Cody Rhodes Says He Considered Doing A Deathmatch

Cody Rhodes at one point thought about doing a deathmatch as shocking as it might sound.

Speaking on today’s AEW media call, Rhodes was asked about deathmatches and their place in wrestling. He talked about Chris Jericho’s recent match with Nick Gage while saying he thought about doing one himself. He said:

“I think the match was as advertised. Chris Jericho, or that night The Painmaker, and Nick Gage were very clear about a deathmatch and what you were going to get. It went on in the second hour, and it was indeed as advertised. I, before AEW was a thing, had considered doing a deathmatch with Matt Tremont. I really heavily considered it and I never pulled the trigger on that. But that was indeed a deathmatch.

“I think in answer to your question about ‘Does it have a place in television.’ We were the number one show on cable, and that is a huge honour, three weeks in a row, that’s a huge honour and responsibility to our fanbase during the Olympics. We’re the number one show on cable. So yes, I think it does have a place.”

Cody Rhodes has yet to take part in a true deathmatch. However, last year he and Eddie Kingston wrestled on Dynamite in a match that was much more deathmatch than catch-as-catch-can.

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