Former AEW superstar Fuego Del Sol was invited to the podcast Fightful Overbooked on February 25th where he discussed his wrestling career. The former AEW star will be facing Blake Christian for the GCW championship. During the interview, he also revealed major information about Cody Rhodes recalling their unexpected partnership and the sudden absence of his tag partner.

Fuego Del Sol reveals Cody Rhodes was Fuego II

Del Sol recalled his days with The American Nightmare in the early part of 2022, saying “What a fun little thing while it lasted. It was only four matches, but it took the world by storm.” Del Sol further said, “It just sucks because Fuego II went missing at the same time Cody jumped ship and left us all”

The moment in reference happened during the last few days of Cody Rhodes’ stay at AEW, the very promotion he helped Tony Khan build. While Rhodes was discussing his new contract with WWE amidst the rumors of a return, he was also working as Fuego Del Sol’s tag partner and his newly recruited apprentice, but under the disguise of a mask. Cody Rhodes left AEW mid-way through the storyline for a highly celebrated return at WrestleMania against Seth Rollins.

But why was Cody Rhodes interested in such a gimmick despite being a top-tier performer at AEW? Well, Del Sol answered that too.

Cody Rhodes and Fuego Del Sol helped each other

As per Del Sol, Cody Rhodes was delivering too many promos during the ending stage of his AEW career. Hence, he was missing out on in-ring action. So to get in ring shape, Rhodes decided to team up with the masked high-flyer. He said, “It was really just a way for Fuego II to stay in ring shape. He felt like he was cutting too many promos on TV.”

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He further revealed how Rhodes’ presence and sudden absence from AEW affected his performance during Tony Khan’s promotion. Del Sol said, “It was great for me because it guaranteed me to be on TV every week.” Del Sol further said, “When Cody leaves, I don’t have that guarantee to be at the TV every week, it slowly hurt my standing within AEW.”

What did you think about Cody Rhodes’ short gimmick as Fuego II?

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