Cody Rhodes was one of the driving forces that helped to launch All Elite Wrestling in 2019 and the world was shocked when he parted ways with the company in 2022. Rhodes returned to WWE a few months later and he has since become the Undisputed WWE Champion.
The American Nightmare has said very little about his AEW departure over the last few years, so there’s been a lot of speculation regarding why he left the company. Recently Cody discussed his reasons for leaving during an appearance on Flagrant while shutting down some of the rumors.
“There are so many factors that went into it. When I start talking about this, people try to cite, ‘Oh, it was this. It was this.’ Here’s what I can tell you it wasn’t. It wasn’t anything to do with Tony (Khan) and Brandi. That’s a big one you hear all the time that ‘Tony didn’t sign Brandi.’ No, Brandi had been re-signed. Rhodes To The Top, we had a nice show on TBS, that had been renewed for a second season. Go Big Show.”
“It was just a situation that felt icky. This is how I look at it in the end, I had really great memories with all of them, all the way back to All In. I had a really beautiful experience for a while, and I wanted to keep the memories good. I wanted to be able, in ten years, if I see those guys, I wanted to keep them good. I also wanted them to know, this is the Louisiana Purchase of wrestling, I will make sure, but I had great memories with them, and I wanted them to know.”
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