Cody Rhodes Believes Popular Star Could Be The ‘Face’ Of AEW

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Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes has said he believes a popular star could be the ‘face’ of All Elite Wrestling.

Cody Rhodes was one of the founding fathers of AEW back in 2019, with him being a former executive vice president of the company prior to his departure in 2022.

One of Cody’s first rivals in AEW was Darby Allin, who defeated him for the TNT Championship back at Full Gear in 2020.

During Cody’s appearance on Superstar Crossover, Cody responded to a previous appearance from Darby on the show, where he asked Cody if he believes that he could become the face of AEW.

Cody responded:

“So the answer is a guaranteed Yes, but don’t let Darby fool you. He was never insecure, and he was never not confident. Darby is almost overconfident, and that’s what we do. We talk smack. We wrestle each other. This is entertainment. I don’t mind it, but sometimes your overconfidence is actually arrogance, when, in his case, instead of it being arrogance, the experience that he’s had now with Sting, the experience he’s had seeing the different changes in the company, all of that, that is the experience that you need to lead you to, where you see the clarity, and you see the moment go, ‘Hey, I can be the guy.’ Absolutely, 100% could potentially be the person.

“Here’s the ‘but.’ That spot is available to far more people than we think. In every company, everyone thinks it’s about, ‘Oh, it’s the politics.’ There’s a degree of that in everything, sure, but it’s so much more fair than you think. If you look in the mirror and say, ‘Hey, I want to be in John Cena’s spot,’ look at John Cena’s schedule for the day; if you can do it, then perhaps you’re on the path to getting that spot. If you can do it every day, then perhaps you do get the spot. If you can do it every day plus one, then it’s yours. I think it’s a far more fair business than people think, so 100%, but there are other people that I would say that about as well. He certainly shouldn’t be remotely in doubt on whether he could do that or not, but also, the stupid climbing mountains and getting hit by busses, you can’t be the face of the company if you’re not relied upon. You know what I’m saying? You can’t wrestle anybody in your body cast. So that’s dumb, but I say that with love.”

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