Cody Rhodes knew that AEW was a season for him.
Rhodes left the company in early 2022 and returned to WWE at WrestleMania 38. Since then, ‘The American Nightmare’ has solidified himself as a top name in the sport by winning championships and feuding with the likes of Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and AJ Styles.
While speaking to Chris Van Vliet for a new interview, Rhodes spoke about leaving AEW and stated that there was something greater for him out in the world of wrestling.
“I also knew I was leaving. I knew it was a season. I knew this wasn’t going to last, and there’s something greater for me out there, and I know that might sound negative to people, but it’s not. [The WWE Title] is the biggest prize in the wrestling game. You put on boots, that’s the one. I just wanted to go get it, and I have nothing but respect for my time there. I got to sharpen my skills. Like Hulkamania in the AWA, before it came to WWE, it’s the same. The energy was there, the renaissance was happening. It wasn’t just company-based. But it was all there, and I just have a love for it because I got to sharpen my skills. By the time got to WrestleMania and WWE, I felt like, okay, I’ve come back a complete package. I’m in command of, ‘This is how the music goes.’ I’m in command of who ‘The American Nightmare’ is, and I can know that and understand it better than a writer or a producer, and thankfully we have all those things. But yeah, nothing but love.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Rhodes said that the end of his run in AEW was terrible. Learn more by clicking here.
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