Cody Rhodes Reiterates Reason For Leaving AEW – Cody Rhodes was part of the key wrestlers to take a chance on AEW in 2019 before the promotion had a TV deal.
After working as an Executive Vice President and holding the TNT Title multiple times, he announced his departure this past February. He returned to WWE at WrestleMania 38 and has publicly stated that it was time to move on in addition to wanting to settle some unfinished business by winning the WWE Title, a goal that his father Dusty Rhodes didn’t reach.
A fan on Twitter noted that they were protesting this year’s Double or Nothing event because they were not happy with Cody’s departure. Rhodes responded by stating there was no dispute in creative direction or issues with money that led to his AEW departure.
Rhodes wrote, “Full stop: the money and creative story that misguided brudda put out there has already been rebuffed by all parties. I’m proud of my peers/kids there and my accomplishments as competitor/EVP. It was just personal and it was just time to go for the big one.”
AEW President Tony Khan has previously said that he wanted to keep Rhodes on board but they could not reach an agreement.
Rhodes will wrestle Seth Rollins for a third time at next Sunday’s WWE Hell in a Cell PPV.
