Live Audio & Notes: Cody Rhodes Media Teleconference From AEW
Cody Rhodes speaks to media ahead of Revolution.
– Cody Rhodes says he has a great deal of trademarks, but says that now it’s unlikely you’ll see a ton of WCW named events — outside of one. He’ll continue to try to trademark things he feels Dusty had a hand in creating. It’s more for his mother than anything.
– Cody says Randy Savage called him “CODE MAN.” He remembers seeing him at WrestleMania in Toronto.
– Cody doesn’t like the term “underrated” because it indicates underpushed. He does say that Jack Evans is a person he thinks deserves more love, and wants a singles match with him at some point
– The Jeff Cobb deal is “still in gestation.” He works with ROH, NJPW and AEW. Cody is a big fan of Jeff Cobb and loves shooters. He calls Cobb a tank and a special athlete. He hopes he pursues AEW, but wants Cobb to do what he wants. Says everyone’s AEW contract is different.
– Cobb is there beyond the Atlanta show this week.
– Tony Khan has structured contracts to cover what is important to certain talent.
– Cody tries to keep an open line of communication with the entire roster.
– AEW wants to keep Double or Nothing at the MGM Grand and All Out in Schaumburg, they feel at home in those places.
– There will be some more events in play in between Saturday and Wednesday’s AEW events in Vegas, though they weren’t specified.
– There will be some more events in play in between Saturday and Wednesday’s AEW events in Vegas, though they weren’t specified.
– Cody Rhodes and Taz plan on attending the NCAA Wrestling tournament to help scout talent, but is open to various ways to cultivate and develop talent.
– Cody says he’s taken a leadership and ownership role in a school they’ve named The Nightmare Factory. It’s non AEW affiliated. Anthony Ogogo and Sadie Gibbs will be training a the Nightmare Factory.
– Cody hopes Nightmare Factory becomes AEW affiliated, but for now it’s not.
– Cody wants to be loyal to the Chicago area because of it giving the company their birth in a lot of ways.
– I asked Cody about acquiring the All In footage, and he says they have a very positive relationship with ROH and appreciate them helping so much. They’re not actively pursuing the All In footage right now.
– The “All In” name doesn’t belong to ROH, it belongs to the Jackson Family’s Killing The Business.
– Cody says Val Venis’ comments were disappointing. He calls Venis the “Disco Inferno of WWE.” He says Val Venis is probably looking for a booking, and they’re not booking Val Venis, and he’s not being booked anywhere near them. Cody encourages to not give oxygen to these people.
– Cody says coming to Toronto is a priority for him, but they don’t have an event on the books.
– Cody says AEW isn’t taking any victory laps.
