Cody Rhodes Responds To CM Punk’s Criticisms Of AEW

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WWE star Cody Rhodes has responded to the criticisms that CM Punk aimed towards All Elite Wrestling (AEW) earlier this week.

Rhodes was of course a founding EVP of AEW, and much like Punk two days ago, he appeared on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Hour show today.

Punk was critical of the individuals in AEW that you’d expect, as well as Tony Khan for being a nice person but not a good boss, and said AEW isn’t run like a business trying to make money.

Asked by Helwani if he agreed with CM Punk’s assessment, Cody Rhodes said:

“That’s his assessment, it is not my assessment. It’s always important for me to remind people that I am so proud of what me, Matt, Nick, Kenny, Tony, Bernie, Brandi, Dana and Chris, and I name all these people, because I was in all those meetings, as much as the internet will try and spin a narrative one way, if one of those people had not been at that start up level, the company would not have happened.

“I am so proud of what was created, I am so insanely proud of what it does for the industry overall, for wrestlers and their wellbeing, and I have an unbelievable love for so many people in that locker room, including the Bucks and Kenny, who we bonded forever over this thing that we did.

“So it’s not my assessment, in my time there, the infrastructure was just being built up, we were trying new things, it was a start up company, and I wish them nothing but the best.”

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Despite those comments, Rhodes said that he did not consider and was not interested in re-signing with AEW before he joined WWE in 2022.

Rhodes and CM Punk were the final two in the Royal Rumble earlier this year, with Rhodes of course scoring the win.

Cody Rhodes on whether he almost re-signed with AEW prior to signing new WWE contract:

"No, and it's not in any way a negative towards them, it's just, I know I didn't win the title at WrestleMania 39, but I'm in the spot I always dreamed of, and I know how lucky I am to be in… pic.twitter.com/Emy3q6CF3F

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