Cody Rhodes UNTOLD Details On What AEW EVP's Actually Do!

Cody Rhodes explained to Kenny McIntosh back in 2021 the untold details on what Tony Khan's AEW EVP's actually do! Subscribe to the channel for more clips of our live shows and interviews, and don't forget to like and comment too!
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[@InsideTheRopes]

Is AEW worse off after Cody Rhodes left? Let us know in the comments!

[@Jaeno311]

Aew is so much better than WWE...

[@_The_Journey]

@@Jaeno311yeah cause viewership, merchandise sales and social media following all prove that … idk why so many wrestling’s fans have to pick one or the other and can’t just appreciate both products without bashing the other 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@humbertocirne22]

No, AEW is doing just great, we dont need Cody

[@SlamDeath-cm8es]

AEW is always Trash Cody is Also Trash

[@bnel9318]

AEW is doing perfectly fine without him. Too bad cody didn’t play his cards right to get what he wants in AEW.

[@_The_Journey]

I mean if you wanna be blind and say that AEW isn’t worse off without him you can’t deny that WWE is clearly better off with him 💯

[@BonifideGreatness]

Exactly 💯 💯 💯

[@jon_3013]

Aew is doing great without him though. For the most part, great matches all the time & 80K sold for All In. No hate against Cody, one of my favs. His last few months there just weren’t it.

[@Redsok]

​​@@jon_3013Stretching to say AEW is doing great,in biggest most important market Americas Dynamite down 10% from 2022,gates down,ppv down. The Game cost so much & getting negative feedback, hard to see it being a success financially. So minus Wembley in UK market and football season round corner will drop collision ratings too. But least Cody getting cheered and over in WWE right after AEW fans booing him.

[@SirRavixofFourhorn]

I mean if you wanna be blind and act like he wasn't totally sucking towards the end of his run in AEW you can I guess. Like most wwe fans you li e outside of reality.

[@SirRavixofFourhorn]

@daveedwards1683 Um the game has been successful what are you talking about and it's only 60 bucks. Just admit your a broke ass and move on. The ratings are not down 10 percent on dynamite there is no evidence to support that. Oh and Collision knows they're gonna have to compete with football stupid your not telling anyone anything new. Oh and they're about to do one of the biggest shows of all time. But sure act like it's that bad. Swear this is why I think every wwe fanboy should stop breathing because if it's not they're shitty soap opera product they want everything else to fail.

[@HawaiiFoodAndFun]

Gotta give it to them, they tried their best. (Some say it was good, some bad) I tried to get into the business years ago. (I have a different look being Chinese, Japanese and Hawaiian) UPW (Cena was the Prototype there) accepted me but the 9-11 tragedy stopped the move in 2001. Had a match with Yuji Nagata and another with Dragon Gate. Did a Chikara event with Generico, Fire Ant, Eddie Kingston and others. Teddy Hart moonsaulted on my head. Almost had a match with AJ Styles. My FCW tryout was with AJ Lee and Adam Rose. Got to promo in front of the legendary Dusty Rhodes. I had a smackdown tryout where I helped a run in with Matt Hardy. It was a short run but my regrets are not getting to meet and learn from all the greats out there. Thankfully I didn't get too hurt in those years. And to everyone who is chasing their dream, don't give up. I hope you get farther than me.

[@nkrav7160]

But how does this impact LeBron James' legacy?

[@dogbird2252]

Suuuurrre you did.

[@HawaiiFoodAndFun]

@@dogbird2252 made it all up. Also don't search Akua Neckbreaker. I made that up too.

[@TheKeithCarnes]

This is a pretty good idea to have actual talent working behind the scenes. We just need some women in these roles for the women's division which desperately needs to be revamped. I love AEW and have loved watching to grow since day 1!

[@michaellee1244]

Well Kenny Omega does the woman's division and he is a twinkle toes fairy so its like having a woman.

[@stevepeanutbutter6854]

Aew has there selection of fans as well as the WWE does. Yes Cody made the right decision to go back where he started. It's was his best choice. No doubt.

[@MilMaska]

"They are ripping off Tony for a bunch of money" - Jim Cornette

[@barely9955]

(Bucks and Kenny Omega)

[@ChuckPTV]

He the new idiot ted turner

[@danielberry4765]

Wrestlers tell stories between the ropes but they need help with the narrative and putting it together.

[@Mandrahale]

Cody was trying to corral indy level talent to perform on television. I remember the crowd booing him to no end. He’s right at home in the WWE. The fans appreciate him more because of his skills..

[@takayaspype]

The aew crowd (if you were paying attention) booed Cody so he can turn heel but he didn't want to because he wanted a John Cena-sort of reaction.

[@FernandoGarcia-rl6gj]

The first 3 years of AEW were awesome but I sorta tuned out after that. It just doesn't feel like a fluid wrestling TV show. It just feels like everyone with wrestling experience improvising & working off the fly weather it be the commentary, promos or even matches

[@SirRavixofFourhorn]

Cool then don't watch it's pretty easy. Maybe wwe will hold you hand for you.

[@FernandoGarcia-rl6gj]

@@SirRavixofFourhorn just giving my opinion, it's missing the same substance & flare it had the first 3 years. It feels all over the place imo & I did stop watching, I only catch the highlights usually but lately there really hasn't been anything that's caught my eye with AEW

[@FernandoGarcia-rl6gj]

@@mashymehdi I agree man, seems like all forms of entertainment are pushing a certain agenda nowadays. It's always been that way but right now the current agenda is gay/trans propaganda. We're all pro wrestling fans as a way to escape politics & bs but seems like we can't even do that anymore.

[@gavo117]

@@SirRavixofFourhornfucking aew marks 😂

[@bryannieves2635]

⁠@@SirRavixofFourhornHe just said thats what he’s doing. That’s what “tuned out” means if you were wondering.

[@kirktuss4819]

Oh, Kenny, Adam and the old Bucks, you can't draw a dime? Want to be besties forever???

[@markahicksii]

Wheres the full interview? Would love to hear it

[@nikbrown3978]

The interview is from 2021, if you youtube Inside the Ropes 2021 Cody Rhodes interview u should get something

[@MatterOfTrooth]

well that aged quick..

[@no-middragunov1911]

People here acting as if Cody wasn't super over in the start of aew. They forget that Cody verse made people boo him but he still was getting one of the biggest reaction in aew but it's just that it wasn't the reaction that he wanted.

[@SSJ2Phenom]

After reading the comment sections for this video I've come to the same conclusion about AEW and it's fans that I've had since the beginning. That is that you can count on AEW and it's fans for one thing and one thing only, That is driving off actual professional wrestling fans. The delusions of AEW fans are far worse than I thought they were.

[@dandieabbott5409]

@SSJ2Phenom. I’m 💯 with You they are very delusional and don’t know nothing about actual wrestling as aew wrestlers don’t know how to tell a story properly

[@buddylee5712]

Geez no wonder AEW is such a creative shitshow. Way too many cooks in the kitchen doing way too many things they aren't actually good at.

[@bnel9318]

And you think WWE is a candyland which is why Cody left? All companies isn’t perfect, and I’m sure WWE have done way worse than AEW, they’re just hiding it.

[@buddylee5712]

​@bnel9318 If Cody thought WWE wasn't an upgrade, he wouldn't have left AEW to go back to them, especially considering all the freedom he had in AEW. That being said WWE sucks too, but it's objectively true AEWs creative is far behind even WWE. Ratings prove it.

[@bnel9318]

@@buddylee5712 no.. WWE been the same since 2010, WWE saw an upgrade of Cody when he left WWE. AEW is a new company and it’s going well, not “far behind” because if that’s the case they would flop like TNA by now. Add to that, AEW is going to have a big event at Wimbley Stadium which is huge, so WWE sees AEW as a threat/competition.

[@LJWilliams15]

@@bnel9318wwe does not see aew as a threat lol, maybe at that start but after a while Vince knew it was a load of shit, do you think wwe would of released all the talent if they thought aew was a threat, the show is garbage, the booking is garbage, collision is the only good show but dynamite is unwatchable, just look at the yearly ratings going down and the attendance figures.

[@Redsok]

​@@bnel93182023 Ratings down 10%(Dynamite),ppvs downtrending, gates down in America AEWs biggest most important market. AEW audience grew for Punk but seems fanbase split now after Punk/elite beef based on ratings.

[@theWorldOfIss]

If this guy love pro wrestling and AEW than he have never go to WWE for 💵 💵 absurd Cody 🎉

[@christhornycroft3686]

Cody left because he saw who had the most influence in the company and his position in the company and influence wasn’t going to match that. Seriously, what accolades in North America did the Bucks or Omega achieve to warrant getting these fancy jobs? It’s the equivalent of WCW putting Tom Zenk, Eric Watts and Brian Armstrong in positions of power in 1993 or 1994. Or maybe I’m giving Matty, Nicky and Kenny too much credit.

[@soyleonardocloss]

Now I get why Cody Rhodes couldn't pull out in AEW what's he's pulling out in WWE..

[@SirRavixofFourhorn]

I mean what he's doing in wwe is boring

[@soyleonardocloss]

@@SirRavixofFourhorn well this is as real as wrestling can get because Cody is being real to himself and to the audience, and you can believe his story and what he's telling..

[@vladdascalescu]

​​​@@SirRavixofFourhornNo, it's much better than what AEW is doing... WWE makes wrestlers look like a million bucks, while AEW like the gym indie wrestlers that they are, with few exceptions.

[@bryanthornton5533]

@@SirRavixofFourhorn is that why he’s getting massive crowd reactions in every arena and city they end up going to? This guy is on the run of his career and your shitting on it cause you’re butthurt that he left lol.

[@DoctorLazers]

Everyone just keeps pretending Kenny 'worked' on the game. Dude isn't a programmer. He's not an artist. He's not an animator. Dude has no applicable skills to making a game. All he can do is tell the devs ideas that he thinks are neat, but has no practical knowledge or skill to actually implement. Whatever contributions he thinks he made, I guarantee were next to worthless.

[@TheDas9582]

Kenny Omega busted his ass for the video game, and the best he got was a mediocre wrestling game. That’s sad.

[@olitaw45]

Basically Tony don't know what he doing in a nutshell and the others can't do their job with him in 100% control

[@SirRavixofFourhorn]

That is not what that means at all but k hows Vince doing? 😂

[@dandieabbott5409]

@@SirRavixofFourhornVince and Hunter are both letting Cody be who he wants to be so all is good with Vince

[@Pushateetee83]

I would argue that not most AEW wrestlers know how to tell a story between the ropes as Cody suggested

[@bcoates87]

AEW isn't worse off without him, but I do miss him. I tried to watch him in WWE a few times, but the product just isn't for me.

[@dandieabbott5409]

At least You gave it a chance. I’ve always been a WWE and when Cody started with AEW I tried watching it but I couldn’t so I kept on with watching WWE. Cody isn’t my Fav wrestler but I do like him and think he’s really good. Im Over The Moon He’s Back In WWE and that he came home to where he belongs.

[@andrewbowyer5043]

They probably do whatever Chris Jericho tells them to do (!)

[@SirRavixofFourhorn]

Why wouldn't they? You say that as if it's a bad thing. Hes a former undisputed champion and jas done it all basically. I'd listen to Chris over you any day of the week.

[@vladdascalescu]

​@@SirRavixofFourhornYes, he was great in the past, but he should just retire at this point, since his ego took over.

[@jonpike9502]

Well you guys ran it into the shitter. Congrats

[@SirRavixofFourhorn]

Then don't watch. There about to do one of the biggest shows in a long while. They don't need you.

[@silverback9572]

You should never have talent work behind the scenes

[@Jkl12222]

Why Suddenly Talk? When everybody knows ALL IN is coming, This is the strategy of inside the ropes and wwe they have agreement to destroy aew on social media platforms.

[@NoNonsense77]

Kenny wishes this didn't exist. Not sayin it is his fault but the game wasn't very good.

[@SirRavixofFourhorn]

Purely opinion. Its a fun game to play with friends and do goofy shit. Way better than boring ass 2k23 which has no actual fun gameplay mechanics at all.

[@EclecticEel0]

The gameplay is there. Match types, freedom of creation and a bug free experience is not

[@munefresh]

LOL I love seeing the Jericho clip at the end. Egomaniac. Has poisoned every AEW feud with his warped sense of self-worth.