MJF believes Cody Rhodes is successful only because of himself.
MJF and Cody Rhodes have been friends for a while now and Max has mentioned Rhodes multiple times on AEW TV since Cody left for WWE. Rhodes recently tried to “finish the story” at WrestleMania 39 but would fail in the attempt.
Speaking to Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp, Max would comment on Cody’s heart-breaking loss.
“Me and Cody Rhodes, the American Rollercodester, we have a very interesting past. He’s been a mentor, he’s been a friend, he’s been a mortal enemy, all wrapped into a neat cute little succinct bow. I think he came across like a top guy. I think he’s transformed his body, much like I have in the past year, but let’s be honest, I’m bigger than him and am in better shape than he is. He looked like a top guy, was presented like a top guy, had a top guy outing, had a top guy match. He just didn’t win. Unfortunately, some nights, you just don’t win. Cody Rhodes is the epitome of putting the work in. Everything that he’s accomplished is literally only because of him. He’s far too humble to admit that, he’ll pretend it’s got something to do with somebody else. He got it done himself, and he should be very proud of that. Was I happy to see him lose at Mania? I don’t know if I would have been happy if he won (or) lost. The only thing I know is that he had an incredible outing, and it was probably the best match of the entire night,”
MJF
Max is currently the AEW World Champion and has not been shy about noting that he would like to follow his friend to WWE in 2024, that is if the company win the bidding war of 2024.
H/T to Fightful
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