Cody Rhodes shocked the wrestling world when he departed from AEW and returned to WWE earlier this year.
According to Fightful Select, Warner Bros. discovery reportedly spoke to Rhodes before his departure and tried to convince him to stay with the company.
According to sources from Warner Bros. Discovery, “several” attempts were made to keep Rhodes in the company and maintain a healthy working relationship with the former TNT Champion due to his work on Rhodes to the Top and Go Big Show. Rhodes’ deal with WWE wasn’t made official until a few weeks before WrestleMania 38. However, the report notes WWE thought it was a “forgone conclusion” that Rhodes would return.
Associate General Manager and Senior Vice President of Scripted Original Programming for TBS, TNT, and TruTV Sam Linkskey reportedly was one of the people at Warner Bros. who attempted to change Rhodes’ mind about leaving AEW. Fightful notes that Rhodes apparently told anyone who tried convincing him that it was “time to leave the territory.”
Sources from Warner Bros. Discovery were also reportedly very happy with AEW’s viewership numbers for September.
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