Cody Rhodes’ AEW Companion Believes Vince McMahon Buried Him at WrestleMania Out of Personal Spite

There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that Vince McMahon is a genius when it comes to the wrestling industry. His booking and promoting skills are the reason we have legends like Hulk Hogan, The Rock, and Steve Austin. But there is also a case to be made against his booking decisions. Sometimes, just like this past week at WrestleMania 39 when Cody Rhodes lost, his decisions may not be best for business according to the fans.

We all know that McMahon is a great businessman, and he makes sure to send a message to the competition. He did the same thing with WCW and ECW and looks to be doing the same thing with AEW. Some believe that with Rhodes in his company, McMahon made sure to make his point at WrestleMania 39.

Former WWE star thinks Vince McMahon had something to do with Cody Rhodes’ loss at WrestleMania

On the show, The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, the former tag champion, talked about Rhodes’ loss at WWE’s biggest show of the year. His co-host, Jon Alba asked the former WWE star if he thinks that McMahon had some influence on the result of the main event of WrestleMania 39.

Hardy said yes and gave his own experience of being one of the wrestlers who suffered because of McMahon’s personality. Then he continues to narrate the directory of Rhodes’ career before this big event but McMahon came in at the last moment and stole the precious moment from ‘The American Nightmare.’

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In the end, Hardy adds, “But like Vince comes in at the end of the day, hold up, before you are gonna run the sh**, I’m gonna show you. That’s a possibility.I don’t know if that is the actual true deal because I feel like Vince owns Cody, and he is property but Vince also owned WCW, and it was a property he could’ve turned into something great, but he still held that grudge.”

previous times when Vince McMahon made questionable choices because of external factors

Even in the interview, Alba mentions the debut of Sting in WWE and how poorly it was carried out. He went on to say that it was because of Sting’s work outside of WWE. But that wasn’t the only time. All the way back in the early ’00s, WWE finally beat WCW and McMahon owned the company and all the contracts as well.

So, like any great booker, he pitted WCW legends against WWE legends, but it ended up poorly. Nearly every WCW legend who came over lost against the WWE stars. Also, the careers of some of the stars of WCW were derailed to a great extent during their time in WCW. So many legends have spoken about this, but that is Vince McMahon for you.

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