“Like Father, Like Son”: Top AEW Star Called Cody Rhodes’ ‘Son’ for Copying Him on AEW Dynamite

Before returning to WWE, Cody Rhodes was an essential part of AEW. There is no denying that he helped to lay the foundation of the Jacksonville-based promotion. Plus, he had a significant influence on the lives of many AEW stars, one of them being Maxwell Jacob Friedman.

Rhodes was MJF’s mentor and friend who helped to shape his AEW career. The latter’s first major storyline revolved around ‘The American Nightmare.’ Babyface Rhodes amped up heel MJF’s gimmick and played a crucial role in his character development.

Rhodes is no longer in AEW to guide MJF anymore, but the AEW World Champion still holds his mentor/friend in his utmost regard. He recently paid a special tribute to Rhodes on the AEW Dynamite, which led fans to call him his mentor’s son.

MJF copies Cody Rhodes’ famous walk on AEW TV

On this week’s edition of AEW Dynamite, MJF teamed up with Adam Cole to take on Sammy Guevara and Daniel Garcia in the AEW Blind Eliminator Tag Team Tournament Finals match. MJF and Cole hit the double clothesline on Garcia to secure the victory for their team.

During the match, MJF also paid tribute to ‘The American Nightmare’ by doing his famous walk. It was pretty easy to spot because Rhodes has a special kind of walk where he stomps his foot on the ground and sways his hands back and forth while walking. The fans picked up on MJF, doing the same thing right away.

The wrestling universe reacts to MJF copying Rhodes’ walk

The AEW World Champion paying tribute to his mentor was a sight to behold for many fans. They enjoyed the segment as pretty much evident by their comments on Twitter. Let’s have a look at what the fans had to say.

Many fans regard Rhodes and MJF’s relationship as that of a father and son, as Rhodes has taught MJF a lot, just like a father teaches his son.

Some fans found the segment funny as well.

While most of the fans enjoyed the segment, a few of them criticized AEW for copying WWE once again. In the past, there have been many instances where AEW has tried to copy WWE. For instance, at the AEW Revolution that took place in March, Tony Khan‘s promotion introduced a Final Burial Match at the event.

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The rules of the match were similar to that of a Buried Alive Match or a Casket/Coffin Match, which WWE introduced as trademark matches of The Undertaker. Therefore, it became a major reason for garnering a lot of heat from the fans. It looks like a similar situation is happening this time as well.

This is not the first time MJF paid tribute to Rhodes on AEW TV. In May, he used the Double Cross (Rhodes finishing move Cross Rhodes) on Jack ‘Jungle Boy’ Perry during his match at AEW Double or Nothing. What was your reaction when you saw MJF copying Rhodes’ walk? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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