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(Thread) Back in the main hall for Tony Schiavone and Cody Rhodes. Updates coming #Starrcast
Cody asks Tony what his job is, he jones that he’ll be carrying the Rhodes family bags again
Minutes after Bruce Prichard called Tony, Cody reaches out and says “you’re not going to WWE”
Cody’s mom after the Double or Nothing match: too much blood!
Cody says he didn’t realize how big of a star Dusty was until he started watching old tapes
Cody asked Tony if he and Jim Ross will call matches together: “Hell yeah we are!” #Starrcast #AllOut
Cody says Dusty made a dream team of amateur wrestlers while Cody was in high school. One wrestler on that list was @XavierWoodsPhD
Cody says he felt he was way too green and “kinda sucked” when he first made it to WWE TV
“I can never not appreciate what they did for me.” - Cody on WWE
Cody says part of the reason he left WWE was he was getting tired of having to only impress one guy - Vince
Tony asks if Cody’s family name hurt him during his time in WWE. Says Vince assumed he was just like Dusty and Dustin, and he’s not #Starrcast
Cody credits #ROH in helping make All In a success and help him develop the “American Nightmare” persona
Tony doesn’t know what a Hufflepuff is, Cody says he’d be Ravenclaw
Cody says he was afraid You g Bucks would show up back at Royal Rumble
Cody goes into detail about how the AEW world title was made. Didn’t know about the licensing at first. “I am no longer on the belt task force” #Starrcast
Cody says what will make AEW stand out is talent. Promotes how #AllOut will be produced. Also says wrestling can’t be PG #Starrcast
Cody says bringing Jericho In shook the whole system
Cody pitches the idea of having MJF and Tony work in the studio together. Tony’s not a fan #Starrcast
Cody says he and the other AEW higher-ups are listening to the fans, jokes about how everybody loves The Librarian
Tony Khan’s response to Dustin Rhodes after his Double or Nothing match - “You made my company in one match.” #Starrcast #AEW
Cody says Standards and Practices didn’t like all the blood in his matches or the Fyter Fest chair shot.
“And I’m going to keep doing it!” #Starrcast
“And I’m going to keep doing it!” #Starrcast
Time for a little Q&A!
Schiavone says his favorite Zelda game was Link to the Past. Cody marked out hard!
Cody says nothing about his Double or Nothing moment with Dustin was fake. Tears up a little
Cody gets asked about Stardust gimmick, recaps the story of Stephanie coming up with the idea and Vince loving it. Says the mask made it looked like he had a condom on his head, Vince said he should shave his head instead
Cody says he’s “genuinely scared” how much he loves his EVP role
Cody - “we probably should do the pay-per-view again here (Chicago) next year.”
Adds they “might have” already talked to the United Center #AllOut #Starrcast #AEW
Adds they “might have” already talked to the United Center #AllOut #Starrcast #AEW
Cody: Very likely an #AEW TV show and pay-per-view at State Farm in Atlanta in the future #Starrcast
Cody says he wants people to travel to DC for TNT premiere. Says it was part of the reason why they chose it as the spot #AEW
Cody says Orange Cassidy is a great wrestler #Starrcast
Cody on the critics popping up before seeing the finished product - “let us paint the damn thing and then tell us it sucks.” #Starrcast #AEW
Last question - Cody credits Rey Mysterio with making his career #Starrcast
Cody says #AEW will steal Rey Mysterio if WWE doesn’t treat him right #Starrcast
And that’s a wrap! I’ll see y’all tomorrow morning
