Cody Rhodes' media call ahead of AEW Full Gear goes live at 1 PM EST! Stay tuned for live audio and update𒀰s!
- Cody says he's very happy about being Cody Rhodes again. The details aren't important, but he says there are no hard feelings on eit♊her side. He isn't sure if he'll use🌊 it in the wrestling space, he's more interested in using the name for third party ventures like TV shows.
- Louis Dangoor asks about Allysin Kay coming in. Cody says they're open for business and their bridges are down. Cody talks about Tony Khan speaki𓄧ng with Billy about the NWA involvement.
- Cody Rhodes credits @voiceswrestling for putting Ricky Starks over so much to him before he got brought in. 🅘He takes recruitment seriously.
- Cody says that when he considers sports-centric content for everything he does, but a person like Chris Jericho doesn't have to do that, because t🀅hat's not him.
- Cody tells Jon Alba that after this call, there's a talent meeting with Chris Nowinski. ✱He says you have to plow through background noise and look at the situation, and puts over the medical team. He says th🐟ey're doing on-site rehab, too. Claims they're learning as they go, too
- Cody says wrestling is going to be violent, but never at the point to leave hurt. Draws a distinct line between hurt and injured. He says 💦the concussion, COVID and injury protocols are evolving daily
- Cody tells Bell to Belles that he's not 🌸disappointed in the Shida/Nyla build. He says wrestling fans have been conditioned to believe that an invisible camera and someone taking a last piece of cake in catering start a feud. AEW will not have a war and peace build to everything.
- Cody says he woul𓄧d love to be the king of AEW Dark if he wasn't on Dynamite. 🎃He calls Ricky Starks the king of AEW Dark.
- Cody Rhodes says he had grandiose plans to reveal him being #1 in PWI 500. Then he was💛n't #1.
- Cody specifies that AEW doesn't "slot" their titles. The fans dictate those based on perception, but they do🐟n't have "mid-card" titles.
- Cody speaks of the authenticity of the legends they presentౠ, says th🎀at's just how those people are.
- Cody is asked by Stephanie Chase about the market in 🌱the UK. They've had some discussions about doing a show in the UK, and they will do a show in the UK when things open up.
- Cody Rhodes says he's not challengin🌠g for the world title under "Cody," "Cody Rhodes," or "Midnight Rider." None of them. He saw how wrest﷽ling "smarties" came after Dusty Rhodes for how he booked himself, and didn't want accusations of nepotism. That's where the stip came from.
- Cody Rhodes says they're not adding a third hour to Dynamite, it's a third ho𓆉ur to the TNT agreement. It will not be AEW Dark. They like it as is. It will be a different take.
- Cody doesn't think AEW will do a cross-promoted show with two banners. But he does ꧟expect to see some crossover. Cody says if you saw Aldis-Cody 2, it's probably best they don't do a thi🐟rd one. It would be difficult for that to happen
