Tony Schiavone Says AEW Is A Better Company Thanks To Cody Rhodes

Cody Rhodes shocked a lot of people when news broke that he and his wife Brandi Rhodes were leaving AEW. Rhodes was one of the founding fathers of the company in 2019. Nobody expected to hear that he would be moving on.

Fans were also very surprised by the news. Many had mixed feelings about Cody and Brandi’s performance in AEW. That didn’t take away from the unexpected nature of the news.

AEW commentator Tony Schiavone can be counted among those who were surprised when Cody left. Tony said he understands that it’s just business. Schiavone still didn’t expect to hear the news, as he discussed on What Happened When.

“Cody Rhodes, to me, was one of the faces of AEW, obviously was. As we know, Cody was the one that got me in touch with Tony Khan after you got me in touch with Cody and that’s why I signed. Of course, I’m very close to the family. We took many bus rides together to Jacksonville. I consider he and Brandi friends.

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We’re a better organization today because of them and I’d like to wish them both the best and thank them for what they’ve done for me. They probably a major role in what AEW is.

After you get over the shock of it, it’s wrestling, it happens. This is the first one that has left our company, but it’s one of the biggest names that has left our company, that’s why it’s the biggest shock. I’m very surprised. I hope he does well. Most feel he’s going to WWE. I haven’t seen anything with the exception of all these wacky websites that says he is.”

Cody Rhodes may very well be headed to WWE. Cody was spotted in Florida recently and is believed to have been working on his WWE debut. We will have to wait and see if and when he shows up.

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H/T Fightful