@@CordellWallers omg I know LMFAO!!!! Bro Cody deadass used to come out there and tell everybody bro IM NOT TURNING HEEL!!!! AEW fans were like haha I see what you're doing you're being a delusional heel character haha great long term story telling even though NOTHING HE DID WAS IN ANY WAY HEEL SIGNS!!!!! AEW fans are a meme.
@@JT-fz2xy so ? Better than being jobbed out on day 1 , getting their heads shaved or named BEARCAT. But OK , keep simping for the Fed whenever they clearly do something wrong.
Lol. Right. I’m gonna go to hell for this, but it’d be even better if Paul came out with a walker, did it to Cody, and then had to actually use the walker to get back up the ramp, showing everyone that wasn’t a work.
People forget Vince booked almost an entire roster of WCW to look weak against WWE when he was still mostly sane!! Crazy old man Vince will have Cody back in Stardust straight away!!
whats so bad about being a midcarder?do you choose to have a meaningless world title reign like big e ,swagger,mahal or be pushed as a.us champion like cena in 2015
@@majorfomo7895 whats wrong with losing to madcap moss a guy who looks like a wrestler? when aew has big men like cage selling to kid jobbers like hook and darby allin
@@reallydude111 This is a man who for 5 years has trashed WWE, HHH and Vince. This is a man who reportedly turned down an AEW contract because it didn’t match CM Punk and retain his EVP status. A person from WWE moving to AEW is irrelevant so I won’t comment on that. What I will say is Cody Rhodes the wrestler I’m a huge fan of, both in ring and on the mic. Cody Runnels the man seems to have a disconnect to reality. Hope that answers your question, peace ✌🏻 Edit: I’m also pretty sure Brandi losing 100k viewers that didn’t return 3 weeks ago has something to do with it. I get perhaps he didn’t want to demean her by simply being his ringside manager (which is a heel thing anyway and we know the rest) she genuinely generated ‘go away X-Pac’ heat. I’ve answered this in full so anyone who has your question can have a read. Again, peace ✌🏻
@@reallydude111 do you seriously not know what the concept of context is? God i fucking hate u wwe marks who equate every situation in aew and wwe based on the most fucking shallow thought process that doesnt even question wwe at all.
The sad thing is if Cody goes to WWE he basically devalues all his previous and future rhetoric. It literally becomes all about money and honestly fair enough but don't lie to the fans and say it was some noble intent when your obviously holding up the company you founded and running back to the company that stunted you as a performer.
I mean having a kid changes your priorities and he's towards the later stages of his big earning years. I don't think it's unfair that as a new father with an infant child he wants to try and get a massive bag from WWE even if it devalues his messaging somewhat.
I feel like when someone’s been in wwe before they always view them as the same guy. Look at Morrison, was an amazing wrestler, left and wrestled for over a decade and suddenly right back with miz. If Cody comes back I have a really hard time seeing him come out as a top star
@@cmbjpunk Those were three guys Vince always saw money in, going back to their first run. Besides, in each case, those guys went through a lot of rubbish before they got a big push back to the main event. The Hurt Business got over way more than expected and because MVP is a tremendous talker. By starving themselves of real managers, except Heyman, they created fertile ground for a brand new version of an old school manager.
If WWE resign Cody you’ve got to imagine Cody has negotiated a big pay cheque and some form of creative decision making. I dont see him coming back just to be another guy. He’s got to be close to the top of the card.
Yeah, definitely. People forget that if you were a company Vice President going to another company, you will NOT take a regular employee status to begin with. I will not be surprised if Cody negotiates a deal like how they have it with Brock Lesnar.
"You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the WWE, not join them. bring balance to professional wrestling, not leave it in darkness."
Never understood why smarks need to post stupid shit like this. Obviously if he were to return to WWE, he knows that it would be on his terms. He was there, he knows how they do business, so I'm sure he asked for four million and a guaranteed Royal Rumble Win and WWE title run. But continue to do you bro and act as if you know what's best for Cody just to get likes in a TH-cam comment section with that smark mentality. I watch both products. There are problems with WWE and there are problems with AEW.
@@kevinr8579 4million seems a lot, kev. didnt riddle only get a 450k contract? i know riddle isnt on his level, but thats a huge jump. what did big kev owens get in his contract? cant see it no where near 4million probably less than half? I just cant see wwe paying out 4 million, i dont think codys worth that.
@@kevinr8579 Exactly. I would not be shocked if I hear Cody wants the exact same deal Brock Lesnar has. Limited shows, wrestling once per month, first class hotels and flights to anywhere... stipulations that make sure he only faces Lesnar, Reigns or Lashley... or anyone he thinks he wants to wrestle. Cody is a vice president. Vice Presidents of any company will not take a lowly position in another company. At best, he will get a really sweet deal. I'm actually excited for Cody.
What’s sad is Vince is so out of touch and petty he probably would never let Cody main event a WM. He will end up in a Kevin Owens role if he goes there
@@wrestlingempirejesse3878 what’s your definition of mid card? Cody was the first challenger for the world title at Full Gear vs Chris Jericho. main evented Fight For The Fallen. Was either second-to-last or third-to-last on a few other PPVs and semi regularly the last match of Dynamite or Rampage
@@jonathancoleman9266 that's what's they want u to believe Mr. Coleman. No Arguments here Just A Peaceful Conversation. But Of course nothing less I rightfully respect Your humbled Opinion.
He's the biggest hypocrite I've ever seen. Bashing the ex girlfriend to go running back to her. I think he's perfect for WWE as he over books his matches and over scripts his promos. He called TKs financial bluff and TK showed them both the door. Literally go away heat 😂
Not really the whole point of the revolution was to make it so that guys like him could succeed big time in wrestling and if he goes back to wwe and ends up on the card as a main attraction at wrestlemania he's still living up to the point of the revolution
@@DeadiskoFactory An Aew superstar winning a match against a wwe superstar on a wwe show would make aew look more legitimate, a popular and talented wrestler going from one company to another really only further legitimatizes that wrestler, not the company itself
IF this is a work, then I think Cody needs some rest to be with family and then He can comeback at Double or Nothing with a new contract that includes an AEW World Title match because during this run He was banned, right? (I guess all those people involved have so much fun creating this buzz) Also, His Brother shared that "Cody is gone" type of information so We just don't know exactly what's gonna happen but it is certainly interesting.
Cody only ever thinks about Cody. AEW will be okay without him but this guy has turned his back on everything he’s worked towards if he goes back to the WWE. He’s always wanted to be a ‘superstar’ along with his talentless wife. I like his wrestling and his promos but this just proves what others have said about him all along.
@@jonathancoleman9266 I don’t hate Cody. I like him as a talent. If he goes to WWE I’ll lose respect for him it seems two faced after everything he’s done since leaving.
If someone could pull off such a great work, its Cody. But you could also tell that he wants to be the World Champ somewhere... and in WWE he has the better chances
Exactly. If you look at the top guys at AEW. what do all of them have in common? They are ALL EX WWE CHAMP belt holders. Cody is the only one without that honor. I am sure he knows that very well. Notice there is a reason Cody hasn't fought/wrestled any of them. This is why I think he hasn't had a serious match with Kenny Omega. Kenny has what... 50 belts from so many companies? Jericho, Punk, Danielson, even Cole... Miro, etc... all are ex WWE top singles belt holders. Even his own brother has held the top belt at WWE. WWE gold is the missing thing in Cody's list of achievements. I think he's going for that. THEN he will come back and challenge all the belt holders in AEW. :)
@@UFCWWE69 do you guys still see value in being world champion in 2022?many guys win it and it doesnt even help them long term...if they arent roman or brock
@@MrEmpireBuilder0000 Lol what? Hangman page was never a WWE champion. Britt Baker was never a WWE champion. Jurassic Express were never WWE champions. MJF just beat CM punk. Where are MJF's WWE championships?
I believe 100% he is gone. Those press releases need to be protected and are used for non kayfabe situations. If this is a work then all the future press releases won’t have as much credibility. SRS is reporting Cody is gone and he is the most credible source in wrestling media. Why would he risk all his credibility just for one story? Cody is gone. He is going to WWE. Do I agree with his decision? No not really, I feel he makes more of an impact in AEW and him going back to WWE contradicts everything he has said. But also, he did say when he left WWE he wanted to be a bigger star and create an alternative. He did both of those things. If WWE book Cody right maybe that says to some AEW talent that WWE isn’t as bad as they thought and they could jump ship if they are not happy. For 3 years it’s been one way with WWE talent moving to AEW but now it honestly feels like this could be the year we see some AEW talent move to WWE and some WWE talent go to AEW. Going to be very interesting. So, why did this happen. Well from what I’ve read (I haven’t got the full story, I just know as much as the rest of the people) but it seems AEW didn’t want to pay the money Cody wanted and it seems maybe the relationship between Cody and Tony has been a bit damaged when Tony took more control. Maybe Cody thought he was lied to about having that level of creative freedom. He might be going back to WWE because he knows people there, he gets along with some people there and it’s not a step back from working in AEW where it would be if he went to NWA or Impact. I believe Cody owns the rights to his Kingdom theme so if he comes back with that theme then returning to WWE on the Raw after WrestleMaina would make the most sense since that’s a hardcore audience who will know that theme and be able to pop. I know Jericho said at one point he won’t go back to WWE and has been outspoken about WWE but Cody is heading back there and I thought he was less likely then Jericho. I can see Jericho heading back there, if he’s deal is up in November then we could be seeing WWE signing him and keeping him ready for the Royal Rumble. Remember, they resigned Edge to a wrestlers contract in October 2019 but didn’t bring him back to TV until January 2020 in the Rumble match so this could happen. Also, if Edge’s deal is three years from when he signed that means it could be up in October. AEW had interest in Edge before. Would they try and sign him again. Would Edge want to go? He’s deal is up in either October 2022 or January 2023.
Blame TK… he’s the one that used Cody, made him the face of company, then takes away his booking power, brings in hoards of talent, and refuses to over pay for Cody, literally the face of AEW.
He screwed himself by not being allowed to challenge for the main title. He was in his own island or cody zone. Personally, the last segment with his wife was death tv, go away heat. It was terrible. Hopefully he does not turn to stardust again, but it is Vince.
"Vince will value him", "Vince will have to do changes". NO. He won't. He never does. Did he valued Sting? Ricochet? Nakamura? The Good Brothers? NO. He never does. If he ever gets his hands on Cody, he will humilliate him. Maybe he will give him a very slight push for a couple of weeks, and then down the card with him. Don't you understand how petty and resentful Vince is? He won't EVER make Cody a star. Did you forget they wanted to prevent him from use his father's ring-surname? If he accepts to work in WWE, it will just to get the paycheck. He won't ever be in a better position in WWE than he was in AEW (he's NOT the one who will defeat Roman), he won't be given a creative/executive position, and won't elevate the Rhodes name, specially not in the company where Vince tried desperately to humilliate every member of his family.
Stop being butthurt. Cody is a businessman. He'll get that sweet WWE money and make Vince a happy man. He won't be the last one to jump over... deal with it, mark.
Cody Rhodes is NOT going to the WWE. Tony Khan is low key about to buy Ring of Honor from Sinclair Broadcasting Group and RIng of Honor will be the his alternative promotion from All Elite Wrestling, with Cody & Brandi as minority owners of ROH.
Cody going back to WWE with all of AEW's secrets on how to create buzz and capture the hearts and minds of a new and younger audience would be a worst case scenario, I'd think.
I'm one of those fans that still likes and cheers for Cody, not unlike how I was with Roman Reigns circa 6 years ago. I don't understand the hate he gets, but I do think it would be hilarious if he showed up to WWE and still got booed out of the building there.
Will they though? Roman Reigns is already the biggest heel in wrestling. Makes no sense to pay big money for Cody just to have another big heel. I predict if he goes to WWE he will be a baby face.
If he's truly leaving then that sucks cause I wanted to see The Elite vs Undisputed Era vs The Bullet Club Civil War storyline with Omega and Cody being the center piece of the feud with Bullet Club OGs like Tama Tonga invading AEW as well that would be phenomenal.
th-cam.com/video/UXU0pQw-1cY/w-d-xo.html, Exactly, this interview was literally just four days ago, one day fore' the rumors started, Cody and Brandi never left AEW
i cannot believe wrestling fans are falling for a storyline this hard, they have litterally been building a cody invastion angle litterally everywhere for the last 2 months :D god do i love you guys
It's all so bizarre, especially after everything that has been said and done. Even though I'm not huge on Cody or ever have been, as a wrestling fan and seeing the product that WWE is now, which it appears to be far worse than when he was there originally, it's kind of disappointing and sad. Whatever the reasons (which we'll never know the full truth of) it appears that ego and money come first
It would be the biggest jump of this era. Not saying Daniel Bryan wasn't big but you could have projected it just based on his philosophy of the business and wanting to work with more of a variety of people. But this?? Holy shit.
Even though he was hated by fans at the end and he couldn't challenge the AEW Champ anymore, I felt like Cody was the biggest star in the company, the main character of the TV show. I also felt like they were going somewhere with subtle teasers of a full heel turn. But you know what would be cool but I don't think will happen? If it's a swerve and Cody returns to AEW with a new contract that allows him to compete for the AEW title again, a clean slate contract. Then he challenges Hangman and beats him to fully turn heel, biggest heel in the company and win the AEW championship. ("But what about MJF") MJF still has time.
Did Cody NOT see what happened to every guy NOT named Drew Galloway? People love bringing up Drew but then remember: Vince hand picked him as the "next guy". He had equity riding on Drew making it. Man....the man gave Drew his fucking sword!
I am happy Cody will be making bank, even if it is at the Fed. Cody is young, talented and creative. WWE will book him strong for at least a year. After Cody is normalized in WWE and his defection is no longer noteworthy... Who knows? But he will have a hell of a 2022, thats for sure.
This is clearly a work. This is perfect for Cody to restructure his contract so he can challenge for the AEW World Championship again. His previous contract had a self-imposed stipulation such that he could not go for that championship.
Imagine the morale of the Aew locker room when one of the people who basically STARTED the company they work for goes to the competition that Aew can't help themselves when poking fun at it on EVERY one of their shows..
i don't see this hurting aew, because punk and danielson are all anybody cares about nor helping wwe cuz...i mean stardust is funny n all but....ya. add another midcarder to the fire.
I can see it now. The lights go out. We see stars, a spaceship, and all of a sudden.....he arrives - a space lumberjack....BAH GAWD its SAWWWWWWWWWWWDUST
Cody just wants an easy path. He doesn’t want to have to compete for spotlight with equal or bigger names. Cody can’t do Cody and further his objectives being a small or average size fish in a big pond.
Billion in a year it’s hard to tell someone they’re doing something wrong. I think they are doing a lot wrong btw.. but telling someone that made a profit like that they need to change is a uphill battle
If Cody signs with WWE. I bet you, he will be RAW or Smackdown champ within this year. He will have creative control. And he will likely have several matches or a long feud with Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar.
My whole thing since AEW opened doors was how is Tony Khan paying some of these dudes better then Vince when they had never even sold a ticket for the company yet? Understand that Tony’s father is a billionaire but even billionaires hate losing money so idk how this company is even still alive to tell you the truth…it’s not like their pulling a billion in revenue like the WWE…like how can they really afford to pay all this talent, the buildings, the branding for the company…like that shit ain’t cheap at all, even for a billionaire
It’s so baffling how salty this comment section is. You guys shit all over the guy when he was in AEW. He didn’t want to turn heel, because he loved us. You can cry about his ego all you want, but this guy helped significantly propel AEW as a brand. Without him, AEW would not have happened. He took the bet against Meltzer for ALL IN. He put his own money into AEW. He took his time and helped mold guys like MJF and Sammy. He has every right to be cocky or confident. He has every right to want a higher pay when he’s been instrumental in getting Snoop, Shaq, and Amanda Huber on the brand. Let Cody do what he wants. AEW is not a personality trait folks. Give it a rest.
"Without him, AEW would not have happened." This is a total BS statement. In The Young Buck's book, they told the story of Cody trying to get them all to go to WWE, because he didn't initially believe AEW could take off like it did. Also, Cody road the coat tails of The Elite, who were the real reason Tony Khan wanted to invest in AEW. It was Kenny Omega's huge run in NJPW, his feud with Jericho, and the All In show that sparked this all. Sure, Cody helped out, but the guy didn't believe in AEW from day one. Also, "He didn't want to turn heel because he loved us"......booo hooo bro, anyone with eyes could see that he needed to turn heel. His character was stale, and he constantly was crying in the ring, and living off the coat tails of his Dad. The guy cannot even be his own character. That is why people complain about his "ego". As for bringing in celebrities....who the hell cares? Also, It was more than likely Tony Khan and his Dad that brought them in, not Cody lol
I'm sure Cody at least knows that the only thing waiting for him at wwe is stardust and lower card status along with Vinny Mac sexually assaulting Brandi. I could easily see him coming back at Double or Nothing to win the Casino Battle Royale
Cody and Brandi are both fire element, money is very important aspect however Cancer signs also know their value, capabilities, and can manifest and execute plans fully driven by passion and determination, WWE needs to recognize his worth and hers and allow them to have that freedom, if not they will just be over pushed for a few months, booked bad, and then that will be thee end...
Cody was the only EVP not holding the top titles for basically all of 2021. He lost his shot at ever having the main title to sell the first ppv of AEW. It looked like he big timed Brodie but we later learned that was his last ever match. He put MJF over. He put over Darby. He put Sammy over. He isn’t as selfish as people think.
WWE just earned over a $1B for the first time ever. That alone will convince McMahon he's making the right decisions. Besides, guys like Pritchard, Dunn and Laurinitis will have Vince's ear shitting on whatever input Cody would have. If only to protect their own positions and influence in WWE.
Can only be for the money, he won’t get career progression or personal freedom at WWE especially compared to what he has now at AEW. It is a rather strange move if WWE is the place he is going. Still part of me (very small part) thinks this could be a work ‘Cody Rhodes’ leaves AEW but returns with a new gimmick and he’s able to wrestle for the world title
Can't hate on Cody going for the money. He has a baby, the world is in a bad place, inflation. He can save as much money he can by doing this and building his own brand
Weird thing about Dave saying Vince&Bruce are out of touch with modern wrestling, but a “modern” wrestling company with gobs of money and a great TV spot still can’t outdraw Raw which, less a few spots, is the worst wrestling show potentially ever
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Cody said turning heel was taking the easy way out when it came to his fan reaction in Aew. Turns out the easy way out was just to leave.
Yeah i remember that line. Now its pathetic! Leaving is the easiest way out
Nice one 😁
@@dannyboii3093 leaving was unavoidable, how can you not see it?
Pissed me off that all the smarks were defending it as a character arch lmao…no it’s Cody not knowing what the fuck is going on
@@CordellWallers omg I know LMFAO!!!! Bro Cody deadass used to come out there and tell everybody bro IM NOT TURNING HEEL!!!! AEW fans were like haha I see what you're doing you're being a delusional heel character haha great long term story telling even though NOTHING HE DID WAS IN ANY WAY HEEL SIGNS!!!!! AEW fans are a meme.
Cody could become a great talent in the future. We will see how he will do in the developmental
He will be jobbing to Bron Breaker in a year 🤣
@@dreamshakejunya funny thing was Cody always made it not about the money
Cody’s been a great talent
@@dreamshakejunya fans let him know how they feel about him calling himself the prince of pro wrestling
@@KM-ye3ij That can change when you have a kid to take care of.
Cody baiting Vince into giving him a massive offer and then cutting a promo about it on Dynamite is a quintessential Cody thing to do
Mark
Tony con will sign you some more nxt rejects for his bloated roster
@@JT-fz2xy so ?
Better than being jobbed out on day 1 , getting their heads shaved or named BEARCAT.
But OK , keep simping for the Fed whenever they clearly do something wrong.
@@JT-fz2xy Also funny , now the "being jobbed to Cody" excuse won't apply anymore.
Which one will be now ?
Cody becoming a main eventer in WWE and defying all the the doubters is a quintessential Cody thing to do.
“So Cody you’re going to cut the promo and then Hunter is going to pedigree you in the middle of the ring, it’s going to be such good sh|t”
I've thought this too... but the math on Levesque being in the ring is sadly not adding up anytime soon at all.
Lol. Right. I’m gonna go to hell for this, but it’d be even better if Paul came out with a walker, did it to Cody, and then had to actually use the walker to get back up the ramp, showing everyone that wasn’t a work.
People forget Vince booked almost an entire roster of WCW to look weak against WWE when he was still mostly sane!! Crazy old man Vince will have Cody back in Stardust straight away!!
A pedigree on a chair covering a sledgehammer, and underneath that a golden shovel lmao
@@karlm641 Who was made to look weak?
Looking forward to seeing Cody vs. Corbin, with 50/50 booking.
Better then jobbing to OC
Lmao
Cody and McIntyre tagging together again. 😂
@@_meangreenjersey973 yes it's better having a cold 50/50 feud than a hot one where he loses. Go listen to Jim Cucknette.
You silly goose. He ain’t going back to WWE for that. Think of Drew McIntyre.
One of the great disappoints is that he never pulled the trigger on that pedigree.
He will do it in WWE in a middle of match and it wont pin the guy and the crowd wont care
Vince will push Cody for a bit then he'll be right back to the mid card. Genuinely hope the money was worth it to him
whats so bad about being a midcarder?do you choose to have a meaningless world title reign like big e ,swagger,mahal or be pushed as a.us champion like cena in 2015
and besides cody was a midcarder in aew and njpw so in wwe whats such a problem if hes a midcarder?
I can't wait for Vince to job Cody against Madcap Moss
@@majorfomo7895 whats wrong with losing to madcap moss a guy who looks like a wrestler? when aew has big men like cage selling to kid jobbers like hook and darby allin
@@majorfomo7895 Cannot wait for him to wheel HHH out to hit him with a hammer 50 times & pin him.
Until he shows up in the WWE ring, I will continue to believe this is a work. Fight me.
Definitely a work, but i think Cody is prepared to work everyone. Even if he goes to WWE, he's probably playing the long con (work)
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He showed up in a WWE ring.
Shut up mark
I’ve loved Cody in his AEW run. Sadly I feel like his ego might not be a character, which might lead him to WWE.
How does him going to WWE equate to him having an inflated ego? Surely you wouldn’t say the same thing if a WWE talent went to AEW.
@@reallydude111 This is a man who for 5 years has trashed WWE, HHH and Vince. This is a man who reportedly turned down an AEW contract because it didn’t match CM Punk and retain his EVP status. A person from WWE moving to AEW is irrelevant so I won’t comment on that.
What I will say is Cody Rhodes the wrestler I’m a huge fan of, both in ring and on the mic. Cody Runnels the man seems to have a disconnect to reality.
Hope that answers your question, peace ✌🏻
Edit: I’m also pretty sure Brandi losing 100k viewers that didn’t return 3 weeks ago has something to do with it. I get perhaps he didn’t want to demean her by simply being his ringside manager (which is a heel thing anyway and we know the rest) she genuinely generated ‘go away X-Pac’ heat.
I’ve answered this in full so anyone who has your question can have a read. Again, peace ✌🏻
@@reallydude111 do you seriously not know what the concept of context is? God i fucking hate u wwe marks who equate every situation in aew and wwe based on the most fucking shallow thought process that doesnt even question wwe at all.
Cody put more people over than anyone in AEW. Not sure whats happened but Cody leaving is a big loss for AEW.
Cody put more people over than anyone in AEW. Not sure whats happened but Cody leaving is a big loss for AEW.
The sad thing is if Cody goes to WWE he basically devalues all his previous and future rhetoric. It literally becomes all about money and honestly fair enough but don't lie to the fans and say it was some noble intent when your obviously holding up the company you founded and running back to the company that stunted you as a performer.
It is always about money.
Cody the hypocrite, who would ha w guessed
I mean having a kid changes your priorities and he's towards the later stages of his big earning years. I don't think it's unfair that as a new father with an infant child he wants to try and get a massive bag from WWE even if it devalues his messaging somewhat.
This isn’t about money though. Cody is loaded and set for life. This is just an ego trip. Either a ego trip or a biggest work of his life.
If you think this is all about money youre mistaken, creative control is a big aspect of this as well
Did my best. Had it all.
SOMETHING SOMETHING
CODY RHODES!
To AEW Cody Rhodes in 2022 is not as important as Cody Rhodes in 2019 IMO. Still he will be missed.
It’s a work
@@celtic69 if he shows up in WWE, is it still a work?
@@celtic69 That's what I keep saying
As soon as Vince sees that tattoo on Cody's neck...24/7 title for Cody 😂
Never happened.
More like wrestlemania main events royal rumble wins etc
@@unknown-gp6gw headlining Wrestlemania*
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Cody leaving is sad. Wish him luck. Still not going to watch WWE, but good for them.
The real takeaway from all this is that I don’t have to suffer through another Brandi segment ever again.
Thank God!!!
Praise the Lord!!!
I feel like when someone’s been in wwe before they always view them as the same guy. Look at Morrison, was an amazing wrestler, left and wrestled for over a decade and suddenly right back with miz. If Cody comes back I have a really hard time seeing him come out as a top star
no one is a top star but few guys in wwe ...stupid for people to expect him to main event
Well what about talent like Bobby Lashley or Drew or Jeff hardy who left the company became world champions and came back to win world titles
@@cmbjpunk Well the big difference between those 3 and Cody is. Once was already high on them before.
@@cmbjpunk Those were three guys Vince always saw money in, going back to their first run. Besides, in each case, those guys went through a lot of rubbish before they got a big push back to the main event. The Hurt Business got over way more than expected and because MVP is a tremendous talker. By starving themselves of real managers, except Heyman, they created fertile ground for a brand new version of an old school manager.
Don't forget Drew McIntyre
If WWE resign Cody you’ve got to imagine Cody has negotiated a big pay cheque and some form of creative decision making. I dont see him coming back just to be another guy. He’s got to be close to the top of the card.
Yeah, definitely. People forget that if you were a company Vice President going to another company, you will NOT take a regular employee status to begin with. I will not be surprised if Cody negotiates a deal like how they have it with Brock Lesnar.
It’s easy money to accept from Vince and he’ll cut you quick.
Nah Cody will be stardust again
you aren't considering the fact that this is Vince and they've missed the mark on more than enough talent
I love the optimism in this comment. This is Vince we’re taking about
"You were the Chosen One! It was said that you would destroy the WWE, not join them. bring balance to professional wrestling, not leave it in darkness."
Love thus comment its just perfect for the situation if this whole cody to wwe thing is true 😂😂👍👍
Cody Rhodes is going back to the WWE to help Roman Reigns Pad his Stats … 🤷🏿♂️
Never understood why smarks need to post stupid shit like this. Obviously if he were to return to WWE, he knows that it would be on his terms. He was there, he knows how they do business, so I'm sure he asked for four million and a guaranteed Royal Rumble Win and WWE title run.
But continue to do you bro and act as if you know what's best for Cody just to get likes in a TH-cam comment section with that smark mentality. I watch both products. There are problems with WWE and there are problems with AEW.
@@kevinr8579 4million seems a lot, kev. didnt riddle only get a 450k contract? i know riddle isnt on his level, but thats a huge jump. what did big kev owens get in his contract? cant see it no where near 4million probably less than half? I just cant see wwe paying out 4 million, i dont think codys worth that.
@@kevinr8579 Exactly. I would not be shocked if I hear Cody wants the exact same deal Brock Lesnar has. Limited shows, wrestling once per month, first class hotels and flights to anywhere... stipulations that make sure he only faces Lesnar, Reigns or Lashley... or anyone he thinks he wants to wrestle.
Cody is a vice president. Vice Presidents of any company will not take a lowly position in another company. At best, he will get a really sweet deal. I'm actually excited for Cody.
Omos is gonna squash Cody. PermaMidcard
And if Cody is getting paid $3 million or more to do it, I'm sure he'd be perfectly happy with that.
“If you want to go and main event night 1 of guy one get one free extravaganza be my guest”- CM punk
Punk knew+
What’s sad is Vince is so out of touch and petty he probably would never let Cody main event a WM. He will end up in a Kevin Owens role if he goes there
@@MrTambourineMan. just like aew placing him as a mid carder seems the same
@@wrestlingempirejesse3878 what’s your definition of mid card? Cody was the first challenger for the world title at Full Gear vs Chris Jericho. main evented Fight For The Fallen. Was either second-to-last or third-to-last on a few other PPVs and semi regularly the last match of Dynamite or Rampage
@@MrTambourineMan. then after that he became a mid carder he didn’t main event pay per views he was only in the middle of the card
*There should be a "You know" counter in every review Dave does*
Throat clear, interrupt Bryan, etc.
It’s why this nerd is unwatchable 99% of the time I only clicked cause this a big story lol
The title of this video proves that Cody leaving AEW is a Complete Work.
Smfh it’s not a work he is gone
"It'S a WoRk" Is the most overused and incorrect trope from fans. They're right 1 percent of the time regarding this lol.
Remember when CM Punk leaving WWE was a 'Work'?
@@jonathancoleman9266 that's what's they want u to believe Mr. Coleman. No Arguments here Just A Peaceful Conversation. But Of course nothing less I rightfully respect Your humbled Opinion.
@@coke8045 The same goes for “ Mark” As well Mr. Yugioh Card sir? we all have our separate Opinions.
He's the biggest hypocrite I've ever seen. Bashing the ex girlfriend to go running back to her. I think he's perfect for WWE as he over books his matches and over scripts his promos. He called TKs financial bluff and TK showed them both the door. Literally go away heat 😂
You've not seen many hypocrites if Cody is the biggest
Cody: I am the revolution!
Also Cody: Screw the revolution they offered me literal bags of money
Dustin Rhodes is still in AEW. He should replace Cody as an EVP
@@blablablaa14 or TK took away his power and low balled Cody. Wouldn’t you take your ball and go home.
Cody is by far more talented than Kenny or the Young Bucks have ever dreamed about being. It isn’t even close.
Not even gonna lie, I'm definitely upset at this, lmao.
Talk about spitting in the face of "The Revolution".
Not really the whole point of the revolution was to make it so that guys like him could succeed big time in wrestling and if he goes back to wwe and ends up on the card as a main attraction at wrestlemania he's still living up to the point of the revolution
If he returns to WWE as a top level talent, that'll only make AEW look even more legitimate.
@@DeadiskoFactory An Aew superstar winning a match against a wwe superstar on a wwe show would make aew look more legitimate, a popular and talented wrestler going from one company to another really only further legitimatizes that wrestler, not the company itself
@@DeadiskoFactory whats a top talent to you? winning a world title i presume right?
@@khesipresents1885 Maybe not the level of Brock or Roman, but presented on the same level as Seth, AJ, KO, Lashley, Orton, etc...
IF this is a work, then I think Cody needs some rest to be with family and then He can comeback at Double or Nothing with a new contract that includes an AEW World Title match because during this run He was banned, right? (I guess all those people involved have so much fun creating this buzz)
Also, His Brother shared that "Cody is gone" type of information so We just don't know exactly what's gonna happen but it is certainly interesting.
Not everything is a work.
It's weird right ? Everyone's acting like Cody died or something.
All this speculation on a WWE re-run, nobody asks "what if Cody doesn't want to be in the business anymore?"
I still feel like its a work. Until I see him in WWE, my mind refuses to believe it...
It is a fuckin' work, here's proof, th-cam.com/video/UXU0pQw-1cY/w-d-xo.html
Cody only ever thinks about Cody. AEW will be okay without him but this guy has turned his back on everything he’s worked towards if he goes back to the WWE. He’s always wanted to be a ‘superstar’ along with his talentless wife. I like his wrestling and his promos but this just proves what others have said about him all along.
Why you hating
@@jonathancoleman9266 I don’t hate Cody. I like him as a talent. If he goes to WWE I’ll lose respect for him it seems two faced after everything he’s done since leaving.
@@fenbops stop being so salty🤣🤣🤣
Another crying AEW mark
@@Albertmupila I listen to Jim Cornette I’m no AEW Mark 🤣
I think we’re gonna see Cody & Brandi Rhodes vs Miz & Maryse at Wrestlemania !
I sure hope not. Edge needs to spear Cody and kick some sense into him
@@Nihil2005well that didn't happen.
Never happened.
@@Nihil2005Ironically Edge went to AEW🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
If someone could pull off such a great work, its Cody.
But you could also tell that he wants to be the World Champ somewhere... and in WWE he has the better chances
@@Sobieskicharge dude they made jinder mahal wwe champ.
Exactly. If you look at the top guys at AEW. what do all of them have in common? They are ALL EX WWE CHAMP belt holders. Cody is the only one without that honor. I am sure he knows that very well.
Notice there is a reason Cody hasn't fought/wrestled any of them.
This is why I think he hasn't had a serious match with Kenny Omega. Kenny has what... 50 belts from so many companies? Jericho, Punk, Danielson, even Cole... Miro, etc... all are ex WWE top singles belt holders. Even his own brother has held the top belt at WWE.
WWE gold is the missing thing in Cody's list of achievements. I think he's going for that. THEN he will come back and challenge all the belt holders in AEW. :)
@@UFCWWE69 do you guys still see value in being world champion in 2022?many guys win it and it doesnt even help them long term...if they arent roman or brock
@@MrEmpireBuilder0000 Lol what? Hangman page was never a WWE champion. Britt Baker was never a WWE champion. Jurassic Express were never WWE champions. MJF just beat CM punk. Where are MJF's WWE championships?
@@JCisKING20 Kenny Omega was also never WWE champ.
If Cody sign with WWE then I don't have respect for Cody because of all things he said about WWE.
“You could not live with your own failure. And where did that bring you? Back to me.”
-Vince McThanos
I believe 100% he is gone. Those press releases need to be protected and are used for non kayfabe situations. If this is a work then all the future press releases won’t have as much credibility. SRS is reporting Cody is gone and he is the most credible source in wrestling media. Why would he risk all his credibility just for one story?
Cody is gone. He is going to WWE. Do I agree with his decision? No not really, I feel he makes more of an impact in AEW and him going back to WWE contradicts everything he has said. But also, he did say when he left WWE he wanted to be a bigger star and create an alternative. He did both of those things. If WWE book Cody right maybe that says to some AEW talent that WWE isn’t as bad as they thought and they could jump ship if they are not happy. For 3 years it’s been one way with WWE talent moving to AEW but now it honestly feels like this could be the year we see some AEW talent move to WWE and some WWE talent go to AEW. Going to be very interesting.
So, why did this happen. Well from what I’ve read (I haven’t got the full story, I just know as much as the rest of the people) but it seems AEW didn’t want to pay the money Cody wanted and it seems maybe the relationship between Cody and Tony has been a bit damaged when Tony took more control. Maybe Cody thought he was lied to about having that level of creative freedom. He might be going back to WWE because he knows people there, he gets along with some people there and it’s not a step back from working in AEW where it would be if he went to NWA or Impact. I believe Cody owns the rights to his Kingdom theme so if he comes back with that theme then returning to WWE on the Raw after WrestleMaina would make the most sense since that’s a hardcore audience who will know that theme and be able to pop.
I know Jericho said at one point he won’t go back to WWE and has been outspoken about WWE but Cody is heading back there and I thought he was less likely then Jericho. I can see Jericho heading back there, if he’s deal is up in November then we could be seeing WWE signing him and keeping him ready for the Royal Rumble. Remember, they resigned Edge to a wrestlers contract in October 2019 but didn’t bring him back to TV until January 2020 in the Rumble match so this could happen. Also, if Edge’s deal is three years from when he signed that means it could be up in October. AEW had interest in Edge before. Would they try and sign him again. Would Edge want to go? He’s deal is up in either October 2022 or January 2023.
You killed it with your comment, I agree 💯. Cody has been throwing shots at WWE and HHH so much you can't go back
@@jincityarmy Think in all the hype we’re all forgetting this. He’s not welcome by any means.
Cody thinks he’s worth as much as a Ferrari when in fact he’s more like an Infinity.
word on the wrestling news sites is that Jericho signed an extension recently, and his AEW contract isn't up till January 2024
Cody becoming what he claimed to be against
Blame TK… he’s the one that used Cody, made him the face of company, then takes away his booking power, brings in hoards of talent, and refuses to over pay for Cody, literally the face of AEW.
Dave has a way of taking that makes me lose focus on what he is saying.
He screwed himself by not being allowed to challenge for the main title. He was in his own island or cody zone. Personally, the last segment with his wife was death tv, go away heat. It was terrible. Hopefully he does not turn to stardust again, but it is Vince.
"Vince will value him", "Vince will have to do changes". NO. He won't. He never does. Did he valued Sting? Ricochet? Nakamura? The Good Brothers? NO.
He never does. If he ever gets his hands on Cody, he will humilliate him. Maybe he will give him a very slight push for a couple of weeks, and then down the card with him. Don't you understand how petty and resentful Vince is? He won't EVER make Cody a star. Did you forget they wanted to prevent him from use his father's ring-surname?
If he accepts to work in WWE, it will just to get the paycheck. He won't ever be in a better position in WWE than he was in AEW (he's NOT the one who will defeat Roman), he won't be given a creative/executive position, and won't elevate the Rhodes name, specially not in the company where Vince tried desperately to humilliate every member of his family.
Stop being butthurt. Cody is a businessman. He'll get that sweet WWE money and make Vince a happy man. He won't be the last one to jump over... deal with it, mark.
@@almightyironhead25 Yeah, suuure.
@@ReviewerRandom yep. Exactly 💯... cody to wwe... deal with it.
@@ReviewerRandom 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@ReviewerRandomhe was right.
Cody Rhodes is NOT going to the WWE. Tony Khan is low key about to buy Ring of Honor from Sinclair Broadcasting Group and RIng of Honor will be the his alternative promotion from All Elite Wrestling, with Cody & Brandi as minority owners of ROH.
Cody going back to WWE with all of AEW's secrets on how to create buzz and capture the hearts and minds of a new and younger audience would be a worst case scenario, I'd think.
Nah he wont do shit
🤣 🤣 you must be new to wrestling, wwe don't work that way.
Dave flat out lying about ticket sales
The comment section didn't age well, did it?
Nope 😆
I'm one of those fans that still likes and cheers for Cody, not unlike how I was with Roman Reigns circa 6 years ago. I don't understand the hate he gets, but I do think it would be hilarious if he showed up to WWE and still got booed out of the building there.
Well that didnt happen.
WWE probably wants him for a big Heel run.
I don't think they are going to want him to be standing in the ring saying "I WoN't TuRN HEel"
Will they though? Roman Reigns is already the biggest heel in wrestling. Makes no sense to pay big money for Cody just to have another big heel. I predict if he goes to WWE he will be a baby face.
He’ll probably be a face for a year first.
If he's truly leaving then that sucks cause I wanted to see The Elite vs Undisputed Era vs The Bullet Club Civil War storyline with Omega and Cody being the center piece of the feud with Bullet Club OGs like Tama Tonga invading AEW as well that would be phenomenal.
"Wrestling has more than one royal family" 2020 "Wrestling had more than one royal family?" 2022
I'll believe it the rumors when I see them on a different TV program. Less spicy opinion but they could be just leaving to focus on the family.
th-cam.com/video/UXU0pQw-1cY/w-d-xo.html, Exactly, this interview was literally just four days ago, one day fore' the rumors started, Cody and Brandi never left AEW
Dave has upped his "y'know" game to Shawn Michaels levels.
Cody's belief in himself versus Vince's ego and booking decisions will be a battle clash
Didnt become an issue.
I can't believe people are dumb enough too not see this is a work... Like w.w.e. would even allow him back after all the times he's trashed them.
Hogan trashed them numerous times. So did Foley.
xd
It was a work
i cannot believe wrestling fans are falling for a storyline this hard, they have litterally been building a cody invastion angle litterally everywhere for the last 2 months :D
god do i love you guys
Wild situation
It's all so bizarre, especially after everything that has been said and done. Even though I'm not huge on Cody or ever have been, as a wrestling fan and seeing the product that WWE is now, which it appears to be far worse than when he was there originally, it's kind of disappointing and sad. Whatever the reasons (which we'll never know the full truth of) it appears that ego and money come first
He hasn't signed yet. Melzer is just speculating.
@@ReviewerRandom yeah true, and he does sure like to speculate
Vince wants to pick Cody’s mind on AEW’s secrets
It would be the biggest jump of this era. Not saying Daniel Bryan wasn't big but you could have projected it just based on his philosophy of the business and wanting to work with more of a variety of people.
But this?? Holy shit.
Your *NEW* 24/7 champion! Cody Rhodes!
Even though he was hated by fans at the end and he couldn't challenge the AEW Champ anymore, I felt like Cody was the biggest star in the company, the main character of the TV show. I also felt like they were going somewhere with subtle teasers of a full heel turn. But you know what would be cool but I don't think will happen? If it's a swerve and Cody returns to AEW with a new contract that allows him to compete for the AEW title again, a clean slate contract. Then he challenges Hangman and beats him to fully turn heel, biggest heel in the company and win the AEW championship. ("But what about MJF") MJF still has time.
Did Cody NOT see what happened to every guy NOT named Drew Galloway?
People love bringing up Drew but then remember: Vince hand picked him as the "next guy". He had equity riding on Drew making it. Man....the man gave Drew his fucking sword!
Ironically part of the reason AEW won't miss him is partly because of Cody's efforts.
I love the people on social media calling this a work just because they're mad Cody might go back to WWE lol.
I am happy Cody will be making bank, even if it is at the Fed. Cody is young, talented and creative. WWE will book him strong for at least a year. After Cody is normalized in WWE and his defection is no longer noteworthy... Who knows? But he will have a hell of a 2022, thats for sure.
This is clearly a work. This is perfect for Cody to restructure his contract so he can challenge for the AEW World Championship again. His previous contract had a self-imposed stipulation such that he could not go for that championship.
Can Bryan sit down one day, and shoot a new ad plug?
Hearing him say, "In The Shower!" has gotten old.
Imagine the morale of the Aew locker room when one of the people who basically STARTED the company they work for goes to the competition that Aew can't help themselves when poking fun at it on EVERY one of their shows..
If Cody goes to wwe again , it will be more watchable than it is now . The current product is ok but nothing to keep you amazed every week .
good. it just cody. AEW doesnt need him anyway
i don't see this hurting aew, because punk and danielson are all anybody cares about nor helping wwe cuz...i mean stardust is funny n all but....ya. add another midcarder to the fire.
I hope he goes to WWE. He’d make the product so much better.
I can see it now. The lights go out. We see stars, a spaceship, and all of a sudden.....he arrives - a space lumberjack....BAH GAWD its SAWWWWWWWWWWWDUST
Cody's gonna be the star attraction on " LEVEL UP "
Cody just wants an easy path. He doesn’t want to have to compete for spotlight with equal or bigger names. Cody can’t do Cody and further his objectives being a small or average size fish in a big pond.
Cody's biggest eff u to Vince. "You need me Vince. Open up that check book."😎
So do Cody take out Bobby Lashley or Brock or Roman do he have creative control can he deal with McMahon or Khan in the WWE??
Billion in a year it’s hard to tell someone they’re doing something wrong. I think they are doing a lot wrong btw.. but telling someone that made a profit like that they need to change is a uphill battle
Its a work
no it's legit his aew contract erxpired and he didn't resign
@@kennethsmith5539 yeah man we'll see your probly right but I'll believe it only when he shows up somewhere else
Huge momentum shift. I haven't watched WWE live in two years but I'll be there for Cody's debut.
I reckon' you're goin' to be sorely disappointed then, cause' he never actually left AEW
Lol Shut up Mark
I guess Stardust never learn.
People leaving the company turning down contracts , meanwhile Cody - Im willing to job as Stardust for Saudi money.
so he should listen to online smarks and stay in aew to perform spots for you?
At the end of the day it's a business that requires putting personal feelings aside.
He said Cody Rhodes would never challenge for the title in aew. But Stardust could forbidden door and challenge for the title. Cody is an evil genius.
If Cody signs with WWE. I bet you, he will be RAW or Smackdown champ within this year.
He will have creative control.
And he will likely have several matches or a long feud with Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar.
I’m sorry but that’s wishful thinking. I can see him feuding for one of them, but not winning.
I dont understand everyone on here saying hes going to be a midcarder in WWE; guys - he was a midcarder in AEW too
no he is a star
I don't know, I just feel like less money and a creative environment is better than more money and being subject to the old man
Imagine how awkward his reunion with Triple H will be after he broke the guys throne with a sledgehammer
My whole thing since AEW opened doors was how is Tony Khan paying some of these dudes better then Vince when they had never even sold a ticket for the company yet? Understand that Tony’s father is a billionaire but even billionaires hate losing money so idk how this company is even still alive to tell you the truth…it’s not like their pulling a billion in revenue like the WWE…like how can they really afford to pay all this talent, the buildings, the branding for the company…like that shit ain’t cheap at all, even for a billionaire
It’s so baffling how salty this comment section is. You guys shit all over the guy when he was in AEW. He didn’t want to turn heel, because he loved us. You can cry about his ego all you want, but this guy helped significantly propel AEW as a brand. Without him, AEW would not have happened. He took the bet against Meltzer for ALL IN. He put his own money into AEW. He took his time and helped mold guys like MJF and Sammy. He has every right to be cocky or confident. He has every right to want a higher pay when he’s been instrumental in getting Snoop, Shaq, and Amanda Huber on the brand. Let Cody do what he wants. AEW is not a personality trait folks. Give it a rest.
"Without him, AEW would not have happened."
This is a total BS statement. In The Young Buck's book, they told the story of Cody trying to get them all to go to WWE, because he didn't initially believe AEW could take off like it did. Also, Cody road the coat tails of The Elite, who were the real reason Tony Khan wanted to invest in AEW. It was Kenny Omega's huge run in NJPW, his feud with Jericho, and the All In show that sparked this all. Sure, Cody helped out, but the guy didn't believe in AEW from day one. Also, "He didn't want to turn heel because he loved us"......booo hooo bro, anyone with eyes could see that he needed to turn heel. His character was stale, and he constantly was crying in the ring, and living off the coat tails of his Dad. The guy cannot even be his own character. That is why people complain about his "ego". As for bringing in celebrities....who the hell cares? Also, It was more than likely Tony Khan and his Dad that brought them in, not Cody lol
I'm sure Cody at least knows that the only thing waiting for him at wwe is stardust and lower card status along with Vinny Mac sexually assaulting Brandi. I could easily see him coming back at Double or Nothing to win the Casino Battle Royale
Probably makes a change from pervert Don Callis sexually assaulting women.
Cody and Brandi are both fire element, money is very important aspect however Cancer signs also know their value, capabilities, and can manifest and execute plans fully driven by passion and determination, WWE needs to recognize his worth and hers and allow them to have that freedom, if not they will just be over pushed for a few months, booked bad, and then that will be thee end...
If I believe anything, it's that it's a worked shoot. Leaving and actually going to WWE fits Cody's on-screen AEW persona.
Cody was the only EVP not holding the top titles for basically all of 2021. He lost his shot at ever having the main title to sell the first ppv of AEW. It looked like he big timed Brodie but we later learned that was his last ever match. He put MJF over. He put over Darby. He put Sammy over. He isn’t as selfish as people think.
yes please!!! let's make this legendary!!
WWE just earned over a $1B for the first time ever. That alone will convince McMahon he's making the right decisions.
Besides, guys like Pritchard, Dunn and Laurinitis will have Vince's ear shitting on whatever input Cody would have. If only to protect their own positions and influence in WWE.
Cody will be such a hypocrite if he goes back to WWE. But so be it. He refused to turn heel but in a way he just made the biggest heel move.
in the swindle of the year cody goes to impact like omega they need it
Can only be for the money, he won’t get career progression or personal freedom at WWE especially compared to what he has now at AEW. It is a rather strange move if WWE is the place he is going. Still part of me (very small part) thinks this could be a work ‘Cody Rhodes’ leaves AEW but returns with a new gimmick and he’s able to wrestle for the world title
Can't hate on Cody going for the money. He has a baby, the world is in a bad place, inflation. He can save as much money he can by doing this and building his own brand
Work... Absolute work
Can’t wait for him to be back in the stardust costume seriously wonder how long it will take him to ask for his release 🤣
Dave understands Eric knows 10x more than him right lol
Cody is the biggest mark of all time
Weird thing about Dave saying Vince&Bruce are out of touch with modern wrestling, but a “modern” wrestling company with gobs of money and a great TV spot still can’t outdraw Raw which, less a few spots, is the worst wrestling show potentially ever
Vince basically has been presented a golden goose. What's the over under on how long he takes to slaughter it?