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Post by Fade on Jul 31, 2023 13:42:00 GMT -5
Wasn’t sure where to post this but it’s in regards to AEW so..
This is directly followed by a clip of Hunter saying the following:
Cody’s spoken about this before, and I don’t know if it’s Cody being mysterious for the sake of it, or if there actually is a pinpoint reason for why he left, that only he and Tony Khan are aware of.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Jul 31, 2023 13:44:36 GMT -5
Please don't edit and twist my words as I deliberately say something vague and open to several interpretations
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Post by markymark on Jul 31, 2023 13:47:02 GMT -5
Brandis comments felt more of a jab than HHHs imo.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Jul 31, 2023 13:52:16 GMT -5
Trips' comments are a bit weird considering in AEW, Cody had the whole "I can't compete for the AEW World Title" thing he put on himself.
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Post by The Ichi on Jul 31, 2023 13:52:35 GMT -5
Cody:"Do not edit this" WWE: (probably):
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Post by simplydurhamcalling on Jul 31, 2023 13:53:13 GMT -5
That mutual friend was 100% Conrad Thompson 😅
God knows what Cody is referring too though.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jul 31, 2023 13:55:54 GMT -5
So him and Tony got into it something bad and that was that. I'm sure the true stories will come out one of these days. Not terribly shocked to see HHH throw a jab at AEW, though.
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Post by Mr Mario Mario on Jul 31, 2023 14:12:57 GMT -5
Cody: I can’t talk about why I left AEW
Wrestling Fans: Huh, must be a legal thing or something I guess. Cool, not that interested all things considered
Cody: Seriously guess I really can’t talk about why I left AEW
Wrestling Fans:……….Ok?
Cody: Guys I really can’t talk about why I left AEW. Honestly y’all
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jul 31, 2023 14:22:37 GMT -5
I remember the days of "Ugh, wish AEW wouldn't take any shots at WWE it's such bush league shit"
And here we have HHH himself live on camera: To take that gamble again and say this is not what I wanted to be. I didn’t grow up dreaming of being the champion or the face of a secondary promotion. I want to be WWE Champion
Lmfao, can't out petty the champion of petty. HHH always wants to f***ing go over, brother!
Also Cody shouldn't have said anything since it literally amounted to nothing for for HHH to get a jolly in and call them a secondary promotion, all this does is make people speculate further, should have in fact edited it out lol.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Jul 31, 2023 14:22:51 GMT -5
My guess is that Tony laid down the law that whatever Cody was trying to do wasn't working and he had to turn heel and Cody just flat refused.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jul 31, 2023 14:25:15 GMT -5
My guess is that Tony laid down the law that whatever Cody was trying to do wasn't working and he had to turn heel and Cody just flat refused. It's been well documented Tony hated Cody's mandatory stipulation that he could never become the world champion, and I can't blame him since it immediately put a ceiling on him he couldn't overcome and he stagnated It really did feel like he never thought about AEW as a long term thing, he just wanted WWE to treat him him like he is now, and to his credit, it worked. I don't like everything about his booking but he's in position to at least be the consolation prize world champion at some point because Roman's reign will never ever end ever...
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Post by polarbearpete on Jul 31, 2023 14:38:51 GMT -5
I remember the days of "Ugh, wish AEW wouldn't take any shots at WWE it's such bush league shit" And here we have HHH himself live on camera: To take that gamble again and say this is not what I wanted to be. I didn’t grow up dreaming of being the champion or the face of a secondary promotion. I want to be WWE Champion Lmfao, can't out petty the champion of petty. HHH always wants to f***ing go over, brother! Also Cody shouldn't have said anything since it literally amounted to nothing for for HHH to get a jolly in and call them a secondary promotion, all this does is make people speculate further, should have in fact edited it out lol. Is that a big shot fired at AEW? It’s still a secondary promotion if compared to WWE. No shame in that.
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Post by ASYLUMHAUSEN on Jul 31, 2023 14:39:22 GMT -5
I almost started this same thread earlier….
Cody being mysterious about why he left was not at all surprising.
I’m just glad they didn’t, like, bury the Bucks importance in both All In & starting AEW.
Trips taking a shot, though? Totally expected. Hell that was a tame shot considering he’s probably still pissed that Dynamite ran NXT off Wednesdays 😂🤷🏼♂️
It is what it is.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Jul 31, 2023 14:40:20 GMT -5
I remember the days of "Ugh, wish AEW wouldn't take any shots at WWE it's such bush league shit" And here we have HHH himself live on camera: To take that gamble again and say this is not what I wanted to be. I didn’t grow up dreaming of being the champion or the face of a secondary promotion. I want to be WWE Champion Lmfao, can't out petty the champion of petty. HHH always wants to f***ing go over, brother! Also Cody shouldn't have said anything since it literally amounted to nothing for for HHH to get a jolly in and call them a secondary promotion, all this does is make people speculate further, should have in fact edited it out lol. It is the secondary promotion, though. There's nothing wrong with wanting to be WWE champion if you grew up around it and your dad worked there. I'm saying this as an AEW fangirl. I eyeroll at a lot of HHH's petty jabs but I don't think this is one.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jul 31, 2023 14:44:14 GMT -5
I remember the days of "Ugh, wish AEW wouldn't take any shots at WWE it's such bush league shit" And here we have HHH himself live on camera: To take that gamble again and say this is not what I wanted to be. I didn’t grow up dreaming of being the champion or the face of a secondary promotion. I want to be WWE Champion Lmfao, can't out petty the champion of petty. HHH always wants to f***ing go over, brother! Also Cody shouldn't have said anything since it literally amounted to nothing for for HHH to get a jolly in and call them a secondary promotion, all this does is make people speculate further, should have in fact edited it out lol. It is the secondary promotion, though. There's nothing wrong with wanting to be WWE champion if you grew up around it and your dad worked there. I'm saying this as an AEW fangirl. I eyeroll at a lot of HHH's petty jabs but I don't think this is one. I've legit spent over a grand on AEW tickets since the company started - it's the secondary promotion. And that's OK. Tony himself has said they're trying to be the challenger brand to WWE.
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Post by Kalmia on Jul 31, 2023 14:46:14 GMT -5
I think it's a bit more loaded with Cody because Cody helped to start that secondary promotion. If Miro or Malakai Black returned to WWE and Trips said that it'd feel different to saying it about Cody, IMO.
Ultimately, Cody is one of the biggest carnies in wrestling not named Jarrett or Callis so I wouldn't take anything he says as being 100% truth. And I don't mean that in a negative way, he's just always going to say what makes him look best now, even if it contradicts everything else he's ever said.
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Post by Fade on Jul 31, 2023 15:08:34 GMT -5
Brandis comments felt more of a jab than HHHs imo.
Got-Damn - Homeboy called back in 5 minutes 😂
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jul 31, 2023 15:21:31 GMT -5
The impression I always got with Cody leaving AEW was that there were 2 issues. 1)Creative differences and 2)Brandy. Creative differences are fairly obvious and there were reports for awhile how Tony was not only leaving more on other members of the Elite but also talent like Jericho and Mox more and Cody basically did his own thing. With Brandy? No disrespect to her, but it just seemed like not only was she pretty negatively received on air, but it seemed like a lot of the stuff she was involved with behind the scene tended to be received poorly too. Also seems like she's been fairly snarky when talking about AEW so I kind of get the impression things were less amicable with her leaving than they were with Cody
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Post by ASYLUMHAUSEN on Jul 31, 2023 15:28:07 GMT -5
The impression I always got with Cody leaving AEW was that there were 2 issues. 1)Creative differences and 2)Brandy. Creative differences are fairly obvious and there were reports for awhile how Tony was not only leaving more on other members of the Elite but also talent like Jericho and Mox more and Cody basically did his own thing. With Brandy? No disrespect to her, but it just seemed like not only was she pretty negatively received on air, but it seemed like a lot of the stuff she was involved with behind the scene tended to be received poorly too. Also seems like she's been fairly snarky when talking about AEW so I kind of get the impression things were less amicable with her leaving than they were with Cody All of this. I’ll say this much… Brandi Runnels might be the nicest human this side of Dave Grohl for all I know. But Brandi Rhodes?? Yeeeeeah. My gut was always she thought Cody should have had carte blanche to do whatever he damn well pleased and, in turn, she should too because Cody was the reason AEW existed (which is only…roughly…20% true)
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Post by lildude8218 on Jul 31, 2023 15:28:58 GMT -5
Cody: I can't talk about it because the NDA doesn't expire for 20 years.
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