3) Backstage AEW Reaction To Cody & Brandi Rhodes Leaving
Sean Ross Sapp on Fightful Select (subscribe here) has provided some details on the AEW backstage reaction to Cody leaving the company.
Here is what Sapp wrote:
“In an update on the Cody and Brandi Rhodes AEW departure, the locker room began talking last Wednesday, when neither were seen in Atlantic City for AEW Dynamite. Leading up to that, many talent that we spoke to were suspicious that Cody Rhodes’ entire contract situation had been a work, with a lot of question marks regarding the legitimacy. However, they came to realize that the situation was real. It became clear to a few by Friday that a deal likely wouldn’t be reached.”
My Take:
- I also thought that it was a complete work. I am still surprised it is happening.
2) Backstage WWE Reaction To Cody Rhodes Leaving AEW (Part 1)
According to Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Podcast, many people in WWE were celebrating after the news broke of Cody Rhodes leaving AEW.
Here is what Zarian said:
“There’s no contract signed, I know that. There’s nothing signed as of 3pm ET on Tuesday. But it looks like he may be heading over there, because the WWE guys were… they were waving their WWE flag in victory with this. I was very shocked at the reaction this was getting from that side. Normally, I’d never seen – I’ve been covering wrestling 11 years, been doing it on the Observer for a year now – I have never seen a celebration of sorts with someone that hasn’t signed yet.
“So they see this as a win. I was told multiple times that optics-wise, this looks bad for AEW and this looks great for WWE. Especially with the fact that not only was he an on-air top talent, he’s an EVP, he’s one of the founders, conceptualised the whole idea. So, this is a mega story. This is huge.”
My Take:
- This is definitely a massive story. I would love to see an interview with Cody Rhodes where he airs some issues but I don’t know if that ever happens.
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