Chris Jericho talks about Cody's AEW exit.
Cody Rhodes left AEW on February 15, 2022. In the wake of his departure, many have commented on his exit and now, Chris Jericho, one of the names that started AEW with Cody Rhodes is adding his remarks.
Chris Jericho and Cody Rhodes had one singles match in AEW. It was Cody's only world championship match. Of course, Cody made the statement that if he could not beat Chris Jericho, he would never challenge for the title again. He stuck to those words. Now, he is out of the company and Chris Jericho is talking about why people cannot linger on that fact in a new interview with Sports Illustrated.
"Is it surprising at first? Sure. But it’s wrestling, man. It happens all the time. The only reason why this was such a big one is because it’s the first AEW guy who left, and obviously Cody had a huge part in this company. But now there’s Bryan Danielson, CM Punk, Adam Cole, and Keith Lee with us. The more of those guys we bring in, the less spotlight is necessary to be shown on Cody Rhodes. Maybe that’s one of the reasons why he left. I really don’t know. No one knows except for Tony Khan and Cody Rhodes. But he wasn’t happy in AEW, so he’s going to WWE, or be a stay-at-home dad, or do TV shows or whatever it is he’ll do."
"I honestly think, in a few years, he’ll look back and think, 'I had it pretty good in AEW. Maybe I should have stuck around.' But you can’t think that way. Guys come and go all the time. That’s the business. Look at WWE—Hulk Hogan left, Bret Hart left, Steve Austin left, The Rock left, John Cena left, Shawn Michaels left. It’s Saturday Night Live. Adam Sandler left. Eddie Murphy left. Will Ferrell left. What do we do? You build new stars and move forward. Good luck to Cody, and good luck to us. That’s the nature of the beast," Jericho concludes.
Recently, Tony Khan opened up about Cody leaving the promotion stating that he wanted to sign him on for more years than his optional contract years allowed. Read more here
