Nick Aldis looks back on All In.
In October 2023, Nick Aldis made his WWE debut as he was named the new General Manager of WWE SmackDown. Aldis is a former NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, and after he left the company, he was linked to AEW because he competed at the original All In event in 2018. There, he faced Cody Rhodes. However, Aldis never made an appearance for AEW before he landed in WWE. Meanwhile, Rhodes has risen to superstardom, and he is now widely considered the face of WWE.
Speaking with Kenny McIntosh for Inside The Ropes Magazine, Aldis was asked whether he had any frustrations with the way his career did not skyrocket like Rhodes' following All In.
“I think in this business, if you start playing the comparison game, you can really go down a rabbit hole of bitterness and resentment very quickly. I felt a little bit betrayed when I found out that they were all familiar, they were all aware of Tony Khan and they’d been sort of plotting this thing (AEW). As we progressed a couple of months forward, it was clear it was a done deal. So in that respect, I guess I felt I could have been informed of that sooner. But I just looked at it from the perspective of that piece of business meaning Cody and I at All In did nothing but good things for all of everyone involved. It wasn’t like people looked at me as if I were finished. We tore the house down and we had the match that everybody remembers, the real main event of that show. That built my credibility, and off the back of that we were able to launch an entire show that at that time had a strong sustainable audience. I landed a six-figure contract off the back of that also. Cody obviously had the pipeline to a billionaire. I only had a millionaire, but whatever, it’s all just part of the tapestry of your career," Aldis said.
In 2020, Nick Aldis said he turned down an AEW contract. Check out his comments here.
Nick Aldis recently discussed his WWE debut. Click here to see what he had to say.
Check out Aldis' comments about potentially wrestling in WWE here.
