AEW Superstar Cody Rhodes was recently interviewed on the In the Kliq podcast as he spoke about some future goals for AEW and what were the biggest lessons he learned during his time in WWE. You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
Cody Rhodes on whether there were concerns revealing too much behind-the-scenes wrestling aspects on Rhodes to the Top: “I’m the most old school wrestler, currently, in wrestling, and I am part of a show that completely pulls the curtain backward. So, there’s a huge irony there, but here’s the reality – we’re not the first to do this. The curtain was already pulled back. So, to me, it’s more insulting in 2021 or 2022 if you’re trying to put up firewalls. That’s like inventing a time machine. We can’t go back in time, we’re moving forward. Look at the speed of the actual sport, of actual pro wrestling. Look at how the matches have changed. We’re moving forward. There’s certainly things you can steal and take from the past, but again, it is a reality show. And to me, it would be more insulting to the wrestling fan if it wasn’t a reality show. It definitely took a lot of explaining for me, but for the most part, everyone understood that, and even better, the larger part of it, the fans who have kind of come out in droves for this and shattered the expectations of the show, they’ve understood it. That’s been a good feeling for me and for Brandi, and if anything, it looks like you’ll be seeing more of it.”
Cody Rhodes on future goals for “The Forbidden Door” in AEW: “The Forbidden Door, aka Tony Khan, is truly open. We have no qualms about working with anybody from any company. We are focused on the AEW product and the homegrown AEW stars. Stars like Sammy Guevara, for example, we have that. We have the ability to cross the streams. I just want to continue to make the show destination programming, which it’s become. I want to continue to provide some of our free agents that have just joined us some fresh pathways that they can go on, which include a variety and myriad of dream matches, and then continue to cultivate the Dante Martin’s and Moriarty’s, these fresh, beautiful, brand new, innocent children who are joining the wrestling business and are so talented. That’s the goal. There’s a lot of wrestlers out there will continue to grow the roster. More the merrier because we continue to grow our footprint on Warner Media so we want to give them the best wrestling, and currently, we do that.”
(h/t – 411 Wrestling)
