Cody and Brandi Rhodes leaving AEW
 

Cody and Brandi are officially gone.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you Cody and Brandi Rhodes <a href="https://t.co/tkDvVpnrrE">pic.twitter.com/tkDvVpnrrE</a></p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href="https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1493602087481061377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

What in the actual fuck? I mean WHAT!? Am I being worked? Why is this happening? I truly am a bit dumbfounded. Cody.... fucking... made AEW why, is he leaving it? I just don't ... WHAT!?

Sean Ross Sapp already reporting that the "expectation" within the business is he's going to WWE.

SRS basically doesn't ever miss so yeah, this shit seems real.

OH my GOD! This is really shocking to me. I mean, I know Cody has gone through some bad times recently creatively but his early AEW work was one of my favorite characters ever. The program with Jericho was so goddamn good and he was one of the best babyfaces ever for that time. But wow... I mean headed back to WWE I NEVER thought this would happen. I am SHOCKED.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I can confirm that Cody's camp has been in contact with WWE officials.</p>&mdash; Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewZarian/status/1493604897513783307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Make Cody into the invader from the south, have him attack Roman at Chamber and do Cody x Roman in the main event of Mania. That’s what I’d do.</p>&mdash; Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) <a href="https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1493605099834417152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/iyKVg1nVpm">pic.twitter.com/iyKVg1nVpm</a></p>&mdash; AEW COMMUNITY OUTREACH (@CodyRhodes) <a href="https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1493601980215930880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This all kinda plays with Cody saying not that long ago he had only a couple years left in the business, if that.

He's probably still bitter of how things ended in WWE and wanted to take a shot at redemption before he calls it a career.

If he has some kind of deal with WWE where he's gonna be a "main guy" then I guess I get it. But really... I don't get it. I don't get it all.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looking forward to Cody cutting a shoot promo in WWE on the opposition like <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJeffJarrett?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RealJeffJarrett</a> did nearly a quarter of a century ago... <a href="https://t.co/uuxfnmyBTI">pic.twitter.com/uuxfnmyBTI</a></p>&mdash; On This Day in WWE (@OTD_in_WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/OTD_in_WWE/status/1493607630283153411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Feel like I'd just retire and spend my days climbing on top of Brandi tbh

Wow...

Damn, really liked Cody... Even though I thought some of his promos were sometimes annoying, was always one of the most interesting guys and had some of the best matches in the company and really liked pretty much all of his programs except for the Ogogo one

its a shame. good talent. on the plus side this gives me hope theyll can the bucks at some point.

Damn WWE done poached the EVP/founder of AEW. After all the shit WWE did to him/put him through. That doesn't bode well.

One by one they'll come crawling back


R.I.P

Finally Go Big Show can replace Cody with Paul Wight.

Steve Austin coming back for a WrestleMania match and Cody/Brandi gone from AEW.

A wild 24 hours in wrestling news! Wish Cody the best and have a feeling we'll see him at WM.

This means Dan Lambert won his feud with Brandi Rhodes lol

My guess is Cody would get Dusty's intellectual property back in a WWE deal.

Paige VanZant is automatically the biggest babyface on the women’s roster if she comes out this Wednesday and brags about running Brandi out of AEW.

I have this strange feeling that we get Seth vs Cody at WM if he is going back to the exfed. Basically gonna stick Cody in Shanes spot.

Ah... smart.

You know a really ex-WWE guy that WWE could bring back and really leave AEW fans in shambles?

Jake Hager. Come on Vince! Do it for Real America!

This. He was grossly misused and cast aside when he was there. And even if he’s supposed to be the main guy, how much faith can you put in WWE to actually do that competently and effectively with him getting lost in the shuffle.

I hope it’s for a boat load of cash though. Best of luck to him. I enjoyed most of his run in AEW and thought there was more there. But he did his part putting both Darby and Sammy over for titles.

an josh alexander leaves impact the same time let them trade places for awhile.

This is very interesting. I’m curious to see if he actually goes back to WWE.

It's wild that Cody Rhodes might show up on Raw before Veer.

Ahahaha!

Not surprising when you really look at how things have gone. Cody was made to look like a goof from the start. Remember when he smugly said that he doubts we’ll see bad officiating in AEW again after the first Dynamite? The guy did want to deliver something more substantial. That’s gone off the rails, but the dream can still be there.

Tony Khan has also brought in a bunch of talent that Cody is never going to be more important than — CM Punk and Bryan Danielson chiefly. They’re probably getting paid more than Cody, but are they actually bigger deals in how they’ve been used? It isn’t insane for Cody to want that sort of money himself. But then TK has to think about what he is going to offer The Bucks and Omega.

I had a strong feeling he was going to leave. Honestly, him re-signing with the WWE would surprise me a little. I would have thought he’d play free agent for a bit. Starting up your own promotion is easier said than done, but I could see the desire being there for Cody. A Cody Rhodes/Jeff Jarrett/Eric Bischoff venture would make sense, conceptually, if not logistically.

I could definitely see Cody making an appearance in NXT to present the winners of the Dusty Classic with trophies or whatever. Popping Dustin into the Hall of Fame. That sort of thing. Him going full-time would surprise me more than him leaving AEW. It makes sense he’s talking to them though.

I do wonder what this means for Dustin Rhodes and “Cody guys” in AEW.

So good BAHAHAHA

So how long before Tony Khan throws a Twitter tantrum over something Cody and Brandi said

First interview Cody does. I would have had said second, because the first is probably going to be “AEW is great, I have nothing bad to say, everyone is awesome…” but I’m going bold because it’s Tony Khan — he’ll find something.

Lol you KNOW it's gonna happen

I suspect Jericho will be back to WWE in early 2023 when his deal is up, though I think it'd be more of a Legends deal with a Rumble appearance/maybe a Mania program do-over with KO before calling it a career and go to the HOF shortly after.

The next departure that really wouldn’t surprise me is Jon Moxley.

And as I’ve said: If TK has really bungled the New Japan deal, keeping Bryan Danielson may be trickier than originally thought. I would not be shocked if he is gone before his 3 year deal is up, because TK isn’t going to have the balls to act like Vince and hold people if they want out.

This shit is way more interesting than the actual product.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">No I am not leaving. I like it here in <a href="https://twitter.com/AEW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AEW</a></p>&mdash; Dustin Rhodes (@dustinrhodes) <a href="https://twitter.com/dustinrhodes/status/1493605295733592075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>