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Cody Rhodes AEW Media Call For Dynamite And Revolution

Cody Rhod🍸es speaks to media ahead of Dynamite and Revo⭕lution!

- Cody Rhodes tells Connor Casey th🌸at anything that Kenny Omega is going to be great. He's only seen the barbed wire that's getting wrapꦚped. He doesn't know how the explosions are going to work. He thinks the title is the most important part.

- Steph Franchomme asks Cody about Paul Wight. Cody says Wight is a big part of his career, and thinks he's motivated and has matches left in him. He'll be good at keeping people grꩲounded and has a lot more to give.

- Cody tells Jim Varsallone that he's hoping that Red Velvet gets the rub tonight and that she's victorious. He talks about all the hurdles to make the women's title tournament happen, and hopes all of this helps bolster the divisionඣ.

- Cody says there didn't used to be a lot of diversity in the territory days and is happy that is categorically different now.🍸 He actively takes scouting trips around the world to look for new talent.

- Cody tells Jon Alba he believes that AEW was headed to the moon befoꦦre the pജandemic, and points to the Prudential Center sellout. He says all wrestling companies and entertainment were affected by this, so doesn't want to whine about what happened to them.

- Cody notes that AEW will no꧒t be the first company to dip their toes into these re-open☂ed territories. They want to do it safely and comfortably.

- Amy Nemmity asks about Red Velvet getting signed full-time. Cody Rhodes is hoping that's the case, and that sh𒊎e's stepped up. He says a tier 0 and a retainer cont♛ract is still a part of the family, but getting signed full-time and the "All Elite" graphic is carefully done.

- Stephanie Chase asks Cody about Sting in AEW. Cody believesꩵ Sting can still go, and his dynamic motion is still there. Believes Sting is there for t🌺he long haul.

- Cody tells ol Billyboy Pritchard that he would make the same comments Shaq did about his upcoming match. He says Shaq trained. Shaq has once in a lifetime athleticism and hopes🍰 this is the best celebrity match of all-time as Shaq🅰 has hyped.

- Kenny McIntoshꦿ asks about NXT possibly moving to Tuesday nights. Cody says he anticipated this question, and says he doesn't wanna make a sassy "marathon, not a sprint" comment, but that AEW Dark is on Tuesdays and will be opposed now. Cody says the locker rooms like each other, it's usually management with the🍃 issues. He'd love for AEW to be alone on Wednesday nights, but expects something else to be there.

- Cody is asked about NWA-AEW's relationship. Cody says that Tony Khan is great about opening doors and treading pea༒cefully with other companies. It takes trust an𝕴d time. He's sure there will be more crossover.

- Cody tell𝓀s Garrett Martin he's hoping that AEW Elevation tells us "why" people are in the rin🅘g more.

- Cody isn't sure how much convincing FTR had to do to get Tully Blanchard back in the ring. ไSays AEW has some surprises in store for Tully.

- Cody Rhodes doesn't want a go-home show to be a throw away show. He wants it to have a h🍌eavy hitting, news worthy show every timed.

- Cody Rhodes speaks highly of Maki Itoh and hopes to see more of hꦆer. He loves seeing people like Itoh who connect with the fans, and that's why you see people like her pop up in AEW. Tel📖ls Cassidy Haynes there have been conversations on his end and expected to see her back.

-🐻 Rhodes credits Kenny Omega, Hikaru Shida, Emi Sakura and Michael Nak🤡azawa for this tournament.

- Filling out the middle 🅺of the card is important ꦜwith Cody Rhodes. He doesn't want just top and bottom card guy and nothing in the middle. There's a natural cycle and progression with a well-rounded roster.

- ♔Cody Rhodes points to Wardlow as being "money in the bank," and a big future🃏 star.

- Cody Rhodes says the upcoming third hoꦚur of AEW-TNT programming has a name, and he loves it, but can't reveal it. It will happen in 2021. He mentions A𝔍NOTHER show possibly coming up, too

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