WWE Corridor of Famers Bully Ray and Mark Henry have mentioned the exits of Cody Rhodes and CM Punk from AEW, and the way they dealt with it in a different way.
Two of the most important names to depart AEW and ultimately return to WWE have been Rhodes and Punk, who left the fledgling promotion in 2022 and 2023, respectively. On a current version of “Busted Open,” Henry and Ray said that the high-profile exits could have been due to how issues have been run behind the scenes in AEW.
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“You assume Cody simply left as a result of he wished to ‘end the story’ in WWE?” started Henry. “Cody left as a result of … [he thought] speaking to this wall proper right here will not be serving to me. And I am not bashing no one. I am simply saying what was actual. You could have to have the ability to give and take.”
Bully Ray additionally delved into the subject, explaining how Punk could have had comparable causes to depart, however Rhodes did it otherwise to depart AEW.
“CM Punk noticed the very same writing on the wall that Cody Rhodes noticed; he simply dealt with it in a different way,” mentioned Ray. “That they had been round lengthy sufficient to see how issues have been run the right approach. Overlook in regards to the push, the man was Stardust, for chrissake. It is about seeing the interior workings of how an actual skilled wrestling/sports activities leisure firm works. While you’re in WWE, you see the way it’s speculated to work the suitable approach. You get to get a take a look at the machine work from contained in the machine. While you get to work someplace else you notice, ‘Wow, this doesn’t run the identical as the opposite machine. What strategies can I give this place to assist it run higher,’ and generally it simply falls on deaf ears.”
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Henry added that Rhodes is extra of a politician, highlighting how “The American Nightmare’s” father, Dusty Rhodes, taught him tips on how to deal with such conditions.
