Cody Rhodes was frequently booed in AEW towards the very end of his run with the company. Fans simply wanted him to turn heel no matter what, but that never happened. Rhodes also does not want to change a thing about that.
While speaking to Chris Van Vliet, WWE Hall Of Famer Eric Bischoff talked about Cody Rhodes leaving AEW. Bischoff stated that he believes creative frustration was a big reason why Rhodes parted ways with AEW.
“There was some frustration, you know, because WWE had WrestleMania when Cody was there before [as Stardust]. That’s why he left. He didn’t feel creatively fulfilled, and he didn’t believe that anything would change in the near future. And he went to WWE, so he could be in charge of his own destiny, which is, went to AEW so he could be in charge of his own destiny… But something happened there, and I would imagine it was just creative frustration.”
Eric Bischoff to Chris Van Vliet
We’ll have to see if Rhodes will return at the Royal Rumble in the new year.
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