
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Interesting. How much of the bag did WWE bring, and doesn't Cody have interests in the company that go beyond wrestling? Is he still involved on the business side?
If he can show up in Wrestlemania and still leave the door open to hop back, it's a win win for both him (da bag!) and AEW when he eventually leaves the WWE because they can't do anything right, lol.
If he can show up in Wrestlemania and still leave the door open to hop back, it's a win win for both him (da bag!) and AEW when he eventually leaves the WWE because they can't do anything right, lol.
Holy fuck.
I mean, I'm okay with this, since Cody has been one of the worst parts of AEW TV for the last six months. But seriously, wow.
I mean, I'm okay with this, since Cody has been one of the worst parts of AEW TV for the last six months. But seriously, wow.
HAAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAH
Told you he was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to carny for Tony.
Told you he was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to carny for Tony.
At the beginning, yes. Since then AEW has signed far bigger names than Cody and as such, he has been lost in the shuffle.
Seems odd, figured him and Jericho were done with WWE
Is he annoyed he's not really a top star their anymore?
Is he annoyed he's not really a top star their anymore?
It's like Why? They probably offered untold amount of money, but why would you want to return to the WWE?
I always get the vibe that Cody and Brandi thought AEW would make them bigger crossover stars than they are
from reddit:
Austin comes back, stunner, wins, chandelier drops
ADRENALINE, IN MY SOUL, HEY STONE COLD, ITS CODY RHODES
Austin comes back, stunner, wins, chandelier drops
ADRENALINE, IN MY SOUL, HEY STONE COLD, ITS CODY RHODES
I'm sure WWE will definitely treat him well and make him look strong and not use the intense pettiness of wwe and make one of the original bigger AEW stars look like shit and job him out a bunch after a few months acting like they're pushing him etc. I honestly hope it goes well for him if he goes back but considering how wwe treats a lot of its current talent, how it has treated talent that was a bigger deal elsewhere for competition of wwe and how it's treated him in the past I wouldn't be surprised if he gets paid and leaves again on fairly bad terms in a few years.
I thought there were rumours he wanted to do more roles on tv shows and host tv shows etc a while back, so he may just take a break from full time wrestling for a while if he wants to do that.
I thought there were rumours he wanted to do more roles on tv shows and host tv shows etc a while back, so he may just take a break from full time wrestling for a while if he wants to do that.
Indeed. And they tried their best to come over everything and everyone, but nope.
I mean, he's not going back to stardust.
But yeah, this is...VERY strange.
I think going back to WWE would be a mistake, other than the higher profile being better in terms of branching out in TV more. Wrestling wise he'd be midcard 4 life pretty much instantly. If the money is good and helps other aspects they want to get into, then they'd probably consider that to be a worthy trade off.
The question is, will Vince?
The american nightmare stuff has always been solid, but it's played a little too straight for WWE.
This is very, very funny (and interesting). Cody's stuff in AEW has brought something different to Dynamite, but sometimes that has been to the detriment of the show and people have definitely coined the term "Codyverse" to describe it. I maintain that he was captivating on his best day, and the feud with Jericho really felt like it gave those early episodes of Dynamite a lot of juice.
The flipside to that is that now he gets to be embraced by that hardcore WWE audience who will take this as a punch to the gut for AEW. I imagine he'll get a high profile WrestleMania match against the likes of Seth Rollins, but he's not going to be in the Lesnar or Reigns bracket, despite everything he's accomplished since leaving the company.
The flipside to that is that now he gets to be embraced by that hardcore WWE audience who will take this as a punch to the gut for AEW. I imagine he'll get a high profile WrestleMania match against the likes of Seth Rollins, but he's not going to be in the Lesnar or Reigns bracket, despite everything he's accomplished since leaving the company.
Like that wasn't Cody's decision anyway. He loves those carny spots.
Dude definitely has the ego to think his work since leaving will make him a huge star in Vince's eye
I ain't getting worked into a shooter brother. Him and his wife seem way too involved with the company and the TNT/TBS network to just throw it all away for a 15 minute run in the E.
At most, if real, i can see them building something around their TV stuff.
At most, if real, i can see them building something around their TV stuff.
If this is a work (in that he already has signed a deal to stay), than fuck this company forever. This is peak Vince Russo stupid bullshit. You don't have the official company account tweet out a thank you from the owner of the company if it's a work. Its not great, but i'm fine with it, if Cody legitimatly hasn't re-signed, but he re-signs at some point later this year and this becomes an angle.
Lmao
I was not expecting to read this. I've always enjoyed his matches. Too bad I will never see him again.
I was not expecting to read this. I've always enjoyed his matches. Too bad I will never see him again.
I agree it'd be really stupid if it was a work. You'd -never- be able to wish anyone well on their way out ever again because nobody would believe they were leaving
I really hope Cody is getting a guaranteed multi-million dollar contract over several years, otherwise, yeah-- I wouldn't trust Vince.
"Cody might go to WWE, might leave AEW, who knows" -> I go and do some light work and take a phone call -> "Cody has left AEW"
News cycle is moving at a clip today. Jesus
News cycle is moving at a clip today. Jesus
I remember he had a match with my friend's ex a few years ago in an indie league or federation or whatever. I even got to see him back stage. I'm an introvert, so I didn't actually say anything, but he seemed like a nice dude. He ended up coming back with his wife, Brandi, who also seemed nice. Fun fact: when he and his wife were back stage, she was standing so close to me that I wouldn't have been able to stretch my arms out in front of me without touching her.