AEW’s Failure to Honor Dusty Rhodes Linked to Cody Rhodes Jumping Ship to WWE

Last year, Cody Rhodes returned to WWE to finish his story. Unhappy with the creative decisions and his storyline in the company, he said his goodbyes in 2016. However, he made a comeback to the Stamford-based promotion, as he had yet to accomplish his dream of becoming the first person from his family to win the coveted WWE Championship.

Often The American Nightmare has been vocal about his desire to honor his late father by bringing the WWE gold home. This has been the primary reason for his return to the company. But apart from this, there is another reason why he left AEW for WWE.

Dusty Rhodes’ biography is another reason for Rhodes’ WWE return

The newest episode of A&E’s WWE Legends will feature Dusty Rhodes and his pro wrestling career. The American Nightmare served as the producer for this episode. In a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, he confessed that his father’s biography project is one of the reasons why he came back to work with the sports entertainment giant.

“WWE and A&E memorializing my father in this documentary has been a blessed experience. Helping catalog, correct and bring light to Dusty’s life was a grand responsibility. And one of the reasons I returned to WWE. Seeing the facts that support the legend, make this a beautiful watch for old fans and new fans alike,” Rhodes said.

The wrestling star has given other reasons for leaving Tony Khan’s promotion as well in the recent past.

Cody Rhodes is content with his time in AEW

Last month, during his interview on The Rich Eisen Show Rhodes mentioned another part of his reason to leave AEW. It was because he felt his time was complete in the promotion. He confessed he is happy with what he gave to the promotion.

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The 2023 Royal Rumble winner clarified he gave it all to the Jacksonville-based wrestling promotion and there was nothing for him to do there. He also stated that he left the company on good terms. And there is no bad blood between him and AEW.

After finishing his job in Tony Khan’s promotion, the 37-year-old star embarked on his journey to fulfill his dream of becoming the first member of Rhodes’ family to bring the WWE Championship home. The recent scenario at WrestleMania 39 saw him fail in his attempt to win the WWE gold.

However, he has not let this failure stop him from moving forward in his quest to win the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship.

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