Cody Rhodes talks about his AEW depature | Wrestling Observer Live

Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive discuss Cody Rhodes' comments about his AEW departure in a recent interview.
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[@BigmanDogs]

Cody said that some AEW fans dont realize that they turn people off of the show.

[@todpolk]

And he’s right.

[@dsadams17]

If a small subset of fans turn you away from a product, that's a you problem. Form your own opinions instead of letting everyone else decide for you.

[@BigmanDogs]

@@dsadams17 I still watch AEW. Not full episodes anymore though, I skip some of the boring matches and most Elite segments. No, its not a small subset of fans lmao. The main issue is that Tony books for these fans. Thats why the viewership on tv and youtube and attendance is looking the way it is.

[@flyguy7825]

I would like to know what you watched because in that interview he just did with Chris. He didn’t say any of that. It was Chris that brought up W and Cody literally didn’t say anything negative about EW as a company and the one thing he remotely said that was probably someone negative was about to bill bucksand that was super negative because he said the bucks was right, but he gave context to me

[@flyguy7825]

I would like to know what you watched because in that interview he just did with Chris. He didn’t say any of that. It was Chris that brought up W and Cody literally didn’t say anything negative about EW as a company and the one thing he remotely said that was probably someone negative was about to bill bucksand that was super negative because he said the bucks was right, but he gave context to me

[@todpolk]

Cody is SPOT ON. “Some of the AEW defenders who don’t realize they’re turning people off to their product more than they’re turning people on.”

[@milk_bath]

True, but the majority of “criticism” I see from the IWC is in bad faith.

[@todpolk]

@@milk_bath”bad faith” as a phrase is usually used in bad faith.

[@QualtM]

The debate is moot because AEW is its own company with its own decisions. We are fans, marks, and smarks. And the debate actually makes those debating seems very entitled

[@Samthenativeamerican]

1000 percent

[@lagofala]

It happens in a lot of fandoms. They want to gatekeep so that the community remains small and special to them only.

[@Clarkmark-ke1pe]

Leaving aew worked out pretty well for cody

[@milk_bath]

Yep, for AEW too. Good riddance.

[@kd17Burger]

Alvarez is keeping up the Meltzer rhetoric

[@casas9425]

I love how fast Alvarez tries to remind everyone that Cody said his issues weren’t with the Young Bucks lol.

[@todpolk]

Bryan and Dave would save the Bucks before saving their own families

[@dus10Bish0p]

lol

[@shaneg4383]

It’s true tho because everyone jumps to that conclusion

[@samismith8752]

@@todpolk It's wild how devoted they are to such a garbage tag team that history won't look upon fondly.

[@jaymac8421]

We’ll learn the truth when Darkside Of The Ring:AEW comes on tv!

[@TribalThief]

Mike "why did he leave" 😂😂😂 , duh. World championship, wrestlemania, sold out arenas ..

[@todpolk]

That and Dub fans wanted him to turn heel. That’s how bored they were of him.

[@rj5822]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Cody wanted Dusty booking, Tony sided with the SpotBucks to have an overproduced PWG/Indy show. Same thing happened with Punk, and Tony was siding more with Punk, and the SpotBucks weren’t going to have that

[@user-vq8fq1ty7c]

Cody never wanted to be in AEW. It was all just a hustle to get him back into the WWE. All the talk about starting a revolution, taking a hammer to the chair, the "undeniable" talk, it was all just talk. A carney act that AEW fans bought hook, line, and sinker.

[@todpolk]

lol dub fans only say this now. When he left, fans thought it was part of a storyline.

[@milk_bath]

Cope harder, I beg of you.

[@dallas317]

​@@milk_bathCody rhodes is a bigger star than Aew

[@MarkieDood]

They didn't buy it though, or at least they caught on quickly. Cody was the most despised heel in wrestling by the time he left AEW -- and he was trying to play a face.

[@user-vq8fq1ty7c]

@@MarkieDood And he played that face very, very poorly. A shame, considering he could have been the biggest heel in this new era of professional wrestling, had he only been willing.

[@AdrianBeegoatz]

Anybody with any sense knows that Cody was the only guy actually trying act like “an executive” and represent the company in a serious and positive way. Kenny was always a wrestler who never cared to be an Executive. He just needed a good booker, which AEW does not have. The Bucks, however, always liked the power and having the influence. Unfortunately for fans, the ideas and friends hired by the Bucks have all been absolutely DREADFUL 🤦🏻‍♂️ The Bucks are ruining the show with their silly and awful unfunny ‘skits’. And they are ruining the company by contributing to major stars like Cody and Punk leaving. #DemoteTheBucks #SendTheBucksToRohWithTheirBuddyColtCabana

[@deathmetalmadness4642]

Warrior Buck n Balding Bucks best feud was with the Butcher, the Baker n the Candlestick maker lol they are incapable of acting sincere in any promo, that's why they didn't make it anywhere, good at getting themselves over in gymnasiums but you can't build a company and build an audience of that, Once you've seen one match you've seen them all

[@kimchi2780]

Cody said in a previous interview he wasn't doing his job and it was part of what started the issues.

[@SasukesSharingan.]

​@kimchi2780 yeah your definitely misrepresenting everything he said

[@blakemyers643]

Cody Rhodes isnt gonna gobble your knob and cmpunk isn't gonna rim you

[@benespinosa6725]

cody rhodes leaving AEW was the best decision he ever made because 2-years later he's WWE champion how has it been 730 days since he left it's really been that long lol time flies.

[@armandogomez2677]

It was the best decision for him but that's where he's different than his dad his dad would've stayed with Tony and led aew to new heights. Cody was instrumental to aew and him leaving crippled it star power wise and behind the scenes. If he was there he would've been able to better handle the punk situation and imagine the matches those two would've had there , the promos

[@TheTruth-mv7hm]

​@@armandogomez2677what new heights aew peaked 3 years ago

[@armandogomez2677]

@TheTruth-mv7hm exactly Cody isn't a star he's just a product of the machine. Instead of creating a better option Cody just helped create an option and when it wasn't working for himnbrother he split.

[@judshuttie70]

​@@armandogomez2677another dumb comment in your first comment you said Cody leaving crippled aew star power then in second reply you say exactly Cody isn't a star WWE machine made him😂😂😂 you really are this dumb wow you don't even realise your dumb do you😂😂😂😂 explain to us all with your genius thinking how him leaving aew crippled there star power if he isn't even a star😂😂😂😂😂 EVERYONE OVER HERE LISTEN TO THIS GUY TALK ITS HILARIOUS REAL COMEDIAN I THINK HES DOING STUPID IMPRESSIONS😂😂😂

[@WickedCool23]

@@armandogomez2677 you mean, he chose to “bet on himself” and has been wildly successful for it?

[@xShoTime83x]

AEW defenders turning people off of the product? Don't tell the AEW D-Team who frequent here, will just get called a Hater Brigader.

[@todpolk]

Imagine if those “fans” went to the shows.

[@xShoTime83x]

@@todpolk Not only that, but if they also just watched the shows through legal ways - instead of some back channel way where AEW gets nothing from it.

[@SoFlyBmOr3]

​​@@xShoTime83xthat's a good point no one brings up ever I haven't seen that in any comments section

[@SpaceGhost92]

“E drone” 😂😂😂

[@stephen301281]

Is it really a mystery why he left? He was in a rut, getting booed in AEW and a bigger company, where he had unfinished business, gave him an offer. When he’s in Hollywood or running for congress in 5 years, it’ll be even more obvious.

[@Krispen_Wah]

Congress? lmao you need to go easy on the crack buddy

[@randysingh9334]

2028 Cody Rhodes returns to AEW to finish his story and become the champion of the company he started.

[@cargoshipgaming]

Why would he do that

[@shaneg4383]

AEW fans have really gotten upset about this very uneventful quote

[@todpolk]

Because the truth hurts them

[@MovieEnvy]

Just like WWE fans when something negative is said about that company.

[@shaneg4383]

@@MovieEnvy it’s not quite the same

[@khesipresents1885]

It is 100% the same....I'm not cult fan like most but I can recognise wwe and aew have toxic fans who don't even allow little criticism to their favourite show ​@@shaneg4383

[@loserhimself4044]

and WWE fans are still camping this channel's comment section under every video since AEW's creation, they're mad throughout for some reason (consoomers defending their big consooming product)

[@binxboi7156]

“I left cause Tony didn’t want to re-sign my wife and wanted to move in a different direction so I moved on.” You’re the WWE Champion, you’re on top of the World…until Roman comes back. No one is questioning why you’re gone anymore.

[@breakdown461]

And that direction leads to half the viewership.

[@binxboi7156]

@@breakdown461 man, half the crowd didn’t leave after Cody left, come on. People left cause it wasn’t enjoyable for them. It’s television show not a parasocial relationship.

[@SpaceGhost92]

You tell em brother… aew doesn’t need those jabronis Cody Rhodes and cm punk, 600k viewers is all we need 😂😂😂

[@TheJasonaut]

I cannot speak for everyone in the AEW sphere, but been on the subreddit since day one, there is absolutely no huge backlash from him leaving or even much ill will at all. It was surprising, and there were people that previously didn't love Cody, but almost immediately upon his arrival back into WWE, the overwhelming take was it was the right call for him and wish him well. I'm sure you can find pockets of negativity about him/it, for SURE, however, up until now, I think most AEW fans thought of him as in a different universe, yes, but not persona non grata. The dude was huge in establishing AEW, he will always has a baseline respect from that fan base, even if they don't like him as performer/person.

[@hbk92701]

Everyone starting to realize the Bucks were always the problem

[@AdrianBeegoatz]

About damn time people start waking up. Those guys are not just the worst part of the TV show, but they have been ruining the company behind the scenes with their god-awful influence as well.

[@jacosisaba]

AMEN! Literally children

[@megatinmand5524]

Telling the truth is a big problem to wwe bots 😂

[@wilcee238]

@@megatinmand5524 Sure mija.

[@ryanvazquez2301]

Yup the product was doing so well before now it’s unbearable thanks to those little children who can’t handle other ppl being real stars.

[@JohnRigby5011]

He will never bash on AEW and is close friends with The Elite and others that are still there.

[@kd17Burger]

Why do people KEEP thinking Brody Lee is some paeon to great wrestling He died...its sad and understandable But he didn't do anything with the title People keep acting like him dying was the worst thing in wrestling He was an average wrestler AEW keeps acting like he was Bruno Sammartino

[@dolandarkxgrandayy6953]

Where there is smoke, there is fire. Tony just seems like a terrible boss.

[@megatinmand5524]

Last to sign first to leave

[@tgarriivmea]

And the only one in the team that wanted to run a successful wrestling promotion

[@warrensloan3467]

What was so impressive about Sting’s retirement that WWE would want to emulate?

[@MarkieDood]

I just imagine Kenny Omega doing the face from the "disappointed Kenny Omega" gif whenever Cody and the Bucks start taking passive-aggressive shots at each other.

[@gabrielrodriguez6425]

I love wrestling too much to care about backstage gossip for me both AEW and WWE are great in there own way and I am fan of both companies

[@NLaBar]

There’s no reason to give Cena another world title run. It wouldn’t draw any more money than Cena without a title. If you must put some sort of belt on him, i wouldn’t mind Cena taking the US title from Logan Paul and doing the open challenge gimmick in order to face those on his retirement tour bucket list or whatever

[@BigmanDogs]

I think you are engaging in motivated reasoning. I think him winning the title would be a draw.

[@reset-rize]

I don't mind that in the run, it would be cool to see him get it off LA Knight later on though (for the promos) 😂 I just don't think they can book it to where it feels that important

[@rjolla8]

@@BigmanDogs"motivated reasoning" needs to be added to the respectful IWC discourse thesaurus

[@chriserrickson1624]

no reason?... how about surpassing flair's title count, wich previously was denied by cena himself because he respected rick. 17 times world heavyweight champion sounds good for him, he deserves the acolate

[@crumblepi]

Cody still salty the entire crowd booed him and his cringe wife

[@stefanm2731]

I doubt Cody really cares at this point. He main evented WrestleMania two years in a row lol and the fans love him now. Who cares what the AEW mark fanbase cares

[@WillS724]

So can we confirm that the bucks are the catalysts for all backstage bullsh*t..thank meltzer for their massive egos

[@garygasper296]

Punk needs to right a book about AEW

[@thenightking6662]

Write***

[@dsadams17]

@@garygasper296 "How I got myself fired for being a dick."

[@chadventure3672]

I read that book and didn't think anything of that line at the time. I just figured he was weighing his options more 🤷

[@blackjack23able]

I like Cody but I've never seen a WWE champion Talk about another organization so much. I'll say this though, Keep the same energy when WWE fans start to boo you when Roman Reigns returns..

[@SpaceGhost92]

He’s asked about it and for very obvious reasons. There’s never been a wwe champion that helped form a promotion. Of course you’ve never seen it

[@jedsithor]

"Memwaah" lol

[@kenrobinson1412]

I'm still a underdog supporter I'm hoping AEW can turn things around... They have a great product but another booker may help.. Tony has done a good job and taken it as far as he can but definitely another voice would be good

[@SpaceGhost92]

If they had a great product then people would be watching period

[@EyeSeeSports]

Everybody knows that AEW is much easier to follow if you are a die hard wrestling fan. Which sucks because the stories aren't difficult to follow. I totally understand what Cody is saying.

[@haroldplemmons9479]

I'm happy for cody. He booked himself poorly in AEW and lost the crowd. Went to WWE and became the hottest thing in wrestling.

[@MrDrsogood]

Saying 300k isn’t half bad we came a long way lol

[@TribalThief]

He wanted to go to the big time and didn't want to work with the tree house club anymore....and look how it turned out. The bucks are absolutely horrific

[@perryco34]

The Bucks killed AEW. Two clowns leading a dwindling circus.

[@IsaMasih]

He left cause of money. He can say whatever he wants but he he admitted in his last promo. I believe the line was something like, "Tony sent me a contact. It wasn't the contract that I wanted." He wanted to the top paid guy and was upset that guys like Punk and Danielson were coming in from WWE and making more money than him. Deservingly so since they were bigger stars.

[@LancePrimus]

They were

[@joeyskywalker1322]

And now Cody’s bigger then both of them 😭😭😭😭

[@todpolk]

If so, Tony being cheap screwed him here

[@suranae]

It wasn't money that he wanted. It was to be the world champion & have more administrative tasks. Probably have Brandi taken seriously. Cody was a 3X TNT champ. A Championship that doesn't mean a lot. There are points were I don't think Cody was doing his job as EVP and points were he clearly was. To the point of him trying to be a corporate officer was starting arguments.

[@IsaMasih]

@@suranae but he screwed himself with that championship clause he came up with. I agree he should have been champion but that was his choice

[@rogerbabin8175]

I called Cody leaving AEW a mistake based on what we as outsiders knew at the time. My logic was simple...he was still one of the shows biggest names even if he wasn't as hot as he once was and MORE IMPORTANTLY he and his wife held major high up positions in the company. The man had secured a job where he doesn't have to take bumps while still having a strong in ring presence and creative freedoms. I didn't get why you'd give all this up to go back to WWE who could easily back you for 3 months and then drop you down to the midcard if you didn't perform. History shows I was wrong. Cody coming out with this additional info that we didn't know at the time really helps justify him betting on himself.

[@flyguy7825]

First off I don’t know what interview Brian Alvarez heard recently with Cody with Chris, but he didn’t say anything negative about the company. The only two things that I agreed with him that he said was he was searching for anything negative to say about AEW and really the main thing he said that was negative was about the young bucks and how they said something in their book About him being late to something that he disagreed with, but that’s it all the other shit that he said that Cody said was literally not factually true and I’ve seen the interview yesterday so in a nutshell did not disrespect the young bucks remotely and he didn’t shit on AEW

[@ryanallan3742]

So under 400k is a really good number for aew now adays?? Fn hell specially when its in the same sentence as 2.5million sounds really bad!

[@619AJ]

The books about AEW will be interesting to read because it will include all of the stories Meltzer, Alvarez and Sapp have suppressed in order to maintain AEW in a positive light.

[@MovieEnvy]

lol what have they suppressed? They talk negative (at least Bryan does) all the time.

[@Gareth.Joyce1980]

Don't lie Cody....you left because you couldn't handle being booed and actual wrestling fans didn't accept you. Before AEW and the indies no one cared about you during your first WWE run. They made you.

[@stefanm2731]

"actual wrestling fans" how pathetic 😂. Yeah you guys are so important to a wrestler's success or to a company's... Which is why Tony books a show for your tastes that is absolutely tanking

[@ksdnsdkumar1375]

Codyverse

[@silveredgrunion7196]

When The Giant left the nWo, it was the exact same situation. Tatanka couldn't beat Borga so vince restarted the rumble and batista won. Sid is gonna try to end hulkamania?

[@dirizarr]

Let’s this news not distract you that this week is dynamite 250 and not only you getting the living legend MJF vs the best wrestler in the world Osprey. Also a great champ Swerve going against one of the best of all time Okada. Don’t be a sheep and miss the show. Remember Cody the champ and his story right now is mid at best. That is why he talking about stuff from the past instead of summerslam.

[@stefanm2731]

Yup... All 500k will be watching 😂

[@710moose8]

Say whatever you want without that last name homie would be nothing 😂😂

[@chri6393]

Aew has been way worse as Cody stepped back then left

[@Saddler1944]

Sean Oliver can start up Kayfabe Commentaries again. With all the hot fire these high school drama "wrestlers" are going to start spitting at each other whenever it goes under. It's going to be high comedy all around.

[@jonl13]

The thing about fans turning on AEW Cody: AEW fans didn’t want to see another John Cena super babyface burying the roster And they didn’t want to see American (face) vs foreigner (heel) my country is better than you storylines and they made a grand example of that with Cody vs Ogogo And we saw crap like that for 15+ years straight at WWE.

[@augustintiberiu6330]

Cody annoyed that the Bucks wrote in their book that he signed last,when he literally did sign last,he said that.The EGO on this guy. 😂

[@six6thdisciple]

😂😂😂

[@davidcrook99]

You have a joker profile pic 😂😂😂 u a virgin

[@bb-gc2tx]

5:49 coping much 🤣🤣

[@VoiceOvReason]

Of course these clowns jump on the Cody interview. The Bucks were a problem in TNA, they have been problems in ROH and they couldn't be problems in NJPW since they were barely used, now they're problems in AEW

[@ScuffedHomie]

He’s better off with out AEW, plus yes he did start the revolution not enough casuals give a shit about the bucks and omega

[@therev_sungyungmoon24]

When Cody does interviews, he should tell the interviewer ahead of time, let's not discuss AEW. He needs to quit discussing AEW, and focus on WWE. He doesn't work at AEW anymore. He needs to let it go. It just brings up more negativity. He should be thankful for the position he is in, and not feel the need to downgrade AEW and want to take credit for the origin of it. He wants his cake and eat it to. It comes off as entitled and spoiled.

[@KairosObj]

Just in time to distract from the Janel Grant lawsuit.

[@SasukesSharingan.]

2:21 how when that was when ALL THE problems started? Wtf are you kidding me.. brian your really earning your check in this one 😂

[@nateputerbaugh5709]

The more and more that comes out of this, the more it sounds like Vince and Shawn shoving Bret out the door

[@BSO111968]

First no WWE is not going to have John beat everyone they are going to put some one over…2nd John is not winning a title sorry. And 3rd they are not gonna just bring back the universal title so they can have 50 title last running around

[@jeffreystraczek5789]

20 years from now WWE will still be getting Cody and punk to try and bury aew. Cody says I love those guys I root for them but anytime I can bury them I will. Petty adults and the funny thing is when was the last time anyone in aew buried WWE .

[@WickedCool23]

“WWE is the Harvey Weinstein of pro wrestling” - Tony Khan

[@todpolk]

Funny enough Cody didn’t bury Dub here. Now Dub’s fanboys however…

[@michaelthomas6088]

Bro just stop trying to make excuses for collision 😂

[@donaldmurphy1405]

Let Cena retire with the IC title,after a bunch of well publicized losses when no one expects it,he don't need the world title,he needs the one he never had,I just hope they 'Let him' Wrestle, All though a lot of that is Hollywood, But Cena was pretty indestructible!

[@kimchi2780]

Cody being mad about the last signing and him being upset over it is childesh at best. He even agreed, its true, then why is he pissed off about it? Nobody diminished Cody's role in AEW. It just sounds like he was pissed the aura of his importance was broken. Also, he blamed the fans, he was the one who was acting like a heel, he was the one with the terrible Codyverse, he did that.

[@DavidDexterGaming]

They booked him in awful Feuds like against David Ogogo or whatever his name was. It was just bad booking. The same as now, everyone is being booked badly.

[@HkFinn83]

He’s not saying anything and being ‘political Cody’. The truth is he thought the other evps were clowns

[@archeign7769]

You obviously didn't listen to the interview.

[@TheTruth-mv7hm]

​@@HkFinn83 the other two were clowns

[@catchemcarlisle5655]

Because losers like you who spend their life on the internet will use it against him. Which is basically exactly what he said, how are you so tone deaf ?

[@Tactics006]

That smuck never planned on staying his whole plan was to use AEW as a stepping stone. Watch when he starts getting booed and don't have that title he will leave.

[@SasukesSharingan.]

Cry somewhere else

[@kingslayer2999]

Cody Rhodes couldn't wait to get the Hell out of that Asylum known as AEW 😂😂😂

[@shadyhavok1]

Wtf is he talking about?? The fans did not hate him. He isolated himself and made the island of cody and now he is mad because they wrote the truth in their book? He was always going to leave why is he even bringing this shit up? We all thought he was just going heel.

[@kimchi2780]

Exactly, thats total bullshit. He was acting like a heel and fans got mad when he decided to go back to Super Cena. The fans just wanted heel Cody, the Cody they loved in NJPW. AEW fans didnt want Cringy Rhodes.

[@shadyhavok1]

I can actually relate to this. I never saw cody in WWE and I was introduced during that awesome bullet club is fine fued with kenny. Then they had to team up cause bullet club was pissed at all of them. Cosy didn't even join the elite til they left NJPW the elite was just kenny and the bucks.

[@TribalThief]

Yeah, he really mad😂. Best move in wrestling history

[@shadyhavok1]

@@TribalThief he literally said he didn't like that they told the truth in their book?

[@jedsithor]

He even said as much. In an interview back then he said that him not turning heel was him turning heel. He'd tease the fans with the pedigree, leading us to believe that when he finally hit the pedigree, that would be the completion of the heel turn...he disses Triple H only to become Triple H and go back on his word about the title....that's what we thought was coming because that's where he was leading it so what he's saying now is really disingenuous.

[@Dr_1212]

Cody left for bs reasons Wish him well in WWE

[@joeyskywalker1322]

Just realized the one link to AEW losing there two biggest stars are the Young Bucks

[@Dr_1212]

@@joeyskywalker1322 Oh no Bs punk was a bit!@ that needed to go only fools support him Cody was stuck on himself & when you look out for urself instead of looking out for all that's bs

[@Cenzo1130]

⁠@@joeyskywalker1322 Cody wants to be a Hollywood star or a politician. Aew isn’t in that business, it’s a wrestling and entertainment company. Wwe is a whole production studio with real estate, production facilities, training center, movie studios, and has been around for 40 plus years that’s publicly traded. Cody wanted to stick it HHH, he was the biggest aew vs wwe guy in the company, he literally smashed a throne at their first PPV. The bucks got over an entire tag division in aew. It’s funny how much wwe fans hate is directed at anyone but Cody and punk. They were bitter at wwe and let it be known when on the mic, you just blamed tony for it. Like if wwe is publicly traded, wouldn’t it be funny to learn a billionaire TK also owned a lot of shares in that company too, so this “competition” has made him even more money personally?

[@keni95851]

​@@Cenzo1130tl:Dr you're a mark

[@ryanvazquez2301]

The bucks have always been the real cancer but you ppl here in this website and ya marks love to take their word like gospel look at the product now, I love AEW but they make the show unbearable.

[@XXXXSTORMXXXX]

No one cares about this dude

[@drradon]

I feel like this story was talked about a few month ago already? Am I having Dejavu?

[@Misterioso]

There were developments in the Janel Grant lawsuit today so of course Cody is back in the headlines. Typical WWE tactic.

[@shaneg4383]

@@Misteriosoon a Chris Van Vliet scheduled interview recorded weeks ago? WWE has zero control over this

[@BePatient888]

Who are these people who think Cody is the bad guy? Those CM Punk fans who eventually left when Punk was fired? Well.. THIS AEW fan loved Cody and was sad to him go, but happy to see him SUPER SUCCEED in WWE and become the UNDISPUTED CHAMPION. "Homelander" Cody, the American Nightmare, is the AEW Cody. I think this is fake news. We already know that AEW made him a contract offer, but WWE offered him way more, and AEW couldn't match it.

[@The29Dave]

The Bucks wanted him out of the company so they could manipulate Tony Khan better, it's as simple as that.

[@todpolk]

Eh wouldn’t Cody have knocked them if that was the case?

[@dsadams17]

Didn't Cody weasel his way into creative control?

[@Dragonstar-p5c]

Cody is such a WWE bootlicker now, truly don't care what that guy says anymore. Go back and listen to how he talked when AEW started, just same old routine, working everyone as usual. People wanted him to turn heel, he didn't want to. AEW is better off without the guy, he ain't missed.

[@Am0ment0fB]

Tony 🤡. Ha.

[@todpolk]

Dub Fans hating Cody is hilarious. Then again same folks are mad about some Chilean wrestler who worked a Dub PPV without being under contract and then the Fed signed right afterwards 😂

[@keni95851]

Cody Rhodes: 👍🏼 F The Hater Brigader stalkers 😂

[@nickabbott1207]

Why is Alvarez ducking Konnan and Keeping it 100?

[@megatinmand5524]

Who?

[@dsadams17]

Because no one cares about Konnan and his shill crew.

[@Am0ment0fB]

Flair may have the most titles overall. But, Cena got the most fame and fortune. I'll choose Cena's path. Ha.

[@Saddler1944]

Cena also wont be remembers as an old, drunken, sex pest who yells at pizzeria owners.

[@emmssanchez00]

Cody is the best!

[@jaymac8421]

Finally Cody stopped being a politician and is starting to say how he really feels about people in AEW.

[@flyguy7825]

What Brian Alvarez said I would say half of it was not factually true I saw the interview with Chris and he didn’t mention a bad word about AEW

[@aaronknautz7364]

But I like politician Cody.

[@JosephAnthony538]

I love how you think that "people will write books about the first 5 years of AEW" like it's something that matters at all. Who cares. Not to mention it was all pretty much done publically anyways. Another rich mark started a super indy. That is the only good thing AEW has accomplished is making sure some of the boys are getting checks and don't have to work at Walmart for a couple years. But they will all be back there eventually.

[@RobertoTheOriginalManFromTheA]

Cody leaving will always looked at the beginning of AEW downslide..But Cena being champ again will mean nothing ratings wise...But wwe will give it to him..and someone like punk will gladly put him over..Charlotte will gladly take a couple more title runs😅😅

[@thewrestlingoldhead]

Did Cody Rhodes just go scorched earth on AEW?

[@kimchi2780]

Made himself look like an ass. How dare someone say something about me... it was the truth... but how dare they!

[@TMPS93]

The crowd gave him 2014 Roman Reigns heat for no good reason I don't blame him for leaving.

[@andisuge]

The first and last 5years of AEW. Cody knew better than to stick around dorks cosplaying wrestlers. He left and look at them now a joke an embarrassment a mockery. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 AEW FANBOYS DETECTED 🫵 😂😂😂🫵